Check Out The Grill I Made

[JeremiahJohnson]

Most of this stuff I had lying around. My intention was to make a grill from a 55 gallon barrel with all bolt on parts so when the barrel rusts out I can just cut another barrel, bolt on the parts and go again.

 

[17 squirrel]

It's cold up here..... Can You cook good rabbit pilgrim ??

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

It's cold up here..... Can You cook good rabbit pilgrim ??

"...trouble?...what trouble?..."

 

[CountryBoy19]

Welds look a bit rough... didn't you have better training than that?

Haha, just have to bust your chops a little... Did you know for the last few groups they are brining in a certified instructor in the evenings and anybody that wants to can get certified? Pretty sweet deal if you ask me.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Welds look a bit rough... didn't you have better training than that?

Haha, just have to bust your chops a little... Did you know for the last few groups they are brining in a certified instructor in the evenings and anybody that wants to can get certified? Pretty sweet deal if you ask me.

That is pretty cool. Also heard they were giving training on kydex and making holsters-n-such. Pretty sweet.

I have a Miller electric welder - no mig - and didn't bother to knock off the turkey crap or grind them either. I gotta get a mig...maybe after I sell my house and rebuild. Besides, pretty welds are for metros. LOL!

 

[T.Lex]

Nice.

You should do an [url=www.instructables.com]Instructable.[/URL]

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Nice.

You should do an Instructable.

It's not hard...I used these 75lb metal saw mill pulleys for the base, but it would be just as easy to get an old truck rim that's bent and not good for anything - five bucks at the junk yard - work just as good.

 

[jlehman]

Looks good, need to slap some paint on it to make it uniform

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

The handle is 3/8" 16 threaded rod and a slice of an old broken shovel handle.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Looks good, need to slap some paint on it to make it uniform

I thought about it...maybe some engine black or something...

 

[T.Lex]

I thought about it...maybe some engine black or something...

How spicy do you like stuff? Neon green with radioactive warnings would be my taste.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

How spicy do you like stuff? Neon green with radioactive warnings would be my taste.

I like your style.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Looks good to me! With the money you saved, you can use it to buy a 500-1000 rounds of ammo!

 

[17 squirrel]

Welds look a bit rough... didn't you have better training than that?

Haha, just have to bust your chops a little... Did you know for the last few groups they are brining in a certified instructor in the evenings and anybody that wants to can get certified? Pretty sweet deal if you ask me.

I gots a few of them welding certs myself, but I didn't have to get brined to get them.

 

[Fargo]

Very nice build, looks like great work.

One thought purely FWIW:

While my experience is with building smokers, I'm wondering if you are going to have enough exhaust to keep your temps as high as you want? If your lid seals well, you may find that it isn't able to pull enough air for a full load of charcoal to stay burning really hot if the lid is closed for a significant period of time. I would think that grill could easily take 15lbs+ of lit charcoal which will pull a ton of air to stay hot. If you run into that, I would think that a taller stack and/or a more open rain guard would allow you to run it significantly hotter, of course assuming you want high temps available with the lid closed.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Very nice build, looks like great work.

One thought purely FWIW:

While my experience is with building smokers, I'm wondering if you are going to have enough exhaust to keep your temps as high as you want? If your lid seals well, you may find that it isn't able to pull enough air for a full load of charcoal to stay burning really hot if the lid is closed for a significant period of time. 15lbs of lit charcoal will pull a ton of air to stay hot. If you run into that, I would think that a taller stack and/or a more open rain guard would allow you to run it significantly hotter, of course assuming you want high temps available with the lid closed.

I think I got lucky, seems to work fine. I thought about adding a better seal joint around the lid, but it's working like it is...so I'm just going to use it. I have noticed though that when I close the draw door it takes a while to choke the temps back. So I usually put the charcoal in one end and move the meat back and forth some to adjust heat rather than waiting on the oxygen draw to slow it. Also, opening that big door on such a huge space drops surface temps pretty quick, so I only check when I need to check. During the really cold temps in January it was nice to put my hands up around the chimney and warm my hands

 

[Fargo]

I think I got lucky, seems to work fine. I thought about adding a better seal joint around the lid, but it's working like it is...so I'm just going to use it. I have noticed though that when I close the draw door it takes a while to choke the temps back. So I usually put the charcoal in one end and move the meat back and forth some to adjust heat rather than waiting on the oxygen draw to slow it. Also, opening that big door on such a huge space drops surface temps pretty quick, so I only check when I need to check. During the really cold temps in January it was nice to put my hands up around the chimney and warm my hands

Excellent. Unless you are wanting precise temp control, I wouldn't mess with sealing the door. On a smoker that is critical as you want it to hold a certain temp for 12+ hours. On a grill it really doesn't make a ton of difference and can make the door open temp swings even greater.

Even on a sealed UDS, you are looking at at least 30 mins for a damper adjustment to take effect, there is just too much air inside a 55 gal drum. I'm 100percent with you just having different zones, it is one reason that having a big grill is so nice.

 

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[CountryBoy19]

That is pretty cool. Also heard they were giving training on kydex and making holsters-n-such. Pretty sweet.

I have a Miller electric welder - no mig - and didn't bother to knock off the turkey crap or grind them either. I gotta get a mig...maybe after I sell my house and rebuild. Besides, pretty welds are for metros. LOL!

Lol, I don't know if I should admit to owning a TIG welder that makes really pretty welds then... haha. You know I don't live too far away. If you ever need some pretty welds done send me a PM...

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Lol, I don't know if I should admit to owning a TIG welder that makes really pretty welds then... haha. You know I don't live too far away. If you ever need some pretty welds done send me a PM...

I like my turkey turds...ha!

My dad's got a mig if I get hard up for pretty. Told him I'm outliving him for it. Ha!