Ugly Drum Smoker

Justin C · June 20, 2013, 11:10:22 PM

A friend gave me a used 55 Gallon drum to convert into a smoker. Just have to finish the paint job, and season it with a test run and it will be good to go for some pork shoulder and brisket.

brew · June 21, 2013, 07:38:36 AM

This looks cool. Hard to build?

Justin C · June 21, 2013, 09:32:08 AM

Not really. The hardest parts are cutting the top off and keeping it intact (doesn't apply if you can get a open head drum) and burning it out. I didn't have to make a charcoal box as I had something already, but even that part is not very hard.

brew · June 21, 2013, 09:42:46 AM

Cool I have some of these drums, we'll have to get together sometime, maybe you'd be willing to tell me how to build a smoker!

Justin C · June 21, 2013, 07:28:52 PM

Yup, can do that. they are pretty easy to make and work very well. I will part up the parts list later if anyone is interested.

mondokanu · June 26, 2013, 10:26:59 AM

yeah, please list it out. Would be interested to see what you used. Very industrious. Burning it out must have been fun...

HappyHax0r · June 26, 2013, 05:37:36 PM

I'm going to do a dual hot/cold smoker build with either construction block or a drum soon...

HappyHax0r · June 26, 2013, 05:38:07 PM

I'd go drum if I could find a 55 gallon drum for a reasonable price.

Chris Craig · June 26, 2013, 05:50:14 PM

I paid $25 for mine a couple of years ago from the scrap yard by the recycling depot...

HappyHax0r · June 26, 2013, 10:07:15 PM

Fuckin a...

HappyHax0r · June 26, 2013, 10:07:37 PM

Best metals?

Chris Craig · June 27, 2013, 06:39:45 AM

I'm not sure of the name of the place. It was a few years ago.

Roger · June 27, 2013, 07:31:06 AM

Could also be Greer's Mountain Salvage off Hanwell behind the purolator depot.

Chris Craig · June 27, 2013, 07:51:01 AM

Whatever it's called, it's out on Timothy Ave.

Justin C · June 27, 2013, 04:45:45 PM

There is a guy at the end of Glasier Rd in Lincoln that sells them for $25. My buddy was just out there a couple of weeks ago to get bait barrels for bear hunting. The guy post ads on kijiji as well.

1- 55 steel gallon drum unlined (or burn/ sandblast liner out)
1- 3/4" brass ball valve (I used a brass gate valve as it was cheaper)
3- 3/4" x close black steel pipe nipples
2- 3/4" black steel pipe caps
6- 3/4" conduit nuts
4- 1 1/2" x 1/4" bolts, 1/4" nuts, 1/4" lock washers (grill mount)
gate handles and hardware
1- 22.5" weber grate
1- fire basket (made from expanded steel, I used the spark stopper from a old fire pit.) photo shows how it is made from expanded steel.
7- 3/4" washers (spacers on nipples)