This is not my idea. I found it on another site.
I've built about 12 UDS's over the past several months. I'd always bent the expanded metal for the charcoal basket with the long axis of the metal diamond holes oriented horizontally. This required a tremendous of effort and considerable and frequent use of blue language.
Yesterday, I made two baskets, orienting the long axis of the diamond holes vertically. It was vastly easier to bend and fasten with bolts.
Mission accomplished, only a little bloodletting, and no blasphemy!
Wish I'd learned this months ago.
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