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    homemade cement smoker?

    I live in the Houston TX area.   I'm giving up on craigslist because i've been waiting around and every time one pops up iIm a day late and a dollar short!   For 20 bucks more I can get a brand new one to mess around with-I'll just have to deal with it being too small for a nice rack or...
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    homemade cement smoker?

    thanks guys...wow...I'm REALLY glad I wrote this before actually building it.  I'm sort of embarrassed i didn't know that myself!! I guess back to looking at craigslist. the reason I'm avoiding the frig idea is because my wife scoffs at the idea of anything too big on the patio. 
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    homemade cement smoker?

    ok-first i was going to make one from ss sheets, than find an old one on craigslist and insulate it with hardibacker.  But, after putting a patio in my back yard by myself, and working with concrete, i thought... plan out exact dimensions-total 6 panels. mix up some cement with fine sand and...
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    Buiding insulated Vert. smoker from scratch! how are my plans?

    i'm still alive and still dreaming about my smoker...however work has taken me on the road for some extended periods and i'm hoping to pull the trigger on this starting at the end of sept.  I read some interesting posts of guys building entire smokers from hardibacker.   I'm checking craigslist...
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    Buiding insulated Vert. smoker from scratch! how are my plans?

    thanks for the replies.   I've been checking craigs list recently specifically looking for a right angle vertical smoker...which i would like to insulate and then line with galvanized sheet.   I really want to build something and have it unique....and have it work really good.  I'm attracted to...
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    Buiding insulated Vert. smoker from scratch! how are my plans?

    expanded sheet is a GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! idea!   I think i only saw galvanized expanded in HD...but i'm sure i can buy it from the same place i'm buying my 4x10 sheet.   More details (the 2yr old is in bed now)...and i DO NOT mind criticism-just explain why i'm stupid. 22 gauge carbonized steel...
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    Buiding insulated Vert. smoker from scratch! how are my plans?

    Hello.  I cannot afford a really nice smoker so I am trying to build one with a very small budget.   My plan is to build a vertical smoker dimensions (haven't nailed this down yet) but am thinking, inside dimensions will be 22 x 18 x 36" tall.   I think i'm going with gas...but might change my...
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