I made some progress last night on the smoker. I squared up the ends of both the CC and FB with my plasma cutter. the plasma cutting stand failed to produce the results that I had hoped for so I switched over to free hand. the roller device worked out great though. I got around to playing with math that daveomak suggested i use and tried out dave s spreadsheet. i got to say this there are some sharp minds on here. here`s the new measurements FB 19.5" x 20.5" & CC 19.5" x 43"
i have a few questions regarding the recommended sizes.....
im sure its not an exact science but how close do i need to get my numbers to the recommended size?
my firebox is at 143% will this affect the performance or should i cut it down some? No, it's fine
whats the best way to weld this thing up? I`m planning on welding the FB pipe to CC pipe then cutting out the half football for the bottom of the inner FB endcap then weld it on. then cut and weld up the 3" legs. after that start on the lids, hinge's, RF plate, stack, and so on till I cap it off. You can weld them together then cut out the half football, or you can put them together and trace the outline and cut it out first, be easier to do your grinding. 3 " legs seem pretty big, look at it to make sure they don't end up looking to big.
more pictures to come...........