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    Reverse flow or not Reverse flow.

    Ok so I started my smoker. Cutting door out laying out the design. I think I'm going to run a split bottom tray and one big upper tray. Reason is if I run a split lower tray I can pull one out and place side trays on the baffle plate to warm up while I'm out at cook outs away from access to a...
  2. Reverse flow or not Reverse flow.

    Reverse flow or not Reverse flow.

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    Reverse flow or not Reverse flow.

    Picked up a 120 tank today for 50 bucks.  Trying to decided which way to build it.  Reverse flow or not reverse flow. that is the question.  Looking for advice from guys that have actually built reverse flows and use them.  Any advice would be great.  thanks.
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    250 gallon reverse flow technical questions

    another question.  How big should the opening be from the end of the dividing floor be from the and the end of the smoking chamber be for the smoke to flow threw.  I was thinking about 10 inches from the end but im really just taking educated guess off of the builds I've researched.
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    250 gallon reverse flow technical questions

    Naw not really. What's so bad about a round fire box?
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    250 gallon reverse flow technical questions

    I'm in the Orlando Fl area. Everything around here is over priced. I just moved here from north Ms. About 40 min south of Memphis TN. I hate how everything here cost twice as much as I'm use to getting it.
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    250 gallon reverse flow technical questions

    cost.  3/16 plate steel is 250 bucks a sheet and it will take 2 sheets to build a square box at 30x30 x30  or a I can buy a second propane take for 50 bucks and make it 30 in long at 30 in in diameter, which gives me the perfect ratio for the size of the cooking chamber I have, and be at less...
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    250 gallon reverse flow technical questions

    I'm fixing to start building my first reverse flow smoker.  I'm building it out of a 250 gal tank and it will have a round fire box build out of another propane tank.  I've don't a lot of research on looking around at plans and build.  The biggest question I have is how far do I build dividing...
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