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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    On my build I took and had everything planned and had door laid out on cc. Marked where I wanted my hinges. Went ahead and speedy cut those areas then welded hinges on which ensures that door won't shift any when you finish cutting. After that I cut the rest of door out leaving just an inch or...
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    What's your occupation?

    Pipe fitter/ welder and metal fabricator since I graduated high school. Love it especially since it helped in me building my own smoker and getting started with this awesome good tasting hobby.
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    New smoker and member first build. patio style lots of pics let me know how i did

    I did all the work myself so it didn't cost me anything. I have a total of about $80 in it. Only had to buy small things like casters and temp gauges. If you have the material and know someone that works at a fab shop you can probably get it done free. Or could possibly go to a shop and pay one...
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    New smoker and member first build. patio style lots of pics let me know how i did

    It cooked great. At least I thought so. I'm a newbie and that was my first smoker and smoke so I could be wrong. I cooked ribs and butt and was able to keep constant temp of 225 with little fluctuation and there was only about a 5 or maybe 10 tops degree difference in temp from one Side to the...
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    Newbie smoker and new member here.

    Hello everyone my name is Justin and im from Northwest Georgia (Chatsworth,Dalton) area. Ive always loved barbeque and eating smoked foods and such at cookouts. Never owned a smoker and wanted one so being a pipe welder/fabricator i decided to build my own. Built a 24" diamater by 48" long...
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    New smoker and member first build. patio style lots of pics let me know how i did

    Here's some pics of my first smoker build. It was kinda a spur of the moment kind of thing.Never owned a smoker but always wanted one so i decided to go for it. I only had a couple days of research before i started this build one week before memorial day.Working on it at work on my breaks and...
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