Dbl door fridge build

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bscism

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Jan 15, 2014
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Kansas
I am tearing apart my stainless double door fridge and I am finding some fiber board that was used to trim around the doors. I am looking for an easy to work with material that is pretty affordable that will be able to take the heat.

I am planning on using a pellet hopper assembly from smoke daddy as my heat source. Thanks for any suggestions.
 
Yeah, it has seen some use and it has been sitting outside without much use for the past 5 years or so. It was originally used with a firebox abour 5 feet from the smoker and then the smoke was piped in. I got it from a realtive with intentions to rebuild and change the heat source.
 
The door latches on my fridge are shot and I cannot find replacements for a Puffer Hubbard Model F31. Any suggestions on what to use and where to look for some new handles?
 
I am trying to decide on my final design and figured out that the inside of my fridge is aluminum. Is that a problem. The aluminum is in rough shape so I am thinking of three options.

Option #1 - Have a new box made out of steel. The problem with this is that I have no skills working with steel and no tools to do it so I would have to pay someone to do the work and I think it will probably be expensive.


Option #2 - I would use the existing frame and put wood inside of it so I could have more shelves and the wood would also give it more stability. Is this a bad idea? I could do the work and wood is cheaper than steel.


Option #3 - Leave the box as is and figure out how to get some more shelves is it.

I am still leaning towards using a pellet assembly from Smoke Daddy for my heat souce. I am trying to keep this build as economical as possible but I also want a quality product.


Here is a picture of the inside of my box.


Thanks for any suggestions!
 
I have been spending the last couple weeks working on my build and thought I would post some updated pics

I still need to work on the exhaust and cut the hole to mount the Smoke Daddy Pellet hopper. I am a little nervous to cut the hole since it is a one shot deal.

Hope you enjoy the pics.
 
Will do!

I built the smoker to fit the racks since I got them for free from some old ovens. The middle part of the shelf is removable so I can hang things the whole length if I need to.
 
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