1st ever build of any kind

smokingb · Jul 3, 2014

Well I happened to be watching the grand championship of BBQ pit masters last year and discovered the lang reverse flow smoker. I thought, I can make one of them. Boy I didn't know what I was thinking!! Well here it is from start to finish.

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. My brother with our tank

txsean · Jul 4, 2014

You're going to need more than a tank labeled scrap. Don't tease us, where is the finish!? :biggrin:

smokejumper · Jul 5, 2014

Snow in Michigan on the 4th of July?

smokingb · Jul 5, 2014

sorry for the delay was trying to download pictures from my phone and had a hard time. So now at it with the computer here are a few pictures. In the spring we started cutting into the tank, luckily we found a gas saw to make short work of it!!!

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Then I found a bunch of old pallets to burn that stink out of it.

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working on the racks, wanted a warming rack as well as a large rack for whole hogs, plus I wanted the racks to pull out so no support in the middle between the doors.

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Got the fire box mounted to the tank and to the trailer, boy is that thing a monster!!!

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reverse flow opening to the tank

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one last piece of metal has to be welded to the tank

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did some black smith work today bending 1/4 steel for the doors

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Got the reversde flow plate welded to the tank and sealed everything up

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welded on a grease catch

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getting the doors fitted back onto the tank

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Well here it is just in time for July 4th. Cosmetically there is still work to do but it is operational.

daveomak · Jul 5, 2014

Looks my-T-fine to me..... how are you liking the way it burns and heats...... Dave

smokingb · Jul 6, 2014

I really couldn't be happier with the smoker Dave. It is totally different from what I'm familiar with, but I'm figuring things out. I noticed it's easier to heat it up higher than you want to cook at and adjust temp with the dampers. It seems to settle in at around 235 to 250 in temp, which is where I like to cook anyway. Here are a few picture from the first cook

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daveomak · Jul 6, 2014

Hey.... the food looks mighty delicious.... Great job.... Thumbs Up

smokingb · Sep 4, 2014

finished smoker

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smokerelli · Sep 4, 2014

That really is a thing of beauty, awesome job!!

michael ark · Sep 4, 2014

Sweet smoker

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gary s · Sep 4, 2014

Nice Job !!! Looks great

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