Looking to start smoking

badbobsbbq

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Sep 11, 2014

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Homestead, Fl

• Sep 11, 2014

• #1

Hey group. I'm Bob from Homestead, Fl. I've been wanting to get into smoking for some time and recently acquired an old 80 gallon air compressor tank to build one. I used to weld railroad tank cars so I know I can do the welding and fab work. I just lack the knowledge on smokers. I've been reading threads on this site for a few days now, so I figured I'd join and post my build and hopefully get some help along the way. Thanks in advance.

Bob

 

noboundaries

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• Sep 11, 2014

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Hey Bob, welcome to SMF!  I can't help you with the build but you've come to the right place.  Lots of folks here with the skills.  Looking forward to seeing your smoky creation when it is finished!

Glad you're here.

Ray

 

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• Sep 11, 2014

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Welcome from Canada, Bob.

It appears you are already reading stuff from the Builds Forum. I am not an expert on builds and anything I weld is doomed to come a part but if you post a question you are likely to get some good answers.

I look forward to your posts.

Disco

 

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• Sep 12, 2014

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Bob 

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions
Post it and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is
because their are so many different ways to make great Q...
Happy smoken.
David

 

GaryHibbert

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• Sep 13, 2014

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Hey Bob

Welcome to the Smoking forum. You’ll find great , friendly people here, all more than willing to answer any question you may have. Just ask and you’ll get about 10 different answers—all right. LOL. Don’t forget to post qviews.

Gary

 

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• Sep 13, 2014

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  Good afternoon and welcome to the forum, from a finally cooling down East Texas. Lots of great people and tons of information.  

            Gary