Hey Fellow Smokers,
I am about to embark on a new project and am looking for some input and advice on the build before I get started on it.
I have obtained an old "Canadian Curtis Refrigerator" for the great price of free. The entire cooling unit has been removed. It is all steel construction inside and out and and the walls of the unit are filled with what looks to be fiberglass insulation. I was glad to see a small hole in one of the walls where a drain tube was and I was able to pull some of the insulation out, I have not out a flame to it yet to see if it will burn. My thoughts are to line the unit with thin stainless steel as the inside of the looks like it is painted. Is this adequate or do I need to remove the paint off of the metal first before I cover it with the stainless?
The doors were filled with a foam type of insulation so I am not planning on using them. I am planning on building new doors with square tubing, Roxul insulation, stainless skin on the inside and probably aluminium on the outside to keep the weight down.
Also thinking of two fans to circulate the air inside to try and keep the temps even inside.
As for the heat source I am undecided if to go with electric or propane.
Cosmetically it looks a little rough but I think it has a lot of life left in it to as I will be kept in a open air building under a roof and out of the elements.
Just looking for any info in advance for anyone that has done something similar.
I am about to embark on a new project and am looking for some input and advice on the build before I get started on it.
I have obtained an old "Canadian Curtis Refrigerator" for the great price of free. The entire cooling unit has been removed. It is all steel construction inside and out and and the walls of the unit are filled with what looks to be fiberglass insulation. I was glad to see a small hole in one of the walls where a drain tube was and I was able to pull some of the insulation out, I have not out a flame to it yet to see if it will burn. My thoughts are to line the unit with thin stainless steel as the inside of the looks like it is painted. Is this adequate or do I need to remove the paint off of the metal first before I cover it with the stainless?
The doors were filled with a foam type of insulation so I am not planning on using them. I am planning on building new doors with square tubing, Roxul insulation, stainless skin on the inside and probably aluminium on the outside to keep the weight down.
Also thinking of two fans to circulate the air inside to try and keep the temps even inside.
As for the heat source I am undecided if to go with electric or propane.
Cosmetically it looks a little rough but I think it has a lot of life left in it to as I will be kept in a open air building under a roof and out of the elements.
Just looking for any info in advance for anyone that has done something similar.