I've been wanting to make some pork belly tacos lately, but I keep giving away my smokers, and the only one I have is too small to fit a belly in. So I dug into the scrap pile and started throwing together another smoker this last weekend.
I built the fire box out of some 10ga I had leaning against the wall.
Then I drained out an extra 100lbs propane tank, purged it with water twice and then filled it with CO2 before slicing it open.
After getting it cut and the hinges welded on, I threw it in the fire pit and burned it out for a couple hours.
After cleaning all the burnt paint of of the outside, I took it back in to the shop, cut the firebox opening, and welded it to the fire box.
That's as far as I got on Saturday and Sunday. I was hoping to finish it in two days, but as usual, I may have under estimated the time it takes to build things.
When I got home from work today, I welded up the door seals, a handle, and the smoke stack.
I'm going to try and cut the smoke stack down a bit, weld in the cook rack slides, build the cook rack, and set it on the stand tomorrow, so I can do a couple seasoning burns before the weekend.
If anyone sees something that I'm not doing right, please let me know. I ran everything through the calculator, but I don't always trust my designs. Thanks.
I built the fire box out of some 10ga I had leaning against the wall.
Then I drained out an extra 100lbs propane tank, purged it with water twice and then filled it with CO2 before slicing it open.
When I got home from work today, I welded up the door seals, a handle, and the smoke stack.
I'm going to try and cut the smoke stack down a bit, weld in the cook rack slides, build the cook rack, and set it on the stand tomorrow, so I can do a couple seasoning burns before the weekend.
If anyone sees something that I'm not doing right, please let me know. I ran everything through the calculator, but I don't always trust my designs. Thanks.
