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Got the stove cut up and started expanding it still gotta cut tho pipe off the top and cover the hole was gonna cut the whol top off and replace it but that was more cutting and no one will see it in the smoker
got some work done ton most the cutting is done. got my rf plate made at work on lunch did a 1 inch bow in the middle with a press brake. nothing welding yet but just set together to check fit.
symonds, evening..... Pics don't show up.... maybe cause you are new here and our computer "COP" has put your pics in limbo for awhile.... That helps stop spammers... Sorry....... I'm interested in seeing the RF plate.... should be aces....... Dave
Hey, congrats....... Pics worked and all looks good..... Nice crease in the RF plate.... I like the looks of a creased RF plate.... seems professional.... now a tack weld or 6, after the drain and dam at the end of the Rf plate, and you are getting close... I think the stove is going to work just perfect.... looks really good.... big door for adding wood and cleaning ash... what else you need.... great top to warm the splits or set a warming box....
One thing I noticed, we are alot alike..... I can't figure how to change the date in my camera either...
.... I ain't smart enough to work through all those steps.... or find them...
Got some more done this morning plates in and welded together stil have to get a stack and materials for a racks and put the drain in as we'll as the vents anyone have pictures of there racks I would like one one the bottom and a removable one above it but unsure how to do it and what heights they should be
Its coming slow but sure i guess. I picked up a boat trailer for 100 bucks and cut about 3 feet off the back and figured out how to mount smoker. It's a little low but I plan to replace the 13 inch rims with15 inch and a larger true and that will get me a couple more inches. I also plan to mount a gas girl and a couple gas burners on the opposite side of the smoker and make the front for wood storage. I still need to figure out how to make a vent for the fire box and figure out if a 6 or 8 inch stack would be better
Some more experienced folks will chime in no doubt, but you still need a decent length to create good draw, so whatever diameter and length gets you the desired volume. I think it's somewhere around 30-40" long or thereabouts, but someone please correct me.
Chimney Size
• A chimney that is too short may produce insufficient draft (drawing of air). A chimney that is too long may cause the air to cool before it exits, reducing effective draft and worse, dripping of exhaust materials onto food! • Many horizontal smokers have an exhaust between 30-40 inches in length, but there is no hard and fast formula.
• If you are building a horizontal smoker with a vertical cooking cabinet, realize that the cabinet partly acts as an exhaust, thus you may greatly shorten the chimney.
Munxcub...... Well there you go.... You have been correct all along.... Don't you hate it when you think you "may" be incorrect but are really correct.... how can you defend yourself ?????
The above was taken from Feldon's Calculator......