Recent content by 75dually

OK we did a ton of work on the smoker this past weekend! We did the first burn and it was so hot (which is exactly what we wanted, to cook out all the old tank junk) it flaked all the old paint off. I just took a wire brush and cleaned all the remaining paint off after that. After it cooled...

For the most part I played all day today. Went to the store, went shooting, and then got my tail in gear in the shop this evening and got the shelves completed. As you can see they swivel out of the way. Each of these shelves has a plastic cutting board and a wooden chopping block. The chopping...

Tonight I got a little time to work on the smoker so I got the drip pans figured out. Basically I added four pieces of angle iron under each pan to stabilize it and to level it. Simple but effective. The pans are aluminum huge cookie sheets used in the restaurant industry. We got them at a...

I got the inner door seals done tonight on both of the doors. Instead of doing them on the outside I have been told by some friends who have done several cookers that they would put the seal strips on the inside, so that is what I did. It looks like it will work just fine. My wife and I stopped...

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 Finished up the fire pits on both ends today. Got the door stops installed. Also got the tray handles done for all 4 trays bent up and welded in. Did a pig for the smoke stack damper. Coming along fairly well. Should be nice when it all gets done! Stay tuned!

just so everyone knows this is what I do in my spare time. I enjoy building hot rods and custom trucks. Here is a couple pics of my current project. Slowly but surely this custom dually project is coming together. I also recently finished my welding and fabrication table. This is used...

My name is Chris, and as the title above says I am from Lubbock, TX. I just started a new thread in the smoker builds forum. Check it out and let me know your thoughts. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/235483/75duallys-first-smoker-build#post_1466064 I am new to meat smoking, and I really...

Both doors have now been installed. This is where we are at as of today. Both doors, the trays, and the fire doors on both ends have been completed. I have added pins to hold the door and the damper in place during transport. Sorry the black paint does not show them that well in this...

Then it was on to figuring out how to do the doors and the damper. This is what I came up with. Here is how the door and the damper works. The damper is fairly simple, but the door hinges are fairly complex because of the complex curves of the end bell. This smoker will have two internal...

I wanted to share my first smoker build. This is how far I have gotten so far. It started out as a standard propane tank. We filled the tank with TSG and a soapy solution to remove all the air. We did the first cuts with a saws all, and the rest of the cuts once the first door was removed...

I want to share the build of my first smoker.