Recent content by buda q

Glad to see ya back at it. Looking good. Send me a message when it's time to move it; I have a skid steer. Good Luck Keith

It sure pays to shop around. Here's that piece of steel I cut out beyond the dam to try to regulate the volume and get the temps more in line. Didn't work.... Today the weather was nice and I got to "experiment" with the pit today, checking temps and such. That's what I tell the wife when I...

Used propane tanks go for more here than new steel. Hard to believe. An average tank here on CL is $250.

It's only an 18 hour drive...haha

Sean, that's looking real good so far.

That's a good one!

Yup, really nice!

It really is a good price. And they give you one cut for free so you can order whatever size you want. I have another place where I buy the smaller steel items, versus using the HUGE steel place. I get 2'x2'x1/4" plate for $28. I don't know if that's a good price. I could buy whole sheets...

Howdy. That's a nice size build. Mine is the same size. Based on the pictures, I'm concerned that your rf plate will sit way high. The volume under the rf plate should be about 1/3 of the volume of the cooking chamber. It looks like it will end up being half based on the firebox placement...

We are just east of you down goforth rd near 2001. I'll get you the name of the sandblast place. It's up on 183 near elroy. You can buy decent pipe at triple s steel in san Antonio. 20" diameter x 5/16 runs $35/ft. You can buy 24" x 1/4" for $33/ft. Pretty good prices, I think. I get down that...

I was fortunate enough to have found this forum when I wanted to build a reverse flow pit. I almost pulled the trigger on one made here in Texas for $1800, but just couldn't do it. I work with a little bit of steel... I read a lot, asked a lot of questions, and received a lot of answers from...

Thanks Sean! I haven't had time to get it painted yet, but I will. Ask any questions here and they will be answered. That's how I got it done. Post some pics of your project. Let's burn some meat here in Central Tx! My address is actually in Kyle as well. Keith

Looking really good. Clamps at Harbor Freight. Less than $6 for 500 lbs.

Thanks, RW. I was kind of thinking to put a hole in the 4" space between the doors so that the probes can be placed on either grate and the controller can sit on the service platform (when I build that darn thing). Does anyone have any pictures of where they put their "hole"? Thanks again!

A quick question; do most people drill a small hole in the cooking chamber to run the digital temp probes through? Seems like going through the side of the door would cut/bend them. Thanks