Recent content by go4jam

I built the doors and installed. I fabricated to vents on the fire box door, they have a 2" square tubing and a slide door I made out of 12 gauge.  I put a 1/2 NPT coupling in the cooking chamber door for a thermometer.  I built the chimney and installed. I put in the racks to hold the shelving...

Now I have built the exhaust flume connection point at the top of the smoker.

So I made the internal exhaust flume and also the internal walls. The heat and smoke come uo from the side 1" gaps and the back 2" gap over the top of the flume wall and back down to the exhaust flumes. The sides exhaust flumes are 1" x 6" and the back is 2" x 6". The wall stops 4" short of the...

hardcookin, thank you

LenDecaturAl; I try to but I get so involved in building that I do forget some.

It is getting heavy at this point so I flipped it over, tack welded nails on the bottom to hold the insulation in place " I thought it was high temp blanket insulation but it is actually high temp board insulation", installed 2" insulation and skinned it with 14 ga black sheet steel. Being board...

This is the internal walls welded in and door jams.The internal walls are 12 ga and the door jams are 1" x 3/8" flat stock.

There will be exhaust on all 3 side walls

Lance, you can click on my name and look at my profile

The fire box is welded. I used 3/16" plate all around the firebox.I welded all inside seams 100%.

Thank you and will do.

I have researched and have found a couple different smoker designs in this forum so I have built a smoker by combining a couple different plans and added small tweaks of my own.   My smoker is 36" wide x 30" deep and the main body is 60" tall.  The following is the progression of the smoker...

I have been smoking for less then 10 years. I have a King Griller  that I have been using for 4 years and has worked very well. I have purchased the diffuser plate for smoking,I have also purchased a pizza stone which makes excellent pizzas also. I have smoked fish, spare ribs, back ribs...