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Neighbor bday today so fired up pig pit. Ran overnight at 225 for brisket. Butts went on at 2 am.
Smoker performing well. Controlled by FB drive with guru fan
Been a bit since the test fire. Made some changes to FB and transfer chute size. Decreased heat up time in half.
finally able to get some color on it today. Used custom coat truck bed liner in bright purple. Daughter picked color. Plan on getting logos done tomorrow in Black.
Also had a...
So so close to wrapping this up. Got everything stitch welded. Next is epoxy all seams to fully seal in and make everything smooth for paint. Had to upgrade rear end as original axle bent due to weight. Went from 2 to 6 bearings. Plan to make a removable motor mount in next week so I can get...
More progress pics
Got few outer skins on
Water pan welded up with fill and drain holes
Exhaust stacks tack welded and fit up. Will weld in later and build collection boxes around CC outlet to seal in.
I have built and used a lot of pellet cookers and for this to work I think you would need a much longer auger tube to burn pot. You would likely need to have these enter into CC on lower back and sit the chamber into 3rds with burn pots under each line with diffuser plate. You could easily turn...
On vertical type smokers using top vent is good way control temps. With the smoldering in charcoal pan the closure wont put dirty smoke on meat.
#1 issue of runaway temps with controllers is excess air entering cook chamber thru fan. You need VERY little air flow to maintain temp. Cut fan...
I am getting a logo made for the new cooker but need help taking from jpeg to dxf file and incorporating some edits. Anyone have experience with CAD who would be willing to help? Please DM
Finished out firebox and added in charcoal chute. Was also able get back gap wall in place just need add spacers at top. No more smoker work until next week.