Recent content by hachmeister

Sorry about that. We just stopped the rf plate an inch before the band that backs the weld seam in the tank. I would go measure for you but I'm out of town right now.

There is 8 inches from the bottom of the tank to the rf plate

They are 12 to 14 inches long

Well I was finally able to get the smoker painted and finished up! So far the thing is running great and holding temps excellently with less than a 5 degree difference side to side! And of course I have to have my hunting buddy with me

There is just over 3 1/2 inches from the reverse flow plate to the first rack.

well the smoker is home and in its final place now just to paint it and get the latches on and season it. hopefully get it painted this weekend 

the smoker is all done and ready for paint. just have to knock off the last two original tank legs and clean it up

few more pictures of the build should be finished up tomorrow except for paint torque wrench for a handle  how we got the spacing for the cook chamber racks grate for the firebox

Well after waiting for metal to come in and time me and my brother are getting this thing rolling and i finally have a few pictures! I am a mechanic and thought a couple connecting rods would make a good handle and heres the firebox mounted and legs on the smoker. the top cut of the...

thank you for all the help guys. i have got the opening cut for the fire box and will soon be building the firebox and attaching it and then cutting the door. my next question is how am i suppose to figure the area at the end of the RF plate. i plan to just go level with the RF plate at the top...

Thanks for all the help guys. I appreciate it. I got the FB/CC hole cut today now just to get it burned out and start building the rest! I will get pictures as soon as I can.

well im getting ready to start my long awaited reverse flow smoker. im having a bit of trouble with Dave O's formula. the tag on the propane tank reads 124 gallon water capacity. outside diameter of 24 and overall length of 70. when i calculate the tank volume in cubic inches i get 28,644. when...