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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    I smoked my first 2 briskets this week. They turned out great! Used post oak, salt, pepper, and 2 low quality select grade briskets. It held temp very well and had very good draw. I need to seal around my cc doors with the gasket material I bought and get it mounted on a trailer now.
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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    Today I cut in my lower air intake and installed my pipe for the grease drain. I was a little concerned about not having enough air flow so I made a small fire and it draws really well. I still need to make the upper air intake, cooking grates, add the fire bricks inside the firebox and get...
  3. J

    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    12" segment height would be nearly half of the cooking chamber wouldn't it?
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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    I made some progress today. Stack is 44" x 5" 3/16" wall square tubing and cut at a 45° angle and inserted about 6" total into the coming chamber. The cc/fb opening is 21 inches wide and 5.5 inches at the widest part in the center. Does that sound about right? Reverse flow baffle is welded...
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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    I got the idea to mount the hinges that way from watching a YouTube video from IronmanJack out of Georgia. He mounts the top plate and his hinges so that when it rains the top acts like a diverter and channels the water down and around the door. Here is a screenshot off of ones of his videos...
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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    I got the door issue fixed. You can see the size of the firebox here compared to my cooking chamber.
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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    The tank is 7' 6 long and 2' 7 wide. I found a good source for 2.5" thick firebrick that I could line the inside with if needed. Yesterday I worked on getting the doors cut and the handles placed. Now one of the doors isn't wanting close flush. Thank you for your help!
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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    My tank is 250 gal. My firebox measurement is 30 inches wide, 29 inches tall and 34 inches long but can have the length cut down since I haven't welded the back plate on yet. I also have a piece of 5.5 inch square tubing that I had planned on using for the chimney and was going to make it...
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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    I have read that tutorial several times also but I'm not really sure I'm using it right. When calculating the area needed under the reverse flow baffle does it mean the total volume in inches under the length of the whole baffle?
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    New member here! Looking for firebox advice w/pictures

    So I have been using a vertical propane smoker for convenience but dearly miss the flavor that my old offset produced. Having recently purchased a new welding machine, the only logical option is to build a 250gal reverse flow and a trailer for it to be mounted on. I knew my FIL had an extra...
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