Recent content by joshbennett04

You asked "How big is the space from the baffle to the rest of the chamber?" I am not sure I understand your question.

I dont use the baffle when i am using the fan. Call any place that refills large propane tanks. They have to inspect when they fill, at least every so often. If they find issues they will take the old tank and charge the home owner for a new tank.

FYI, when you call around looking for a tank, ask for a decommissioned tank. I picked this one up for $70.

I think you're right about heat collecting at the top. I am working out a solution without having to cut the firebox off.  I used an arduino with a high temp probe, LCD screen, and a transistor to kick the 20cfm fan on and off. The fan just stokes the fire so it doesn't actually disperse it...

I got the new stack. I have some cleanip on it to do still but 6"ID should be plenty to allow flow.

I am definitely going to make the chamber opening smaller. The small opening at the bottom is a stoker fan controlled by a module I built and coded.

My goal is to rent it out and i threw together a site which is incomplete but it has some pictures on it. www.bulldogsmokers.com I have some still to add. I will take some and post them here in a bit, need to finish up some work first.

I am of the personal opinion that firebox size has zero bearing on chimney size. The chamber size and opening however, will. I agree the box is mounted too high. I got a 6" stack and am closing off a portion of the opening from the firebox to the smoke chamber. I think it will create a better...

LWH of firebox is 24x34x30

With the end I cut off of the tank I am at about 420 gallons (guessing approx). The firebox is 24x30x30. above it is a warmer that is completely partitioned off. (I will double check those dimensions tonight) The air inlet opening on the firebox isn't really a factor imho because I have a...

Howdy, I'm Josh and I'm a smokoholic. Just built a 500 gallon smoker and joined the forum for ideas and to ask questions. Looking to build a stumps soon.

I am almost finished with a 500 gallon smoker build and I took it to competition last week. I smoked a brisket for over 20hrs. The smoker did great but we had one hell of a time maintaining temperature. I put a stoker fan on the smoker and designed hardware so I can set presets with my...