Recent content by lazarus

I didn't have time to do a step=by-step, but here's a couple of images of the finished product. I decided to NOT make it fully RF, but it does have a baffle over the smoke entry that extends about 1/2 the length of the tank. The tank is 3/8" thick! The completed rig is 3300 lbs..

I'd love to do a roto, but the build would be really difficult (and $$$$$$$) have to settle for a double-stack rack system. thanks

The FAT-600 finally delivered! The fella with the tank finally got it delivered. If it had been 2" taller, the truck boom we had wouldn't have gotten it off the trailer. It has been welded on before (the capped-flange on top), so safety shouldn't be an issue for cutting the doors, etc.. The...

Well, not having a truck big enough to haul an 800 lb. tank sucks. The guy I boughyt the tank from was supposed to deliver last week, and still NO TANK! I I will post a pre-shot of the door cutout annd build shots periodically as/if we progress. thanks for the help, and I will post as things...

Thanks mag409, I just guessed at a 6" stack; couldn't imagine I would need something bigger. good idea on the angle. redid the drawing, but not the dimensions. I'll proof em before we weld, but I keep it all in memory anyway ;-) we have some 1" channel iron that I can use as a stiffener. Do...

Here are new drawings modified with a bigger firebox Thanks everyone for

Hi mag409, Thanks! Good idea. I will probably go wit a 34wx28h firebox. a little undersized, but I want to minimize the drop so as to keep from grounding the trailer or getting the cook area too tall off the ground. The calculator excel sheet is so busy I had trouble using it. too many places...

This is a working drawing for my build based on what I have read here. Can someone tell me if: The firebox is right size?the firebox opening is enough?the rack spacing is ok?tuning plate/baffle is right distance from bottom? I appreciate any help or suggestions. Thanks! thanks

BTW, SmokinAl, I used to head for Sebring every week when my friend, Paul Mayhew, lived there. I lived in Lakeland. Spent a lot of time in Highland Hammocks wit a cooler ;-)

Thankks, Stan. Can you describe the tuning plate(s) setup? is it like an RF plate in sections that rests on angle iron welded to the side, allowing me to open up a section to make a hotspot? I have no fab experience, but do know a welder that is great and has made several smokers. I am...

Here's a shot of my last smoker.

Thanks for the kind words. Nothing to photograph yet. Tank will arrive Thursday and will go from there. Bought a brinkman cimarron today for $200 to tide me over until the build is done ;-)

Hello all. I have read this entire forum, and there's some GREAT stuff here. If possible, I would appreciate some advice. I have a 48" X 7' fat 550 gal propane tank. I am planning a double-door RF smoker with 2 racks behind each door, leaving 10" between the upper & lower racks. The doors...