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    Fuel tank to 55-gal. barrel build

    Finally put together my fuel tank to 55 gallon rig. Lined the tank with fire bricks with two plates of 1/4" steel on top, connected the two pieces with a stainless HVAC vent. It ain't pretty but it works pretty well. Haven't sealed up the connection yet. Anyone have any ideas on sone sort...
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    Fuel tank to 55-gal. barrel build

    I had to buy a house to continue my smoker build after my landlord started asking justifiable questions about me cutting up and burning out a diesel tank in the backyard. But now I'm back in action. Looking at using and HVAC wall vent or wall flange as an exhaust from my firebox to the 55 gal...
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    Fuel tank to 55-gal. barrel build

    20180318_214942 by llw88 posted Mar 19, 2018 at 11:35 AM20180312_194736 by llw88 posted Mar 19, 2018 at 11:35 AMSick of the drastically changing temps on my cheap store-bought offset so doing my first build using an old rectangular fuel tank as a firebox and for now a sealable 55-gal drum as a...
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    Insulation Ideas for Thin Firebox - Fire Bricks and Natural Stone?

    I am looking to build a smoker out of old fuel tanks, one rectangular one for the firebox and one cylindrical one for the smoking chamber. I don't have a welder and my metalworking skills are not good. So I'm looking for ways to insulate my firebox without welding. The sheet metal is 1/8"...
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