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    240 gallon build

    I’ve been meaning to get more pictures. I started with an air tank I picked up for about a hundred. I have been stalking this forum for about a month trying to motivate myself! I got most of the holes patched,the stack addded ( it might be a hair to high ) and the weird firebox shape cut out...
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    I finally made up my mind....maybe

    Before I moved I was concerned about someone stealing it so I built it in place. Then I welded channel and cheap wheels to move it. My back porch isn’t level so I leveled it with anything I could find. It’s about 900 pounds I’m rough guessing. Considering advertising as tornado proof
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    I finally made up my mind....maybe

    Once you start cooking for yourself nobody will measure up.
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    I finally made up my mind....maybe

    I made it about 2 years ago. It looks similar to this one made. Pretty standard 24” pipe 3/8 thick reverse flow. Even the counterweights match.
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    I finally made up my mind....maybe

    I like your style. It took me 1 time with the lid falling on me before I added my counterweight
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    My first smoker build

    Thanks al, it's a irk in progress. I've learned a lot from this forum. I think it would be a hunk of scrap metal without being able to see other people's build success and problems. Pete, I considered gasket if I had a problem holding the temp but I'm trying to stay away from it. My temps are...
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    My first smoker build

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    My first smoker build

    What started with a hunger for good brisket turned into something nice. I considered buying a smoker grill combo from cabelas and realize it wasn't what I wanted. Then looked at the gator pits, langs, and kloses and realized it was what I could afford. Having more time than money I decided to...
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    Hello y'all from Texas

    Hi from mesquite Texas, recently I made my first rf smoker, first smoker period and it turned out pretty well. I got a lot of the information from this site , read through it and tried to hold onto what I was comfortable with.
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