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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    Also bought an MES30 at the scrap yard for 25 cents a pound. Appears to have never been used. A little bit of burn in the wood chip bin, but the rest is clean.  Plugged it in, and it appears to work fine. The display is a little funky. You need to press below the display to get all the digits...
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    Picked up some more materials. 
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    Custom Fab Insulated RF Smoker Build

    12 ga is pretty thin for the inside. It would be ok for the outside probably. What you need for a smoker is thermal mass to minimize temp swings. The firebox needs to be thicker metal, 3/16in minimum for durability. The framework will have to be very strong in all dimensions to not warp and lose...
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    Picked up some rebar, odds and ends, and a 24in piece of 24in 1/4in pipe to use for my firebox. 320lbs of metal for $85. Some of the metal is being used for a workbench and new gates. Almost ready to start construction. The scrap yard still has about 12-14ft of the pipe left. I need about a half...
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    Cheap log splitter review

    Try notching the ends of the log with a chainsaw. I have a similar splitter from Lowes or HD, and I split an entire live oak tree that was about 3ft in diameter. Not fast, but it works well.  Don't forget to close the vent valve when done, and open it when splitting. Humidity will get in the...
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    Second smoker. Warming box, end of another tank for FB. Link to BBQ Pit Calculator Are my measurements on these ok?
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    Two smokers being planned. First one is  Link to BBQ Pit Calculator No warming box. 
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    I can use some of it to wrap the firebox I guess. 
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    Thanks dave, not sure what I was thinking about the damper between the FB and CC. I plan on insulating the FB. Have a friend that is a certified welder to lend me a hand. I will give him the other tank for his help. Picked up some mobile home axles and wheels. The trailer is currently welded to...
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    I have it sketched out with dimensions. My thought about the firebox to CC connection was to cut a 10x10 hole in each, and join them with a box a couple of inches tall with a damper installed. It matches up with Feldons calcs. I want to make rectangular vents for the firebox vice round ones...
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

    picked up some bar stock, and flat stock.  Have some questions for you. I am thinking of making the top cut for the lid, weld the hinges on, and then weld flat stock for the seal. Second make the side cuts, and weld the flat stock, then the bottom. Will this be a good idea?
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    First 120 gallon smoker build

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