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  1. tango87

    14 gauge thick enough?

    I have a picture up on the work i've done so far. Now i have a solid baffle to cover the hole from the fb. how high off the hole should i go? I was thinking 2 inches. would that be to little or to much?
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    14 gauge thick enough?

    Thank you all for the help, photos are on the way on what I have done so far
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    14 gauge thick enough?

    Any suggestions?
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    14 gauge thick enough?

    Ok sounds easier to manage. A few more questions for the build, should the fb top hole be round or square or doesn't matter and how big of a hole, the fb is 18 inch square. And how big of a gap should I have at the ends of the baffle plate, I was thinking 2 inches on both sides. And last how big...
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    14 gauge thick enough?

    Ok so I'm going with the 1/8 inch for the chamber. Should I do direct fb attachment to the bottom or drop it down 8-12 inches and run stove pipe insulated?
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    14 gauge thick enough?

    Thank you all for your help, unfortunately I already built the fb so that will have to do for now but I will defiantly pay the extra and go thicker for the smoke chamber
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    14 gauge thick enough?

    Price of the steel. I could probably go as thick as 12 gauge. Would there be a real difference in heat loss from the two? I tried making a 55 gallon drum smoker and it doesn't like to hold heat at all cause I thought I was getting an 18 but ended up with a 20 gauge barrel.
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    14 gauge thick enough?

    I have an 1/8th inch fire box built and wondering if 14 gauge steel is thick enough to build a smoke chamber out of
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    Need help!!

    And the fire box is 18 inch cube
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    Need help!!

    I was planing on a 24 deep 24 tall and 36 long. The top will be 12 inches and 45 degree down to the side for a door. I want to mount the firebox underneath but haven't decided if I want a flush mount or drop it down and run a stove pipe wrapped with insulation the fire box is 18 inch cube
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    Need help!!

    I want to build a smoker, firebox is built and i want to do a bottom mounted firebox. is that design a good and efficient way? im building a 11 gauge smoke box to go above it at 22x22x36 and wanted to know if it will work ok before i buy the steel and make the first weld
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    Bottom mounted build

    I'm looking to order the steel for my smoker build soon, Would 14 gauge work well or should i go straight for the 11 gauge?
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    Enjoying the smoking world

    I plan on making a rectangle shaped with an angled top for the door. I'm thinking of going with steel between 11 and 14 gauge.
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