Recent content by Test_Eng

I live on Mercersburg Road also. Yes there is a damper at the bypass pipe. I plan on extending that pipe up to match the chamber pipe as I keep getting smoked out because that pipe vent is too low. Also needed to buy a diamond cutting disk for my grinder to cut through the clay pipe. Had...

Grates arrived!

http://stainlessgrillgrate.com/index.html Just bought 3 separate grates from these guys

Well I couldn't wait on finishing the brick to fire it up and run a burn test. Hit 325 F after 40 minutes and then pulled the temp back with the dampers. Really excited for the first cook!!!

Western MD, opposite end from you

The double stack idea I got off this forum. Less than 1 degree. Overall goal was to get a temp range up to 300DegF but also be able to tune it down for cold smoking.

Hi Warren, I am in Clear Spring MD

Hi, and thanks. The chamber is an old Cres-Cor hot cabinet salvaged from an old dairy restaurant fire. http://www.crescor.com/categories/cabinets-hot The firebox door is Stainless and made by dome ovens. I had a steel plate cut out to mount the door to...

Hello, I am new to the forum thought I’d join and share what I have built so far. I have been building this smoker since Last Oct, hopefully finish within a month or two Pictures:

Hello all, Just joined the forum, been window shopping for a few months. I am in the building construction phase of a new smoker and would appreciate feedback positive or negative. We all make mistakes and can always learn. Back when I was younger my family had a smoker that was made from an...