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  1. Ramblin2Day

    Ideal diameter for a cooking chamber?

    Yes, I am using the calculators to make sure I have good ratios and adding adjustable baffles to allow fine tuning
  2. Ramblin2Day

    Ideal diameter for a cooking chamber?

    Thank you for the feedback; now on to the real work ... :-)
  3. Ramblin2Day

    Ideal diameter for a cooking chamber?

    This may be a nonsense question but if there was a real answer, I thought I'd like to know. Is there an ideal diameter for the cooking chamber of a backyard offset smoker? I am thinking that to be able to reach the back, i probably do not want it more than 30" (plus when you roll a 30"...
  4. Ramblin2Day

    Standard Reverse Flow Smoker Calculator... by DaveOmak and others... Ready to use.. rev5.. 6/19/15.

    As an added calculator, if you decide to use Pinwheels as your air inlet and want to know how much area in square inches a given Pinwheel design will provide, see the attched Excel spreadhseet. Enter 3 numbers Radius of outside edge of opening Radius of inside edge of opening Width desire for...
  5. Ramblin2Day

    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    Is this what you mean by dropping the firebox lower and adding a stack?
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    Standard Reverse Flow Smoker Calculator... by DaveOmak and others... Ready to use.. rev5.. 6/19/15.

    If you do have a round firebox and you do cut out the segment as shown, make sure to leave a lip at the bottom to serve as a grease dam to prevent grease from the bottom of the cooking chamber getting into the firebox. This will affext your calculations. I am a newbie too so maybe you have...
  7. Ramblin2Day

    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    Frank Cox pointed out something I had not thought of and he supports your preference for B. If the wall between the firebox and the cooking chamber is insulated, it creates a dead/cold spot near the wall for air returning underneath the cooking grate and leaves the underside of a brisket near...
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    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    I thought the same about the Goldee opening from the firebox to the cooking chamber but the Mad Scientist video says there are a pair of diffusers with one going up and one going down. We cannot see the one going down in the Goldee video, but it does make some sense. I thought that by having a...
  9. Ramblin2Day

    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    Very helpful, thank you I am thinking of using a full-width diffuser for the connection from the Firebox to the cooking chamber AND from the cooking chamber to the exhaust stack. That should really help reduce hot spots and for a small cooking chamber like mine, that could be valuable. And...
  10. Ramblin2Day

    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    Thank you - for both videos. The "whiteboard" video supports Option B or C and the Goldee Video seems to be leaning toward C. Neither talk about an air gap to minimize radiation but instead keep the firebox positioned so very little of the firebox wall is visible to the Cooking Chamber. In...
  11. Ramblin2Day

    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    Thank you for your feedback; it is appreeciated. So you think that if I moved the inlet to the CC to the end like so That would be better?
  12. Ramblin2Day

    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    Thank you. From what I read of your Copper Pot build, you are quite happy with the evenness of the temperatures across the grate.
  13. Ramblin2Day

    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    I am looking at some different configurations for the connection between the firebox and the cooking chamber (see diagrams and explanations below) and would appreciate any thoughts anyone might have. I have a small cooking chamber, so cannot afford to leave much room on the cooking grate...
  14. Ramblin2Day

    Standard Reverse Flow Smoker Calculator... by DaveOmak and others... Ready to use.. rev5.. 6/19/15.

    Newbie here so if I am violating posting protocol, please let me know (nicely preferably) I posted this question in my build post at https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/new-offset-smoker-build-by-newbie-basic-design-qs-plus.328231/ but then realized the question should be posted here...
  15. Ramblin2Day

    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    I realized after posting the initial post that it required someone to read a lot to figure out why I posted, so to net it out, the real question to be answered is: Are the calculations developed by @daeveomak (and all that helped) supposed to serve as MINIMUM values for things like firebox...
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    New offset smoker build by newbie - basic design Qs plus ...

    Brand new to this whole idea of building a smoker but have decided to jump in and build a small offset smoker using a 30 gallon (new; got from company going out of business) air compressor tank as the cooking chamber. With encouragement of @civilsmoker and @JckDanls 07 , I will post here as I...
  17. Ramblin2Day

    33 Gallon Build with Vertical Cabinet - aka "The Copper Pot"

    Thank you for your quick - and helpful reply I am still in the "in my head" stage of design. I am scouring youtube and every other source I can find for ideas. Funny thing is, not everyone agrees on what is "best" ... :-) I had not thought of creating my own post, but that might be a...
  18. Ramblin2Day

    33 Gallon Build with Vertical Cabinet - aka "The Copper Pot"

    Newbie to offset smokers here; just starting to design a build for my home use. I know it is years since you made these posts but if you are still on this forum, I have a couple of questions. You have a beautiful cooker and I am looking at starting with a compressor tank like you did so wanted...
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