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  1. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Thanks Dave. I will try that for my next cook. I didnt see or hear any water coming out during the last cook but I will watch again. My splits may be too large
  2. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Need some help on fire management. I smoked some ribs on Friday for the first time in this smoker, and a 3lb corned beef brisket for good measure. Had a bit of bitterness to them and too much smoke. Still edible, but not great. I used oak that I was told was cut a year ago, but I think it was a...
  3. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Smoker is finished. Had the initial fire yesterday to let it burn for a while. got it up to about 375 then closed my vents down and it settled in at about 250. the right side was about 15 degrees warmer than the left, but I think as I play with it and get used to it I'll be able to use that to...
  4. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    The small gap you see between the banding and the tank is just the gap in the banding. The door now sits in flush with the tank if you really get down there and look.
  5. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Hinges cut and re welded. Thanks for talking me into taking another look at them Dave. I have to much time and work into it at this point to to end up unhappy because of that. I'm also going to run a gasket around the door too.
  6. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    I think what your seeing is that I put to much heat into the banding on either side of the door and it warped a little. I have latches/push stopper things that I welded on last night that push it in for a tight seal. EDIT. Never mind. You were right Dave. Going out to cut and reweld it now.
  7. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Took the smoker and had it blasted. Now just need to weld on the hatchet I'm using as handle. Once the weather cooperates I'll paint. It is supposed to be cold all weekend so probably wont happen this weekend.
  8. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Deflector, grease drain, chimney redesign, and cooking grate slides and frame are done. Also found a wood stove damper at menards for $5 that I was able to steal the the handle off of to use for a handle on the intake slide. I'll cut the expanded metal tonight for the cooking grate and this...
  9. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    LOL. I did mitre the banding around the door of the smoker at least....
  10. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Mitre corners on what?
  11. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Here is another question I have. My heat deflector plate is done and I made it with 1/4" plate and ran C channel down the center of it for grease drainage. How well sealed does the plate need to be against the walls of the Cook Chamber? I was thinking of tacking on angle iron for the plate to...
  12. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Reworked the exhaust. I had some rolled 4" wide 3/16" left over from patches I made to replace bungs in the top of the tank so I used that as the bottom of the plenum so hopefully this helps "roll" the air up in into the stack.
  13. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Is that because of the 90 restricting air flow or whats the reason?
  14. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    More progress. Last thing I have to do it put the deflector in, put on a couple handles, cut in a spot for the grease drain tube coming of the center of the heat deflector, and build the food grate. It's getting close to finished finally.
  15. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Here is mounting the FB to the CC. Now I just need put in the RF plate, put in the chimney, build my cooking rack, build the fire basket for the FB, put some handles on and I should be about good to go. I'm also going to put a drain tube opposite the FB and run a channel in the center of the RF...
  16. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    The quarantine time has given me time to keep working on the smoker! Here is the fire box. 18x18 with 3/16" steel. I was originally going to use a 15 gallon air tank, but matting two tanks with domed ends is a pain (i started at it), the 15 gallon was a little smaller than ideal, and then...
  17. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Thanks for all the help guys. I got it redone last night and now opens like it should. Starting to look like a smoker.
  18. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Now it makes sense. That will be on tonight's to-do list. Thank you sir!
  19. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    Maybe this will help show it a little better. This is the door fully open. You can see the seal strip on the door, the door goes flips down clockwise. Basically the leading edge of the seal strip pretty much meets the edge of the cut on the top of the CC and stops there. I'm wondering if I cut...
  20. cysmoker

    Reverse flow build

    The door is on the right and the seal strip is welded to the door. It is hung up in the air and won't fully close. I'm trying to figure out what to do, short of taking the seal strip off to get it to close like it should. The seal strip is hanging up on the CC body.
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