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I help coach my 9 year old daughter's archery team along with the school resource officer. Saturday they had their first tournament and our school was 3rd over all with five archers placing with high scores in the top 5 out of 220 shooters.
My daughter has been shooting at school practice once...
You and me both... what have you used thus far? I have used custom cut hinges with oil impregnated bushings with pretty good success. For my basic RF smokers the normally get the big piano hinge. It has a 1/2 solid pin.
Jason
most likely, or I think I have some 4'' flange piano hinge 60'' long. Got side tracked yesterday with family stuff and a buddy coming over. should have some pics up this evening.
Jason
Danny I love to hear from the "old timers" that's how I learned in my dads fab shop. It's amazing the things you can learn just by pushing a broom and listening and observing. I don't have a huge shop, I have a couple part-time guys and Me. I'm the CEO and the garbage guy..lol. I thought about...
Welcome !! seems to be a lot of great folks hear willing to help on just about any Q subject. I am very impressed, there does not seem all the territorial quick to bash Bull S*#@ there is on other Q forums.
Your bigger tanks will be 30"+ across, depends on what size smoker you are looking to...
Yea so custom I took hem to the scrap for someone else to enjoy.. lol
Oh believe me I don't work for "beer money" like some of the guys out there that get a welder and think they are gods gift to the fabrication world and don't carry insurance, licences.. bla bla the list goes on.
The main...
The bomber is 1/4" or 3/8" thick carbon steel have not drilled it yet to check thickness. I have a deal with heritage propane to buy all their tanks that are out of hydro-static date. We only use the best out of the ones we take the rest get scrapped or resold on CL. for a little profit to cover...
I am pretty fortunate as one of my neighbors works for me part-time and the other is a KCBS judge..lol needless to say I have no problems with neighbors or the issue of steel deliveries, grinding noise, hammering steel noise ...bla bla bla... if they smell BBQ smoke they just come over they both...
WelI tried to talk him into it..lol. it will get a new trailer frame, the running gear is in ok condition. I have the FB and CC already cut down and patched up. so at this point it gets rebuilt as i would a new one. The old trailer is already at the scrap yard.
Jason
My last tank run I scored a cool 110 gallon bomber tank and I think I'm keeping this one for my self as I tend to sell my personal smokers after a few uses. The down side to pit building, business is business... lol
Sense they don't make these bomber tanks anymore it would be hard for me to...