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  1. ahumadora

    500 Gallon Fat Tank Reverse Flow Build

    You may want to brace where the hinges attach to the door.   You are welding to the edge of the flat bar which is not very strong. It will bend or crack.      Looking good
  2. ahumadora

    dual pit with shared firebox

    I built one earlier this year for a client.   He uses it for pizza   Try scrap yards or construction places for old tubes or tanks
  3. ahumadora

    Planning out my first build

    Use it for a trash can and get something sturdy. You and the rest of us will be pissed if you use it.  
  4. ahumadora

    Best gasketing ?

    I just use the red hi temp.   No need for copper or anything fancy.
  5. ahumadora

    Best gasketing ?

    Lunch wrap     that clear plastic crap.
  6. ahumadora

    1st smoker build - 140 gallon

    looks great     nice going.   On my square fireboxes I normally line the bottom with 1" firebricks as it is quick n easy to do.
  7. ahumadora

    Fire Box inconsistencies

    it's borderline for the height of the coal tray.  Maybe jam some rebar under it to stop it saggin.  I see there is not door seal, so you may not have much draw on the smoker. post some pics of the whole smoker set up. Maybe yo have a leaky smoker and the stack is not drawing correctly.
  8. ahumadora

    vertical insulated reverse flow smoker mini

    Very nice work!!    Super clean.     It will serve you for years.
  9. ahumadora

    Best gasketing ?

    For the doors do as above then use the silicone trick   clean the door well and appy a fat bead of silicone. on the cook chamber I usually tape lunch wrap ( not sure what y'all call it) around the edge then cover with cooking oil. Close the door and leave for 1-2 days. Easy and works well...
  10. ahumadora

    24" backyard smoker build. Some questions...

    100-150mm works better ;)
  11. ahumadora

    Best gasketing ?

    Spend a few hours dialing the door in so you have minimal gap.    (Large hammer, blocks of wood, bottle jack).   You will be suprized how much it moves. A lot of the time can fix a wayward door by opeing it, sticking small piece of wood near the hinge and then tweaking it slightly.
  12. ahumadora

    New side firebox

    Where's the food pics??
  13. ahumadora

    24" backyard smoker build. Some questions...

    I use  1 x1/8" for the seal and TIG  weld it.    If one of my guys don't have a TIG I usually get them to notch on an angle facing inwards then they can use a grandps welder (electrode) so it does not fill it too much. Lots of newbies here are eager to try out their welding skills and weld the...
  14. ahumadora

    Best gasketing ?

    Perkins rope gasket.    tack 1/2" angle to make a right angle for it to lay against then run a bead of silicone to hold it there. Last for years on smokers used daily  
  15. ahumadora

    Fire Box inconsistencies

    Looks like not enough room under the grate. Post a bunch of pics of your whole set up.  The more info your give, the more accurate the answers will be.
  16. ahumadora

    Rear center firebox build help

    About 30- 40% of the cooker volume will work well. Post some pics and more details for accurate answers. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/reverse-flow-smoker-how-to-calculate-build-tutorial
  17. ahumadora

    New build questions .120 gallon vertical

    Totally confused on what you are trying to do. You say vertical smoker but describe a horizontal. Post some pics   Something like this? 
  18. ahumadora

    vertical insulated reverse flow smoker

    Not with the amount of time needed to fabricate something like this. 
  19. ahumadora

    Smoker build Welder under $500??

    Stay away from flux core wire. You will end up with splatter and birdshit welds. take a few welding classes.   
  20. ahumadora

    41" x 8' pit need help with rack placement

    Your confusing yourself with all that math BS. Here's where I would cut it and I have cut alot of tanks btw. mark 12 o'clock on the tank nd for a 1 meter diameter tank I would mark 250mm down from 12. Mark 3 o'clock then mark 75mm below 3 and that is your bottom cut. Here is a little...
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