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  1. kam59

    Smoker paint!

    If the rust is inside the cabinet where you will be cooking then bead blast and season with spray Pam. If the rust is outside bead blast and prime with inorganic Zinc primer then top coat.
  2. kam59

    Propane tank smoker

    You could build a regular cooker with tuning plates and add a second exhaust so you could lock your plates together and create a reverse flow. My big cooker Bahama Mama is built that way.
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    Propane tank smoker

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    New 500 gallon RF trailer build

    That is  a solid idea right there EightySecond. Way better than plugging. Nice work. :)
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    My first attempt at a build.

    Why not do three openings in the door that way you will be balanced. :) You can always have more than needed.
  8. kam59

    New build questions .120 gallon vertical

    Yes your firebox is just over the correct size. I would not decrease its size.
  9. kam59

    New build questions .120 gallon vertical

    I would increase the opening to 16" wide x 8" tall. This will allow for a 1.5" to 2" grease bridge between the firebox and the bottom of the cooking chamber.
  10. kam59

    New build questions .120 gallon vertical

    On a 30" diameter tank I would make my top door cut 6.5" below 12:00 and the bottom door cut 1" below 3:00. In my opinion 6" between the reverse flow plate and the top of your lower grate is too far. I prefer 4.5" on the firebox end with a 1" fall to the opposite end.  Your reverse flow plate...
  11. kam59

    Does my drum have the dreaded liner?

  12. kam59

    How to prep new steel for cooking?

    No paint in the firebox or cooking chamber. Leave the firebox bare and season the chamber with a light coat of Pam.
  13. kam59

    How to prep new steel for cooking?

    My concern with scale on steel has nothing to do with food safety as it is just a by product of hot rolled steel. The reason I blast is because that is the proper procedure for painting hot rolled steel. I never blast the inside of the firebox I will have the painter sweep any rust in the...
  14. kam59

    Smoker build Welder under $500??

    This is a good choice.
  15. kam59

    How to prep new steel for cooking?

    No I do not. The mill scale is just iron oxide. I would be more concerned with the fumes produced from your flux core wire.
  16. kam59

    New build but no heat?

    I simply asked a question based on other posts on the use of the upper intake as I have read it is used to cool a firebox. This cooker is lacking heat hence my question on why would it help. My question was viewed as an attack it was not in any form an attack on Dave. In his post without any...
  17. kam59

    New build but no heat?

    I am ready to help this member fully but to put in your post "No upper intake" is a bit premature as well. Especially when it is designed to help cool it down Dave. I agree there is very little info to go by so why not wait before recommending hacking the top of the firebox. The first thing I...
  18. kam59

    New build but no heat?

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    New build but no heat?

    Some unknowns are what is the opening from the firebox to the cook chamber? What is the opening at the opposite end of the cook chamber where the heat/smoke makes its turn? What is the distance between the lower grate and your reverse flow plate? What is the thickness of the reverse flow...
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    How to prep new steel for cooking?

    I stick weld so mill scale is not really an issue for me while building but once finished I do blast the cooker to clean all the mill scale off before painting.
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