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  1. DIYerDave

    I'll try to explain the basic wiring. The PID gets house voltage. The voltage passes Thu the pid...

    I'll try to explain the basic wiring. The PID gets house voltage. The voltage passes Thu the pid to a solid state relay (ssr). The relay actually puts power to the element. But only when the pid tells it to. That depends on the temperature you have the pid set to.
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  2. DIYerDave

    Seasoning new smoker

    Thanks everyone for the compliments. If you search "Home-built electric smoker" you can see more of how I built it. It starts at post #23. I deviated from my original plan slightly. I went bigger in cabinet size and used a lower wattage heating element.
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    Seasoning new smoker

    I designed and built it.
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    Seasoning new smoker

    Inside
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    Seasoning new smoker

    I finally had a chance to fire-up my new smoker for the first time. This was just a test run to see if everything worked ok and to season it. Coated the inside with bacon fat and non stick vegetable spray and ran it for 3 hours @ 275° with smoke. The Auber PID worked great. Smoke flow was...
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    Thanks Theo. The controller is a Auberins PID. I just followed the wiring diagram that came with...

    Thanks Theo. The controller is a Auberins PID. I just followed the wiring diagram that came with it. The heating element is just a kitchen stove baking element. This is my first smoker I ever built, so I'm not sure I know what I'm doing. Lol.
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  7. DIYerDave

    What's Your Favorite Thanksgiving Sides

    Candied yams and cranberry salad are popular at our house.
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    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    Lol. I guess I have a place to put my valuables then if it don't work as a smoker.
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    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    Thanks Chris.
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    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    Forgot to show my heat source.
  11. DIYerDave

    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    Auber pid for main temp control and ThermoPro thru the door to monitor top and bottom temps of the cabinet. Also the floor of the cabinet has a valve to control air flow, along with the adjustable damper on the smoke stack. All I need to do yet is season it and start experimenting with...
  12. DIYerDave

    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    Wire racks are " tip-proof". S/S reinforced silicone tadpole door seal.
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    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    22 gauge steel exterior skin.
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    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    3" rockwool insulation on top, bottom, back, sides, and door. Home made smoke box to hold pellet tray. Butterfly vent in bottom to control air flow thru box.
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    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    3" inlet and exit for the smoke. Rack slides are easily removable for easy cleaning.
  16. DIYerDave

    Home-built electric smoker (UPDATE)

    (UPDATE)... Between work, family, and all the rain we'd been having this past summer, I finally finished my smoker build a few weeks ago. Still waiting on decent weather to season it. Follow along. 14 gauge mild steel for the inner structure.
  17. DIYerDave

    Venison Snack Sticks-Oven

    I do mine in a dehydrater set at 155°. It takes about 6 hours. I only finish mine in the oven for 15 minutes set at 200° rack all the way up. A lot of variables come into play. Thickness, fat content, casings or no casings, etc. How long does it take you?
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    Time and temperature

    Time and temperature
  19. DIYerDave

    Chainsaw help

    These tanks should have 2 fuel lines going to them. One is the supply line and should lay on the tank floor. Should have a weighted filter on it. The other line is a return line. It returns unused fuel from the carb back to the tank.
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    Chainsaw help

    Buy and install a carb rebuilding kit. Replace old fuel lines with new. Mix up the correct fuel/oil ratio. Then go online and look up the "correct" way to adjust the "L" and "H" needle valves. And be careful not to switch those two needle valves. They are not the same.
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