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  1. bgingras

    Another New member with a 60 gallon build

    A big update to my smoker built a couple years ago. I needed extra capacity leading to a vertical oven being added. this lead to the smoker being to heavy so a trailer had to be built to mount it to. Pics so far: .
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    RF sized according to calculator, major hot spot on the other end AWAY from FB!

    For me it was literally placing a level on the top of the cook chamber. My RF plates pitch towards the center drain. To me, it sounds like you are not getting a good draft back from the opposite end from the fire box. This, to me anyway, suggests that the cook chamber is tilted upward away from...
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    RF sized according to calculator, major hot spot on the other end AWAY from FB!

    I've found that my smoker will run hot on the fire box end when I drop the opposite end just below level. when I lift the opposite end to be a degree or 2 above level things even out. If I raise to high, I see the opposite effect and my fire box end will run cooler.
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    RF sized according to calculator, major hot spot on the other end AWAY from FB!

    are you level? I find my temps tend to fluctuate a bit if I change the level of the unit. meaning if I raise the end opposite the firebox a bit, it will get hotter. if I lower it a bit, it will run cooler. I had to experiment to find exactly where on the "bubble" the smoker needs to be to heat...
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    Charcoal basket or not?

    Build a basket. I have a 60 gallon and I found I needed to contain the fire area to a 10x10 center area of the fire box. it helps keep the coals together. I put charcoal in to get my temps up and then I switch to wood. I use can size splits and it helps keep those all together as well. My basket...
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    adding warming box to my existing smoker

    Hello. A year ago I built a reverse flow smoker. I'm not planning to add a warming box over the fire box. I've seen several methods of heat and some allow smoke into the box. I'd like to be able to use the box to smoke as well so now I'm left with design. I  saw a meadow creek smoker last week...
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    Apple wood available in eastern ma

    Hello, I just loaded my truck full of seasoned apple wood and figured I'd pass along the details to anyone else interested. They are located in Groton MA. See craigslist link below. The crates are packed dense. I crate filled my 6' bed to the rails...
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    Not burning as good as I would like.

    As someone who just built one and had my first burn go to hot. It was the size of the fire. A SMALL hot fire, contained is the way to go. I'm using a basket for both my charcoal and my wood and it keeps things neat and stops the fire from getting outrageous.
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    New 100 Gallon/400 Litre Reverse Flow Build Project

    Is the powder coating heat resistant? I was able to rapidly strip to bare metal with my angle grinder and a knotted cup brush. This was done partially before starting and the rest upon completion. It kept the metal protected from rust in the areas I didn't weld.
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    Another New member with a 60 gallon build

    100% complete. After several uses I added an extra work area and an upper FB vent in the door and the 2 racks are now complete. Thank you to all who post great info on this site, without it I would not have been able to build something that works so well.
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    Another New member with a 60 gallon build

    Another update. I smoked a couple of whole chickens this past weekend. 3 1/2 hours at 275. It used only 8lb of charcoal and 4 small splits of apple. I've noted some things I want to modify and change and will be on those this coming week. Work area outside of the CC seems to be needed, and I...
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    Another New member with a 60 gallon build

    Thanks
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    Another New member with a 60 gallon build

    Actually I'm fabricating a ring with notches in it that will sit under the handle and hold it at open and closed.
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    Another New member with a 60 gallon build

    I'm not...the issue I'm having is that it's moving over time due to not having enough friction in the connections, so when I bump the smoker it rotates and partially blocks the stack.
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    Another New member with a 60 gallon build

    I Finally got to the point where we could run it. I'm missing the upper rack and after running for a full day (pork ribs) I've made some notes on things I wants to change this weekend before running again. I'm going to add a door vent as suggested and and add some type of stop for the chimney...
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