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  1. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build

    would love to see your convection set up 2grit
  2. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build

    small  convection oven fans don't move enough air to make it worth trying to put it in. I tried on a smaller fridge build and I didn't get nearly enough airflow from them and with propane you likely cause the flame to snuff out.
  3. madman mike

    new build with some questions

    cold rolled steel, or if you have the $$ stainless. I used 20g I think. might have been 18g. get a sheet 12" wider than the door, that will give you a 12" strip to use for patching any holes, with 1 or 2 metal screws and sealed on the back with the rtv silicone. Seal the back side around any...
  4. madman mike

    Gibson Fridge Conversion

    Those look great! Your right about not beading the center piece but it doesn't hurt and you get more to weld!
  5. madman mike

    Question on a 1940's GE fridge build

    It's jot beeswax, but it much like candle wax if it isnt. Scrape off as much as you can when it's cold, it won't burn off when taking a torch to it on the metal, it just thins out and spreads, I tried. I scraped it, heated it and removed the reside while it was warm with a soapy scrub pad...
  6. madman mike

    Gibson Fridge Conversion

    you could easily out 7 shelves in that, the bottom one would be from your drip pan and the very top one would also double for hanging sausages. You can gut a couple of 3/4" - 1" wood dowel.
  7. madman mike

    Gibson Fridge Conversion

    that tape will peel off eventually and is easy to puncture. Some thinner sheet , 22g, can be attached to the back with a small metal screw through the tub ton attach the patch on the back of the tub and the hitemp rtv silicon adhesive you will need for the build to seal it up as best as...
  8. madman mike

    Gibson Fridge Conversion

    just get some angel iron, 1"x1"x1/8"
  9. madman mike

    New build question

    do not paint or remove the coating inside. As Dave said, its porcelain coated steel. same as the inside of your oven. If there is foam in the insulation then replace it. Foam is no good for the heat. Use Roxul or fiberglass insulation. Roxul is recommended.
  10. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build.

    look around at auctions places that does a lot of restaurant equipment. this is one im watching right now a few hours away from me. http://mcdougallbay.com/bid.php?arg=782FE9CB-B1CE-49A0-A203-47187C3087BE
  11. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build.

    you may be able to cut the foam out with a wire, but you still have to clean it off the interior walls. I tried a conversion with a cooler just like yours, but a single door. If you have the time and $ go for it. Personally I don't see the reason. Easier and cheaper things to make a smoker out...
  12. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build.

    that builder also had a stainless interior if I recall correctly. With the fridge were talking about here it has a very thin galvanized sheet metla interioir, very easily dented and punctured. I really hate ton say it but they are not good fridges to convert to smokers, its a lot of sweat and...
  13. madman mike

    my new smoker

    Ah, a chest freezer on its side!! Its so obvious now. haha. that plate under the element is the divider often in them. what is the opening in the bottom of the smoker to allow air in like? is there an actual air intake spot at the back?  even with the 6" & 8" opening if there isn't enough fresh...
  14. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build.

    and if the insulation can melt, and in a fridge with polyurethane or polystyrene it will, that means it can start a fire. some polyurethane has a high fire rating, but that is not the type used in  building units designed to keep things cold. ive called manufacturers to find out and they said...
  15. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build.

    the galvanized isn't an issue. I've seen commercial units that are safety approved, I even bought a very old used one that ended up too used and in tha garbage, that are made entirely out of galvanized sheet. the issue will be the insulation. The polyurethane spray foam used in refrigerators...
  16. madman mike

    my new smoker

    looking closer at the pic of the inside im going to say its your airflow. I don't see any intake, that bottom rut under the element looks like it would seal off the bottom and I see no holes anywhere inside other than where I assume the exhaust is in the top. You should put a hole down near the...
  17. madman mike

    my new smoker

    i was wondering the same thing.
  18. madman mike

    my new smoker

    what does it have for air intake near or below the element? that is likely the cause.
  19. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build.

    yours is going to be a little smaller than swain's. I would guess swawin's is a double door vs your single.  Electric would work, it would need to be 220v to be efficient though. for his available power he is better to go pellet pooper with a PID. toss an amizn smoker tray in for added smoke...
  20. madman mike

    Commercial fridge build.

    that's only 65'sq. You should be able to get away with just 1 hopper. 36000btu/hr is equal to 10550w. Those hoppers pump out way more heat than most realize. I know a guy that has a commercial smoker in his BBQ restaurant and its a big double door smoker, his hopper isn't much, if any, bigger...
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