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    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    Yes I did use the copper RTV between the two halves of the firebox and the connection to the smoke chamber. No problems there. But sealing the cover door seems to be the problem. Neither of the hi temp RTV's held up at all on the door. I don't have a probe that goes higher than 600*F but I'm...
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    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    Yeah even the copper silicone RTV didn't work for me. I think it said it was good for 700*F but the firebox gets hotter than that. And the RTV just kind of melted and peeled. More bad news, the 1/2" fireplace rope was way too big around. The lid on the box wouldn't shut with that rope around...
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    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    Thanks for the input. That actually sounds like it might work. Although I did my first long smoke last weekend using the copper silicone on the firebox and it still burned out. I've ordered some insulation rope for a woodstove and I'm going to try that.
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    Sealing Questions and Techniques

    I have a question, about sealing the firebox on the OKJ Highlander. I first tried the felt gasket but it was burning out in spots during my initial run. The temps held good in the cooking barrel but smoke was escaping out of some spots on the fire box cover. I scraped off the felt and put a...
  6. thood

    New - Oklahoma Joe's Highland Smoker

    I have a question, about sealing the firebox on the OKJ Highlander. I first tried the felt gasket but it was burning out in spots during my initial run. The temps held good but smoke was escaping out of some spots on the cover. I scraped off the felt and put a bead of hi-temp silicone gasket...
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