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  1. punter9

    Terra Cotta Smoker (Flower Pot) and Heatermeter 4.0, or pid if I blow up raspberry pi

    Well I'm sitting here cooking some q! Finally. I started easy with some brined chicken breasts. Got some bricks and made a stand inside the smoker to hold the grate (cheapo). Pictures of Q and grate to come. Heater meter parts still on backorder.
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  4. punter9

    Terra Cotta Smoker (Flower Pot) and Heatermeter 4.0, or pid if I blow up raspberry pi

    Got the pid box wired all up and ready to go! After the fourth ill post the wiring diagram........and some q if i can find a silly grate
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  8. punter9

    Terra Cotta Smoker (Flower Pot) and Heatermeter 4.0, or pid if I blow up raspberry pi

    Got the smoker fired up tonight! Had it rough wired up on the "test bench". Slowly heated it up and auto tuned it. Held steady +/- 3 deg. Works great and heated to 300+. Tomorrow I'll wire it up permanently and try to find a wood chip holder, maybe a pizza grate too. Then some q...
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  10. punter9

    Terra Cotta Smoker (Flower Pot) and Heatermeter 4.0, or pid if I blow up raspberry pi

    That smoker looks great!   It's funny you wrote about the grate, I was just searching the net for a grate.  I have struck out multiple times on finding one to fit at local stores.  If I had access to a welder I'd just make one at this point.  I need one just under 17.5".  Where did you find...
  11. punter9

    Terra Cotta Smoker (Flower Pot) and Heatermeter 4.0, or pid if I blow up raspberry pi

    Well I got some free time and got the project box cut and ready to wire up. The black wire is power in. The relay will activate power to the plug in i mounted on the box. The burner I am using still has its 3 prong plug so I will plug er right in.
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  13. punter9

    Terra Cotta Smoker (Flower Pot) and Heatermeter 4.0, or pid if I blow up raspberry pi

    progress was made this weekend! Smoker Got the generic big box handle installed this weekend. Drilling the terra cotta was extremely easy. Water helped a bunch, just let it pool up near your drill bit and go slow like in the pictures. It did help to drill a pilot hole and then enlarge the...
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  16. punter9

    Terra Cotta Smoker (Flower Pot) and Heatermeter 4.0, or pid if I blow up raspberry pi

    Woo! Problem solved. Went to callaways nursery on Greenville and scored these! 18" and even upgraded from Terra cotta to glazed base. Lucked out and hit a 20% off sale. Big box store on the way home for some handles power cord etc. One thing the glazed pot isn't tapered nearly as much as...
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  18. punter9

    Terra Cotta Smoker (Flower Pot) and Heatermeter 4.0, or pid if I blow up raspberry pi

    Just joined the forum, you all have a ton of great info.  This is day 3 of my adventure, and I am going to keep the smoker and the electronics in this forum but under two headings.   Here we go!! Goal, have an electronically regulated smoker that I can view from my smartphone while on the...
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