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Saturday morning I got over paying 80 cents a pound for rusty metal and started on my fire box.
My plasma cutter is rated for 3/8" max and the plate I purchased was 5/16ths - plasma was a struggle but still better than I would have done with a torch.
The box ended up being 30" x 30" x 21"...
Purchased metal for the fire box and warmer box and diverter plate today. I can hardly sit down from the beating I took when I went to pay. OUCH!
Hope this means I can start making progress here again. Look for more from me soon. Sorry for the delay.
Finally got some time to work on my smoker this week. Was able to add the door edges. Things went 'OK'. Not sure if I'm satisfied or not.
The stringers worked 90% to keep the doors from straightening but I still ended up with a gap at the bottom - can likely overcome it with weatherstrip. ...
Those stringers were tight when welded in but once I opened the doors, they became MUCH tighter - like tapping a drum. My guess is that the doors would have straightened out a bit without them. *wshew*
Doors!! And my tiny hinges.
I added the lid gussets before vertical cuts were made. Not fun laying in the tube and welding above your head but its done and the doors didn't try to straighten out on me. Thanks to RibWizzard for the tip.
Next I'll add the edge banding to seal 'em up and...
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