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  1. lendecatural

    Cooking Chamber too fat?

    Once you get the door cut in, wash it out good with dawn detergent, dry it well, then put wood in it and light a fire. Doesn't have to be a big one, but enough to get the residual oil burned out. The dawn should get it fairly clean if you scrub it well with a brush. You don't want a roaring...
  2. lendecatural

    Cooking Chamber too fat?

    Short and fat is a good thing. The smoke has a shorter distance to travel before it turns up and back towards the firebox to go out the chimney. It will flow much easier.
  3. lendecatural

    New build from Sweden.

    We used to make tapered grommets out of silicone. In our case we used a small tapered plastic pill cup and put a metal post in the center, coat it lightly with a film olive oil, and when the silicone cures, usually a day or so, remove the silicone and post. At that point, take a razor blade and...
  4. lendecatural

    novasbc's 250 gallon propane tank build

    You don't have to mark from inside the cook chamber if you already have the RF plate in place. You can mark from the outside of the cook chamber and cut inside the lines. Make the difference the wall thickness of the cook chamber, if that makes sense. Remember, none of this has to be exact, just...
  5. lendecatural

    It has begun

    No, the pipe goes out the bottom of the tank, usually to a valve.
  6. lendecatural

    SIze....

    Here is one that matches your tank: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/176351/60-gallon-air-tank-reverse-flow-build
  7. lendecatural

    SIze....

    30 gallon air compressor tank would be a good size. Check the grocery store and look at a full slab of ribs, you don't want anything much shorter than 30 inches with about  24" diameter. That would do two full slabs side by side. The Lang 36 is a good size smoker for personal use and would also...
  8. lendecatural

    SIze....

    Long and skinny is not your friend, you are better off finding a short fat one, unlike taste in women..... 18" would be an OK diameter, with that tank, you would want to section it off by 1/3 and use the drop piece for the firebox. There are a couple on here like that, they just get a piece of...
  9. lendecatural

    Deisgn Stages of a Monster Pellet RF Smoker. Need Input

    Just saw the caster comment, I've had good luck with www.surpluscenter.com. They sell all kind of stuff and have a good caster/wheel section. The logsplitter crowd will be happy too, they have an awesome selection of pumps, hoses, and valves. I've bought engines, bearings, and wheels from them...
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    Another 120 Gallon Compressor Tank RF Build. Appreciate any help.

    The mistake corollary is directly related to the busted knuckle rule. Sometimes you just have to bleed first and get it over with......Additionally, mistakes are the basis of wisdom, just think of it as how much smarter you are getting!
  11. lendecatural

    SIze....

    A quick search revealed this one: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/138246/scuba-tank-mini-reverse-flow-first-build
  12. lendecatural

    My first build, help me please! reverse flow

    Too big is not a problem at all, if you are using Dave's calculator, it is based on the cook chamber so make the firebox to fit your needs and it will work the same.
  13. lendecatural

    Deisgn Stages of a Monster Pellet RF Smoker. Need Input

    If you know a good fab shop with a big roller it shouldn't be that expensive, it really doesn't take that long to roll a sheet out. On the exhaust question, I would think if you are going with a reverse flow cook chamber, I don't see why Dave's calculator wouldn't work for the exhaust and area...
  14. lendecatural

    80 Gallon completed thanks to all, lots of stolen ideas

    That smoker turned out great! Don't let the welders that didn't help critique your welds, they look quite good and will hold just fine. If they pick at you, don't feed them any meat! I'm sure you can't wait to get a fire in it to see how it runs. Keep us posted on how it does and if the temps...
  15. lendecatural

    New Build -Trailer mounted reverse flow smoker

       1/4" is thin enough you can bend it into submission if needed but thick enough to hold up for a long time. Fireboxes get heavy really fast, you will find that out soon enough!
  16. lendecatural

    Fixing doors that have sprung other way?

    I don't see a problem with working around what you have. If it were me, I would burn a hole between and below the two doors and a corresponding hole on the back side so you can run a piece of 1/2 or 3/4 all thread rod through the tank. Put washers and nuts on and pull the tank in some, then...
  17. lendecatural

    My first build... 60 gallon on a trailer

    Your CC is fairly short and fat (a good thing) and you are within ten percent of ideal. Does it cook good like it is? You may want to just run it until it the FB rusts out and modify it then if it cooks good. You won't have to do anything for several years while you gather materials and build...
  18. lendecatural

    Finally starting my Oklahoma Joe Highland

    Great job!!!
  19. lendecatural

    questions for the smoking God's

    Yes, you will need some slope for the RF plate but to catch and drain the fat more than direct the smoke. The heat will rise, you can't stop that. I noticed you were in Maine, you may want to consider insulating the firebox if you are going to be cooking in the cold. That's another reason you...
  20. lendecatural

    questions for the smoking God's

    The reverse flow is mostly used  to heat the plate and let the smoke wrap around to season the meat. So, the answer is no and yes. The firebox end will be hotter than the other end, if it breathes correctly the difference is minimized. I hope you can understand what I mean, having the firebox...
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