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I would have made a port for the temperature probes.
And maybe a little smaller unit overall. i only use more than the top 2 racks once or twice a year.
Here are some more photos. Smoking some pastrami today.
Finally found the link for the PID/Blower I got for the temp controller. I also bought the upgraded thermometer.
Hopefully i am not breaking any rules by posting an external link.
http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_27&products_id=398
The guys i paid to paint/sandblast also sandblasted the inside for me.
I sprayed down the inside with canola oil and then seasoned it. Worked great.
Total cost of materials (without blower) was around $800. Doesn't count gas to/from the steel supplier. Sandblast/Paint was $150...
Thanks for your kind words.
The welding stuff was a pain, no doubt. I probably spent more time with the angle grinder grinding down blobs of flux core than any other single task on this project.
We used a cheap 170 Harbor Freight mig welder. It actually failed and we had to get a new one...
Trust me, i am an amateur welder at best. The finished product looks good due to the nice paint job, but trust me there is warping.
The bigger panels bow outward or inwards at places.
I would still be working on it if i was going for perfect. But the Q it makes is far more perfect than the...
The chute is not angled inwards. It flares outwards towards the firebox at the bottom.
I think I see the problem. In many of the pictures, the smoker is actually upside down. I will re-label them as such.
Edit: 2" ball valve, not 3".
The firebox door is on the right side of the smoker at the bottom.
In the last picture, you can see a 2" ball valve on the lower right hand side. That is the air intake to the firebox.
I welded a custom metal tray that fits inside there to catch the ashes as...
Making some smoked wingz today (and some obligatory sausage for the wife ;) ).
Some homeade BBQ sauce.
Wingz going on the smoker. Just a little paprika and salt. Tossed in wing sauce after smoking.
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