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  1. kmmamm

    Stick burner help

    Just for giggles, a couple questions. 1) Is your testing being conducted in a windless environment or outside in the elements? 2) has the cooker been allowed to heat and stabilize before you start recording temps? Most of my builds have taken around 40-60 min (feeding 4-6” splits) to stabilize.
  2. kmmamm

    Picked up a propane tank

    Only thing you need to ask yourself is “who am I making this smoker for?” If it is shorter peoples, cut ‘em, if it for you and you are comfortable with it as, keep ‘em!
  3. kmmamm

    Picked up a propane tank

  4. kmmamm

    Picked up a propane tank

    For what it is worth, I have found erroring on longer rather than taller fb seems to draft better resulting in more efficient combustion. I also see less creosote build up and condensation. That said, I have never had two identical builds available to thermocouple up and run a side by side...
  5. kmmamm

    250 Gallon Propane Tank Build

    Hey JD1, It is looking good! Might be a silly question, but it looks like the tail on that trailer is awful heavy....is the grill going to be heavy enough to get the weight forward of the axels and onto the hitch?
  6. kmmamm

    Another 120 gallon reverse flow

    Gotta go with Dave on this one. I Have always had better luck dividing my inlet requirement by 3, then placing 2/3 of my inlet requirements on the door below the fire grate with 2 independent vents. The last third is located on the fb door center line such that the bottom of the third vent is no...
  7. kmmamm

    First smoker build

    How is the steel behaving? Are you getting any distortion as you weld the parts together?
  8. kmmamm

    250 Gallon Propane Tank Build

    1/8” will roll like butter. Good luck
  9. kmmamm

    250 Gallon Propane Tank Build

    I always put my cc door gap strips through a roller until they are on a slightly tighter radius than the tank. Makes them easier to weld and the slight undersize seems to help the door hold its shape better and longer. If you don’t have a roller, the Harbor freight ring roller will work almost...
  10. kmmamm

    Pizza dome above fire box

    Tried building an “oven” over the firebox once. My grand plan was to use it to bake at the same time I smoked. It never worked as planned, and ended up being nothing more than a “mediocre “warmer box”. Here are some of the lessons learned: The fire necessary to smoke in the cc was not hot...
  11. kmmamm

    250 Gallon Propane Tank Build

    Nice progress! We have been away for awhile and I missed you question about how stack location. My first couple builds (done in the dark days of black iron and fire.....long before answers magically appear on the internet) were straight forward stack to cc designs. While they were very ascetic...
  12. kmmamm

    Picked up a propane tank

    I would be more concerned about potential turbulence associated with locating the drain tube so close to the bell. So long as the total volume of the opening is at least as large as the firebox-cooking chamber opening, it shouldn't pose a restriction problem. (Maybe other builders will weigh in...
  13. kmmamm

    500 gal. Reverse Flow Build

    Nice start, it must be a whole bunch warmer in KS than it is here. Hopefully your son enjoys welding enough to keep at it and take some classes in the high school VOAG program.
  14. kmmamm

    Picked up a propane tank

    I try to keep my grease trap at least 2-3” longer than the grates. You don’t want to have grease and other bits getting into the bottom of the cc. It is a pita to clean, even with a second 2” drain installed specifically for that purpose.
  15. kmmamm

    500 gallon (i guess reverse)

    Good start..hard to keep an open tube round. Are you planning on tacking the drip pan floor up and welding the ends on before putting the final welds down?
  16. kmmamm

    Picked up a propane tank

    Don't see the problem here....The best neighbors are those who keep their distance.....others need a hint
  17. kmmamm

    Picked up a propane tank

    Sounds like a plan. I lay all of my cuts out with painters tape before picking up a cutting tool. I also mock up the firebox with cardboard (or plywood if I am not in a hurry). I then scribe the the tank contour onto the mock box...(actually a multi step process of scribe, cut scribe cut) until...
  18. kmmamm

    Questions for my first build

    Yes sir..."steam cleaner" is sort of a generic term applied to what is technically a high pressure hot water cleaner. The old one I have puts water out around 200-210F @ 900-1100psi. With a fan nozzle, it looks and sounds like steam. Use a commercial degreaser and rinse well, you probably will...
  19. kmmamm

    Questions for my first build

    Sand blasting alone will not get it there...suggest finding a friend with a steam cleaner and see if he (or she) will let you give it a nice hot, soapy bath. Then find another friend with some dry hedge posts they would like burned...and offer to burn them in your tank that should rid any...
  20. kmmamm

    Picked up a propane tank

    Now that you have the stink washed, the worst part is over. If you filled the tank with water, it should have displaced any remaining gas. Dry ice will work...if you had a door to load it with..which would require cutting. Welding gas is an alternative, but pretty pricey. The cheapest and...
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