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    Condensation on top (inside) and acid rain problem

    i built what is basically an upright smoker (firebox on bottom, compressor tank welded Verticle). I'll start a thread on it this week. The basic design is below. Anyway, fired it up for the first time this weekend and it worked great except for one issue. It condensed so much moisture on the top...
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    thickness steel

    Yeah, I misspoke. My plates are only 1/8" thick. I just went out and double checked. 3/16 should be fine.
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    thickness steel

    I did a 33 gallon reverse flow. There is a thread somewhere around here. I did mine in 3/16th and I ended up having to add another piece. The firebox end got too hot. I did add a 1" space between the rf plate and the additional plate I added. Can you double up on the 3/16?
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    what to use for a chimney pipe

    Try finding a scrap yard that has a pick pile and see if you can find some pipe. I get lots of great stuff from the one I go to. Sadly (and I understand why) not many of the scrap yards have a pile you can pick through.
  7. Need help with chimney lenght on unique compressor smoker

    Need help with chimney lenght on unique compressor smoker

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    Need help with chimney lenght on unique compressor smoker

    I am making a somewhat unique upright smoker.  I want this to burn wood like an offset smoker does and not "smolder charcoal" like a uds or weber smokey mountain does.  It is my understanding I will need an exhaust of some sort rather than just an air adjustment on the top.  specs - 60 gallon...
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    Air intake vent above AND below fire grate...is this OK?

    Took your advice.  Having never used a plasma cutter, I did some practice holes and then got to work.  turned out almost perfect.  now onto the rest of the smoker.  Thanks again for the advice.
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    Air intake vent above AND below fire grate...is this OK?

    Once again Dave you have shown me the light. Thank you. I'll be doing circle vents. The reality is you only need as much "slide" as the diameter of the vents (plus maybe a 1/4". I wasn't visualizing it correctly. Thanks again. Last question, is doing vents on two sides of the firebox a bad...
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    Air intake vent above AND below fire grate...is this OK?

    here is my design.  The fins will get in the way of a sliding vent.
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    Air intake vent above AND below fire grate...is this OK?

    I am sorry dave, let me clarify something.  Are you saying I should still use the full round vent style but only cut one of the two triangles for air inlets?  I am making my own vents so I can design it any way, I just want what's best.  If I do the full circle vent (but only cut out bottom...
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    Air intake vent above AND below fire grate...is this OK?

    How about this?  Not to scale but you get the idea.  Instead of doing full round vents, im thinking of just doing quarter vents.  I will be installing vents on TWO sides of the firebox.  Any downsides to doing the quarter vents and doing vents on two sides rather than just one side? As always...
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    Air intake vent above AND below fire grate...is this OK?

    Thanks yall. After this discussion, I now have a new plan for my vents. I'll draw it up tomorrow.
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    Air intake vent above AND below fire grate...is this OK?

    So are you saying even though it's Verticle, it will benefit me to have top and bottom vents?
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