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I can't tell from the photo but when the door is open all the way will it interfere with racking removal? I had the smoker in my avatar for a long time and I had to tip my racks sideways to get them in and out of the smoker. If it were me and the door does interfere I would shorten the racks...
I don't want to be argumentative however; galvanized metals are not dissimilar to mild steel. Galvanized is merely a coating and can be removed at the weld zone fairly easily. In fact welding chrome moly to mild steel will require significantly more precautions, such as filler metal...
I can't imagine anyone looking at this post for tips with all these other great builds and builders on here but on the off chance someone does I want to point out a welding tip that could easily be overlooked.
If you plan to weld on your end plates and grind them smooth in the end you really...
So I got a couple hours in today. Didn't get much done but thought I would add a few pics.
My first boo-boo. I would like to blame it on me only getting to work on this a few hours a week and rushing but this was a complete oversight on my part.
I cut the door too close to the chimney. My...
Great Build!!!
I wish I would have read the part about the upper inlet being to high. I am in the process of building mine now and have mine set to be directly accrossed from the FB/CC opening.
I wish I could help out with the anti-spatter comments but I have never heard of anyone using it to...
Dave,
I haven’t welded the hinges on yet but thanks for the heads up. I wasn’t even thinking about the hinges causing problems.
The door sprung when I cut it loose. I tried to heat it to bring it back in but with it being 1/2 wall and 3 degrees outside I was having a hard time with it. So I...
I was able to get into the shop today. Here is my progress:
The doors sprung about 3/8":
I didn't get them perfect but I used the "dozer" as best as I could:
Parts and pieces for my intakes (will have the same on chimneys too):
Assembled intakes:
Intakes welded into Fire Box doors...
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