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Dave, nice catch! So if I were to proceed with those numbers I'd be ok? Would a tank this size still be worth going RF or would a plain offset style be more efficient for CC meat space? Oh, and how much space is needed between the RF plate and the first cooking rack?
So, running the numbers through the calculators again.
Just curious if I'm on the right track here. I adapted Dave's drawing, using the circle calc and Feldon's. Where I wasn't sure where the number came from I tried to simply scale it based on overall size.
Got the tank tonight. It's 16"x41". Now to adapt Dave's drawing to the new tank. It's old and heavy, made in 1952. Might have to give it some retro style, maybe paint it in that 50s seafoam green like an old Telecaster.
Those dimensions make me think it's closer to a 35 gallon tank, not 60. But...
I've seen people discussing removable RF plates for easier cleaning, that might be doable without welding. (not sure how it's done myself, but might give you another term to look for).
If it's going from Offset to RF, you'll need to move the chimney to the firebox side of the cook chamber. That...
Yeah I agree with not rushing it and making it right. My only reason for wanting to get right into it, is that I want to enter a contest beginning of August and need to have it finished, tested and learned by then. Not many weekends left between now and then, and to lose a long weekend (Monday...
Yah sounds like a plan. Seems like any I find online have the same dimensions. But I'd rather just get. A long weekend might see it finished enough to try out. Heh
Dave,
I know that's the right answer. I think I was just hoping to confirm what I wanted the answer to be (start building stuff this weekend...) heh.
Maybe I'll see if I can pick the tank up before the weekend instead of him dropping it off early next week.
So, if I wanted to spend my long weekend building a fire box, but don't get my 60 gallon tank until next week, do the dimensions of the CC matter for firebox size? Or just the volume? Or should I be trying to get ahold of the tank sooner than that to get the dimensions?
What are the trade offs for going with a square cook chamber over the typical tank style ones? Are there performance considerations? Are tanks simply more economical to find? I would imagine you could more efficiently fit cooking racks into a square cook chamber like this one.
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