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    First reverse flow 500 gallon smoker build!

    I think i will do about 4 inches below the door as well! I will be putting in dual shelves so im thinking if the bottom one is about 6 inches above the diversion plate and the top is about 6-8 inches above that, that should work? Thanks for all the compliments also, getting it on the stand today...
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    First reverse flow 500 gallon smoker build!

    I actually just filled it with water and some generic dish soap in the 500, and just water in the 100, filled it all the way up and then let the water continue to run out for a minute or so just to make sure all the air, propane, etc had been pushed out of the tank. I let it sit over night and...
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    First reverse flow 500 gallon smoker build!

    Well just picked up the metal for the firebox, I went with 3/8 steel, basically the dimensions are 45" wide x 30" high x 30" wide for a grand total of 40,500 cubic inches, the recommended cubic inches is 38,500, so i figured a little bit bigger wont hurt anything. I went with 3/8 because it gets...
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    Hello from South Dakota!

    Well my name is Ryan, Im 25 years old and pretty much brand new into the smoking world. My motto is go big or go home, so if you follow my smoker build thread you will see what I mean ha! Not really sure what else to include in this sooooooooo I guess I will end it with Hello again, and cant...
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    First reverse flow 500 gallon smoker build!

    Thanks! havent decided on the door handle style and the counter weights yet, does anybody have any good suggestions for counter weights?
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    First reverse flow 500 gallon smoker build!

    Hey, well I decided to build a smoker. Picked up a 500 gallon tank and a 100 gallon tank from the local co-op, which gave them to me for free. The 100 gallon will be used on top of the fire box as a smaller smoker/food warmer. Heres what I have so far! The door alone weighs...
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