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yes. Right at the top of the FB. My grates are 3” above the RF plate.

I put mine right at the top of the opening between the FB and the CC. About 7 or 8” off the bottom.

Want to thank everyone for comments/likes/advice on this. I loved doing this. Definitely going to build another. Feeling very grateful to have the time and resources to chase a hobby like this. The end results don’t suck either. I hope you all are well, happy and healthy. Tough times right now...

Well last night was the inaugural cook. And not without challenges. My wood supply came in poorly seasoned. Still pretty high moisture content. Dealt with it by rotating wood to the top of the firebox, then into the left side of the firebox where I left room for drying/preheating before hitting...

If you are new to smoking, start simple and make only small changes each time you cook. Take notes on what you use, rubs, salt, how big the cut was, bone-in/out - how hot your cook is, air temp outside, did you let your meat come up to air temp before you smoke, how long was the stall, what...

Progress: 1. spring handles on the fire box and 2 vents - DONE 2. fire basket and ash pan. - DONE 3. smoke stack lid - DONE 4. flat expanded metal for cooking grates - DONE 5. prep shelves - DONE 6. storage rack under CC - DONE 7. power wash and season - DONE 8. FIRST COOK Here are some pics as...

Looks great. You happy with the size of the FB?

Well, I almost finished her last night. Just ran out of time. I finally got my expanded steel and finished the cook racks, the prep rack and braces, and the rack under the CC. I also realized I’d forgotten the drain pipe so I drilled and welded up a 2” pipe and ball joint at the end of the RF...

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I made a spreadsheet for it. It's not perfect but if you don't mind messing around a bit it does all the math for you.

Look for an option that has a wifi connected base station. I use a flame boss 300 smoke controller - primarily for my BGE. 3 probes and a pit probe. It connects to wifi. I'm never out of range as long as I have internet. It can connect to a hotspot as well if you take it on the road. The primary...

That looks sweet. As much as I don’t want to patch the holes, it will bother me to have cables in the doors. I want to put the port in the middle right below the door so the cables will reach both sides of the smoker.

Thx Alphonse. Huge improvement. Between the swivel casters and getting the big wheels mounted straight, it’s night and day. The extra couplings were my first location for the gauges. The 3” probes unfortunately hit the top grates so I had to move them down. I’m trying to decide if I patch the...

Waiting on expanded steel ... In the meantime, finished the stack flu and the cooking prep rack. Progress: 1. spring handles on the fire box and 2 vents - DONE 2. fire basket and ash pan. - DONE 3. smoke stack lid - DONE 4. flat expanded metal for cooking grates 5. prep shelves - DONE 6...

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Lol. Not yet. I did put some jewelry on her today though ...

Progress: 1. spring handles on the fire box and 2 vents - DONE 2. fire basket and ash pan. - DONE 3. smoke stack lid 4. flat expanded metal for cooking grates 5. prep shelves 6. storage rack under CC - DONE 7. power wash and season 8. FIRST COOK The plan is to finish the stack vent, frame...

So, I've learned an important lesson in this build. The legs, wheels, casters, and cart all need to be built separately and leveled up before they are attached to the CC/FB. After trying - unsuccessfully - for a second time to level up the steel wheels I made for the front, I cut the legs off...

More small progress today. I got my casters finally and welded them up on the back legs. I also finished the door handles. I spent some time cutting parts for the fire basket as well. So close! Left: 1. spring handles on the fire box and 2 vents 2. fire basket and ash pan. 3. smoke stack lid 4...

Made a bit of progress this weekend. The little stuff takes forever! 1. Mounted wheels v2.0 2. Started handles all around w spring grips. 3. Added rails w/ stops for the cook grates. 4. Framed up both grates. I always planned on two grates but they seemed too close together at 6” apart. I opted...