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Some friends and I are doing a boston butt cook off today for a get together tonight.  Spareribs were on sale this week for $1.99/lb so I went ahead and threw a rack on the cooker as well.  Here is some Q-view and some pics of the recent modifications I've made:  A couple weeks ago I welded 2...

I cooked today and finally thought to take a few pictures.  I cooked 4 butts overnight, which I forgot to get pics of, but I also did 12 lbs of chicken thighs, 2 whole birds and a pan of baked beans loaded with bacon, onion bell pepper and Dr. Pepper.  I haven't worked on the smoker much because...

Thanks SmokinHusker!  i had no clue where to start either, just jump in and start, it'll come together.

I'm eventually gonna get it sandblasted and a real paint job, but I've got lots of stuff to do to it, so I'm gonna wait.  I'm not that worried about the looks of it at this point.  I cooked that Boston butt this weekend along with a bunch of chicken thighs.  I forgot to take any pictures, but...

Hogie,  I'm looking at a guru for my homemade RF and I think i'm gonna need 2-25cfm fans, but I can't decide on which controller.  Any suggestions?  What did your guru setup cost if you don't mind me asking?  Thanks

Thanks guys!  It took a LOT of work to get this thing cookable even though it doesn't look like much.  It sure makes me appreciate some of the other builds I've seen on SMF. I'm hoping to get some more work done this weekend.  I still have to put a drain in, finish the air inlet adjusters and...

We had a BBQ competition at our church this weekend and my goal was to be able to cook on this thing for it, and with help from my buddies we got it done.  That's the only reason it got the crappy paint job (which is flaking off after having 2 fires in it).  Late Friday night I got the grates...

Above is before insulation, I used the same hinges for the firebox that I used on the cooker doors.  Below is after insulation: I changed out the hitch to level the trailer, moved the axle back and added shackles and got the tank welded directly to the trailer: Putting the firebox on...

One of my buddies made this awesome prep surface out of old oak hardwood floors from an old music venue in Nashville, I think that it's got character!  Good job Adam!  I got the firebox insulated on the sides and bottom, now to build the front. While I was welding away late one night, my...

This is the first piece of the firebox/warmer.  I decided to build the firebox/warmer as a separate piece and weld it to the tank later.  At the top of the pic you can see the insulation that I used. As you can see, my sheets of steel weren't all straight but It worked out OK.  This is the...

I didn't take a picture of it, but my original design as mentioned earlier was to make the RF plate water tight, so I welded a big piece of angle iron at the end of the plate. But, I couldn't get it to seal as good as I wanted so I scrapped the idea and decided to just use disposable aluminum...

Got the RF plate cut and put in, I used 1/4" diamondplate.

I got the flat stock welded around the outside of the doors and as I mentioned earlier that's when the doors started warping some.  It's not terrible but I'll have to wait and see how bad it leaks and deal with it later.  I bought an electric hoist that I hung from a long piece of heavy angle...

War Eagle mr500!!!! I'm hoping that this rig will be doing a lot of tailgating down on the Plains!

Thanks for the heads up.  I'd love to have a 220v mig here at home!  I've got access to one at a buddies house, after I get everything "built" I'm gonna take it over there and beef up some of the welds.

This is not only my first RF build, but my first build in general.  I've been creeping around SMF for several months now looking for ideas and playing with the online calculator and finally decided to get started.  A friend gave me an old propane tank that someone had made a homemade trailer for...

Looking good!

The drip strip is a great idea!

That homemade brake is awesome!