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  1. 1961shasta

    Ready to start my 2nd build, is an air tank thick enough.

    So I built this small smoker to be mobile for camping and such, my 1st smoker ever. I have really enjoyed it but need a bigger one for the deck, I really like the size of the 20 gallon air tanks, but are they thick enough? how thick are they? my 1st is from a 40 pound propane tank and quite thin...
  2. 1961shasta

    My 1st build completed!

    Well, I am still waiting on my rear wheels to come in, but everything else is done. I used a 40 pound propane tank I have used everything I have learned here, I think it will do great.
  3. 1961shasta

    how to install a grease catch or grease trap in smoker?

    Well, my build is progressing, and after doing a search for "grease trap" and going through 7 pages of stuff I still cant find much. I see a few smokers with a 1 inch pipe and a shut off valve on the bottom to drain the grease, what is the best type of set up? where do you get that shut off...
  4. 1961shasta

    I think I have a genious envention!!!

    So I was looking at the smoker I am making, trying to figure out what I could build to stop the cooking chamber door from falling all the way back when opened, without knocking off paint over time, here is my idea, using the hinge pictured, dissasemble hinge, cut a groove about a 1/4 inch wide...
  5. 1961shasta

    HEEELP!! need assistance figuring out Firebox-to-Cook Chamber Opening

    I need some help, for the life of me I cant wrap my head around figuring out the size of the Firebox-to-Cook Chamber Opening, I have read the tutorial, and it made my brain hurt, I have found the Circle calculator and am not sure which measurements to enter, can someone help me with this? I am...
  6. 1961shasta

    My 1st build, a mini reverse flow smoker using a 40 pound propane tank

    Well I have decided to build a small Smoker that is portable for camping and such. I am using a 40 pound propane tank. I met a great guy today who does metal work and helped me with my fire box and cut some stuff for me, even gave me a lot of cool free pieces. I would have liked the FB to be...
  7. 1961shasta

    My 1st build, a mini reverse flow smoker using a 40 pound propane tank

    still gathering parts, and learning about smoker building. I got a good start. still have to sand down the tank, (had a sand blaster lined up but it had issues when I got there) then I can start piecing it together. I found a great local guy that gave me most of the steel and even cut out my...
  8. 1961shasta

    Recomendation for sanding down tank?

    Well I a building a mini reverse flow smoker. I bought a 40 pound propane tank, and have spent a couple of hours stripping it with chemical stripper. not sure what to do next because quite a bit of paint is still on it, I'm thinking hit it with a wire wheel, then sandpaper and maybe the wire...
  9. 1961shasta

    How thick does the baffle plate need to be?

    I have a question, I am building a small reverse flow smoker, 12"x24", is 1/8th inch thick enough for the baffle plate? I making it portable and trying to keep the weight down. thanks in advance.
  10. 1961shasta

    New guy with a question about the feldon calculator

    If I am using a 40 pound propane tank, when using the Feldon calculator do I use the box marked "cylinder type cooking chamber" or "tank Cooking chamber" this may sound dumb but a tank can be round or oblong. not sure what they call a "tank". I do realize propane comes in a "tank", and many are...
  11. 1961shasta

    A dumb question from a newbe

    I recently joined this forum since I want to build a small reverse flow smoker, (about a 20 gallon size), and I have seen how a reverse flow works, and I was just thinking why not drill a few small holes in the plate that guides the smoke to the other end and helps provide even heat over the...
  12. 1961shasta

    why so big? I need a small smoker

    I just found this forum and the thread with lots of smoker builds. I noticed most all are quite big. It's just me and the wife now (kids have moved out). and I would like to build a smoker but I also would like it smaller and easy to move around or load up for camping if I want. Why are most so...
  13. 1961shasta

    hello, new here

    hay, I am from Arkansas, I grill 2-3 times a week and am wanting to get into smoking my meat. up until now I used the little chip holders that fit between the flavor bars on my gas grill, but want to build a dedicated smoker.
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