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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    Convection on this is not as good as my diy hobby but the firebox is amazing in comparison. Can’t wait to get her all sealed up
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    Today was definitely the day of realization on this. I was planning to have the boxes tagg welded with splitters in to slow down the domino ignition of the coal bed and use the minion method but now I realize this thing is way bigger than the diy hood I made in my first voyage to finding bacon...
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    I know I shouldn’t look but the temp got a little high and I couldn’t help myself.
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    I put a bit of belly bacon on and wanted a Smokey flavor for tonight’s ribs that will be finished in the oven.
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    Well I finally got around to firing her up. Seems to be going ok but I will stay close for now just in case.
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    Sorry, I’m having trouble typing messages at the moment. The wood I use is pear wood for bacon and I get it from an orchard that is close by. Where we are wood is really easy to find. Most of it gets turned into coal for grilling but there is so many to choose from. The first place I checked was...
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    This deflector is looking sexy. The edges are all returned through 3x90* bends, that should baffle the smoke to the other end
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    I managed to get my pop rivets to bend downward in case water gets in. You can see the the support for the heat detector between the smoker and the deflector. This was riveted one also the old bbq rack has been removed and the clips now hold a 1cm x 1cm 304 bar to seal the smoker better.
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    Slowly getting it all together
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    After hours of drilling and snapping multiple bits I feel a small progress. I can’t believe how hard this 304 is to drill. I slipped and stabbed my finger with a broken bit because of applying so much pressure while drilling slowly.
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    That’s the wife’s, anything can be justified there. I’m only in this for the learning of it so far. Hope I’ll learn a lot and end up throwing down for a decent smoker soon. I’ve learned a lot so far but was totally lazy in material research. Great lesson to learn before firing her up.
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    Remake the lot with 304 ss
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    All of these modifications are going in the trash. Galvanized metal should not be used for anything related to eating. I will not even wash galvanized metal in my kitchen sink after reading the things I have read. Thank god I shared pictures on here and had @mike234 spot I was using galvanized...
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    I think I will look into removing the zinc with citric acid. It will rust like crazy but it should be safe right? Anyone have experience with removing zinc? I will need to give it a coat of something too but not sure what to use.
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    Also what do you mean by ’I’d have drove it a while’? And thanks for the heads up
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    Really? That was the first thing I asked when ordering it. I said high temp food grade and didn’t think about researching that. Time to get studying again
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    My thinking is if I make two minion method boxes I should be able to have one box as a stable low temperature and use both together as a stable higher temperature setting. The boxes still need a bit of work and I’m thinking about pop rivets to finish those off two. I would weld them but my...
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    Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

    I went with two fire boxes to see if I get better temp control
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