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  1. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a new octagon offset build.

    Yea it would help if I could count. Mines designed as an octagon too.
  2. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a new octagon offset build.

    https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/octagon-offset-build-24-x-48.280203/ That's the link to the one that is very similar to my design. I'm also thinking about how much easier its gonna be to cut out .188" steel vs .312" steel.
  3. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a new octagon offset build.

    I have been designing and laying out a smoker very similar to another member a couple threads down, which looks amazing, and have run into a problem. I thought I had enough 1/4" steel plate to do it all. I'm short a decent amount. I found some new steel that will work, at a good price, but he...
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    If I win the A-MAZE-N-PELLET-SMOKER Contest, I plan to smoke ___A Cigar_________ for Thanksgiving.
  5. planecrazzy

    Danger of using galvanized hardware?

    What is the stove pipe listed as black matte made from? Is it just painted bare steel or is it galvanized steel with black paint over it...
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    Danger of using galvanized hardware?

    Metal Fume Fever isnt something to mess around with. But yeah the cadmium coating on grade 8 bolts is even worse
  7. planecrazzy

    Danger of using galvanized hardware?

    Many thanks for the responses Bmudd.
  8. planecrazzy

    Danger of using galvanized hardware?

    so the consensus is do not risk it, what I figured but I wanted to be sure. So I guess most people use stainless steel bolts then?
  9. planecrazzy

    Danger of using galvanized hardware?

    I am about to commence building of my very first barrel smoker.  I was curious if there was any danger associated with using galvanized bolts and nuts for the firebox assembly? Typically I avoid using zinc coated material when there is high heat present. Doing some research online the...
  10. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    I picked up the US Stove kit, top and bottom today from the local hardware store. Figure I could do it cheaper, but this will save me alot of hassle.  I had a curious thought while looking at the kit. Is there any danger from using galvanized hardware inside of this thing? I was going to...
  11. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    I hadnt thought of the space between the barrels as working as a baffle.  I just threw together a quick drawing of what I was proposing, but this does have the reverse flow plate on it.
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    Embarking on a Smoker Build

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  14. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    I was under the impression that Feldon's was for offset builds. Looking at it again I can see nowhere it says that so I appear to be wrong. the calculation I was questioning was the need for a 11.5" firebox to cooking chamber pipe.  To match that kind of square inches I would need two 8" pipes.
  15. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    is there a calculator, or a common answer, for how large the inlet from the firebox to the CC need be? It stands to reason that the diameter be much smaller than with an offset setup since it will be directly below the CC.  Is one larger pipe towards the end work better than two smaller ones...
  16. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    The part I am talking about is the piece that attaches to the barrel and holds the pipe in place that connects the two barrels. Around the door on the cooking chamber I was anticipating using a piece of flat metal and welding it to the door to create the overlap required. I really appreciate...
  17. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    I assume you are talking about northern tool? I can find the kits on their site, and the dampener by itself, but not much for as far as flanges. To my eyes the kits dont look too bad, but even buying both of them I will still be short one flange. 
  18. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    I am in Ohio. I am beginning to realize I was misinterpreting the definition of insulated. When I think of an insulated firebox I, being a blacksmith, think of the 2" of kaowool all around a gas forge. Looking at the designs I am seriously converting to the double barrel design. Is the vogelzang...
  19. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    The more I look at the double barrel builds on here the more I am liking them. One question I still have is how do most horizontal barrels do their hinges? Most pictures are with the door up so it blocks the view. how do people work around the 1:1 ratio of firebox to Cooking chamber using two...
  20. planecrazzy

    Embarking on a Smoker Build

    Would 1/4" Plate be sufficient for the inside of the firebox and the baffle? I am still having difficulty finding what is used for the insulation between the inner and outer layers of the firebox and how thick should it be applied?  Kaowool is what we use for gas forges.  If 1/4" will suffice...
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