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  1. rodgea

    New build help

    I've been cooking a few things on my new offset smoker build but im having problems with the ashes blowing into the cook chamber im trying to figure out the best way to stop it here are some pics.
  2. rodgea

    Smoking a turkey

    I'm going to be smoking a turkey soon and I have seasoned red oak and cherry what would be the best to use or a combination of both? I have used oak to smoke ribs before but don't know how it would be with turkey.
  3. rodgea

    Burn out

    Hi I have built my first new smoker and I am trying to burn the old paint off I got it good and hot for about 4 hours then tried to scrape the paint off but only a little of it blistered do I need to get all the paint off? or could I just paint over it guess I could try to sand it off what do...
  4. rodgea

    door tabs

    Im building a firebox for my smoker just got the fb door cut out but I cant figure out how tp put door tabs on the outside to make it look better without them hitting and not being able to open the door.
  5. rodgea

    It begins

    I started building my smoker today went to the steel yard got 1/4 steel for my firebox its going to be 12x12x15 first thing I did was cut the propane tank just enough to cover my fb to cc opening which is 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 square plus an half inch to stop any grease making its way into the fb I...
  6. rodgea

    cooking grates

    I'm going to make some cooking grates from expanded steel going to use some 1/4 round bar to frame it the cooking grate will be going inside of a propane tank so my question is what does the grate sit on should I weld some angel iron to the inside of the cook chamber?
  7. rodgea

    cutting propane tank

    What would be best for cutting a propane tank I have an angle grinder and a sawzall.
  8. rodgea

    Firebox opening

    I'm getting ready to start my first smoker build its a 14 inch diameter propane tank 42 inches long I want my firebox to be 15 by 15 square  feldon's calculator says I need a half moon opening of 8.29 inches this seems big too me just want to make sure this is right before I cut 8.29 inches out...
  9. rodgea

    100lb propane tank

    Hi I just got my hands on a 100lb propane tank would it make a good smoker Its tall and skinny its long enough but would it be able to fit say a 12 pound turkey or should I look for something else thanks.
  10. rodgea

    Old gas grill smoker

    Hi I made a smoker from an old gas grill someone was going to throw away it works well I smoked a rack of ribs with it but for some reason I keep getting billowing white somke every time I shut the lid after I shut the lid for about 4 minutes I get good thin blue smoke but then it turns to heavy...
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