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    Calling all welders, Looking for a machine!

    You drive a Lincoln You drink a Miller but you weld with a HTP You can get a nice machine online for 1500.00 and that's the top of the line model will weld 1\2" single pass. Its the htp2400 built my smoker and a monster bumper all 1/4" for a Chevy 2500HD. Never gave me a problem.
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    Chrome Stacks

    I bought a 4"od x 4' from HCM on e-bay (Hudson County Motors) inside dia. is a little under 4''. If I remember they go up to like 8''.  
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    Powder coating

    Will let you know soon I'm having my cook chamber powder coated and having cerakote put on the firebox. I'm also adding a 1/8" stainless steel plate to the top of the firebox just in case plus it can be used as a cooking surface. 
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    First Build

    Thanks Gary,  Still got a lot to learn but with this site and all the great people and info you can get here I know it will keep getting better.  
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    First Build

    Thanks Thomas and Gary Here it is the finished. It came out pretty good. I know what everyone is talking about with the stall it hit 170 and took almost another hour before it started climbing again pulled it at 195 wrapped it up and let it sit for about 45 minutes coulded wait any longer. I'm...
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    First Build (Moved from smoker build section)

    Thanks Len Here it is the finished. It came out pretty good. I know what everyone is talking about with the stall it hit 170 and took almost another hour before it started climbing again pulled it at 195 wrapped it up and let it sit for about 45 minutes coulded wait any longer. I'm happy with...
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    First Build

    Did my first cook last week some St.Louis style ribs. Here are before and after picctures. Had them on for 5 hours pecan, apple, cherry wood mix used a water pan and sprayed down every hours with apple juice. They fell off the bone may have put the rub on to heavy. the rub is from meathead his...
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    First Build

    Thanks 64Driver I was a 53 guy now i work for company X over in Afghan. 
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    First Build (Moved from smoker build section)

    Did my first cook last week some St.Louis style ribs. Here are before and after picctures. Had them on for 5 hours pecan, apple, cherry wood mix used a water pan and sprayed down every hours with apple juice. They fell off the bone may have put the rub on to heavy. the rub is from meathead his...
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    First Build

    Thanks Ryan I can't wait to do my first cook on it.  
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    First Build (Moved from smoker build section)

    Thanks Gary and Dave I was really scared I was going to have problems all the calculations came off Feldon's spreadsheet and after I was about 3/4 thru the build I ran accross I beleive it was yours Dave and my FB to CC opening was around 8 to 10 sqin's to small I have a 66 sq in opening and I...
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    First Build

    ITS ALIVE  Did my first test run just now started at noon till 2 and I could not be happier. I did one chimmney of kingsford got it to white ash dumped it in the charcoal basket put it in the firebox 15 minutes later temp was up in the CC add some splits ok oak got smoke real fast closed the...
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    First Build (Moved from smoker build section)

    ITS ALIVE  Did my first test run just now started at noon till 2 and I could not be happier. I did one chimmney of kingsford got it to white ash dumped it in the charcoal basket put it in the firebox 15 minutes later temp was up in the CC add some splits ok oak got smoke real fast closed the...
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