Looks great Red, fun following with the build. That is a heavy son of a gun.
I don't do metal work. But I think I can build one out of some good finish wood and a few coats of marine spar varnish. lol
Jim is going to love this smoker, and I see he will be able to get quite a few packages of hot dogs in there .
David
Oh man! Now the pressure is on! Woohoo! Bring on the OT. And I gotta get busy with wood shopping, and gadget buying!
Hmm...you got me to thinking now....I may just keep it in the garage if its finished by the end of may. Cause, Lord willing and the stars align I'll be moving to NWA in the early summer. Be easier to move from the garage than fighting it around the house. And I can assert my dominance over the other dads with my massive cooker!
I did this with the X-Fire at the old house and it DID assert dominance in the neighborhood!!! LOL
When you are doing the test burns, I would suggest a fire in the VC just to confirm as well. I'm going go out on a limb and say a 15-16 inch ish 4x4 will be the sweet spot both fire box burn and VC burning....
Do what works best for the smoker! I'll just work more OT!So a 15" stack would put total height at about 85 1/2", or 7'1 1/2". My garage door opening is 7' tall, and I'm pretty sure that's the standard size...so either 14" is gonna have to be the max stack height, or I'm gonna have to design a hinge system of some kind. I hope it doesn't come to that - it'd mean ordering more parts...and spending more of Jim's money...
Red
Hey Red... We can keep him working overtime for the rest of his career ...
Is there a plan for storing racks/grates that have to be taken out for bigger pieces of meat (if needed) ? I'm thinking some kind of hangers on the back side.... Or maybe some slide rails underneath the CC...
JLeonard
What do you think Jim? For times when you need to remove racks for larger meats, or for hanging bacon or sausage...would you want a dedicated rack-hanger system of some kind on the back of the smoker...or do you wanna simply store extra racks on the storage rack under the cabinet?
Lets just go simple and store them underneath. Although Keiths idea does sound good.Hey Keith... My first thought was just keep it simple and store them on the expanded metal storage rack under the CC, but those are both good ideas - I'd probably lean towards the idea of some hooks or hangers of some kind on the back of the cabinet.
Red
Just for perspective, the X-Fire is 76.5 without the stack......NOW that gives me a real feel for the size! I am putting a 1-inch vertical collar round the stack area that is slightly bigger than the stack and then adding a welded square nut on the inside of the stack on two sides with matching holes in the stack and collar.... slide in and bolt.....bingo.So a 15" stack would put total height at about 85 1/2", or 7'1 1/2". My garage door opening is 7' tall, and I'm pretty sure that's the standard size...so either 14" is gonna have to be the max stack height, or I'm gonna have to design a hinge system of some kind. I hope it doesn't come to that - it'd mean ordering more parts...and spending more of Jim's money...
Red
I believe you are going to be amazed at how easy it's going to be to cook on as wells how uniform the heat will be.
I am 6-4....So the top rack should be about chin high on me and the bottom rack about waist high. Just right for a fat boy with a twingy back. I'm looking forward to seeing how red does the stack.
seenred
that’s looking damn good buddy… I know your humble… but that’s one fine smoker there… you do awesome work!
JLeonard
… By the way… I am still willing to take one for the team Jim… have the perfect spot for it! Just looking out for you my friend… then you don’t have to worry about pushing that HEAVY thing around! 
