Going by your avatar "Now I know why tigers eat their young" sounds promising.
A New Build: 24x30 Vertical Offset - A Custom Build For JLeonard!
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"Did someone step on a duck" , "Tell the chef this is low grade dog food"...lol
Jim, how are you getting this smoker home?
Oh sheesh! Now I get the reference!!!
Renting a large utility trailer with a ramp from u-haul. Its about a 6 hr drive one way, so thinking Bryce and I will drive up one evening after work. Stay the night in a hotel get the smoker and drive back. And I'll have my brother and oldest son on standby to help get it out of the trailer.
Jim
6 hr drive, trailer rental, hotel... Just to find out somebody else already picked it up ?
He's gonna be PISSSSSSED !!!
He's gonna be PISSSSSSED !!!
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Don't forget a bunch of ratcheting tie downs, a moving blanket to protect the paint. Maybe even several 1' - 2 x 4's to screw into the floor of the trailer to lock the wheels in place...this SOB is going to be heavy.
.....looking forward to seeing it all painted up and loaded on a trailer. I'm betting Jim is like a 6-year-old on the 23rd of December.......bouncing all over the place and not getting any sleep but is enthusiastically happy about it..... LOL
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Another possible name:
Up in Smoke: You can call the vertical cabinet Chong and the horizontal cabinet Cheech.
Maybe give it tie-dyed paint job.
Chris
Up in Smoke: You can call the vertical cabinet Chong and the horizontal cabinet Cheech.
Maybe give it tie-dyed paint job.
Chris
Looks like Dog Chit.... Taste like Dog Chit...
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Well, barring any steps I've forgotten or haven't thought of yet...the fabrication of Jim's smoker is complete! After completing the work shelf/table and getting that welded in place, I turned attention to finishing the stack and the rain cap/damper assembly.
After consulting with a professional pit builder whose knowledge and experience I trust, I settled on a stack height of 10". That's pretty close to the tallest I could make it, and still let it clear a standard overhead garage door.
I'm happy with how the rain cap/damper turned out...but as tall as this pit is, a short person might struggle to reach the damper handle LOL!
Jim had indicated that he'd like to have some cargo tie-down rings...so the last step I completed was to install 4 of those on the side panels of the cabinet.
The next update I make will be a test burn! I want to see how it draws and holds temps. And I may need to do a second test burn to see how the direct cook charcoal basket draws in the bottom of the main chamber...just to see if it needs another intake vent on the side of the CC. My guess is that opening the firebox up will provide the direct-fire charcoal basket with plenty of air...but I do want to make sure that's true before sending it home. And while I'm doing the test burn, I'll also go ahead and spray interior surfaces with cooking oil and season it at the same time.
If the test burn goes well, the only thing left to do before Jim picks it up is get if prepped and painted! As long as nothing else gets in the way...I think I should have it ready for him to pick up inside of a week!
As always, thanks for checking it out...only a couple updates left to come!
Red
After consulting with a professional pit builder whose knowledge and experience I trust, I settled on a stack height of 10". That's pretty close to the tallest I could make it, and still let it clear a standard overhead garage door.
I'm happy with how the rain cap/damper turned out...but as tall as this pit is, a short person might struggle to reach the damper handle LOL!
Jim had indicated that he'd like to have some cargo tie-down rings...so the last step I completed was to install 4 of those on the side panels of the cabinet.
The next update I make will be a test burn! I want to see how it draws and holds temps. And I may need to do a second test burn to see how the direct cook charcoal basket draws in the bottom of the main chamber...just to see if it needs another intake vent on the side of the CC. My guess is that opening the firebox up will provide the direct-fire charcoal basket with plenty of air...but I do want to make sure that's true before sending it home. And while I'm doing the test burn, I'll also go ahead and spray interior surfaces with cooking oil and season it at the same time.
If the test burn goes well, the only thing left to do before Jim picks it up is get if prepped and painted! As long as nothing else gets in the way...I think I should have it ready for him to pick up inside of a week!
As always, thanks for checking it out...only a couple updates left to come!
Red
What an amazing build Red that will be enjoyed by several generations!
Jim is in for real treat!
Keith
Jim is in for real treat!
Keith
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