- Dec 14, 2012
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Hello. New here. I wish I would have ran across this site before I started building my smoker. Lots of good info here. Anyway about 2 months ago I decided I wanted to try and build a smoker. I have very limited welding experience and almost no experience with smokers. Other than using the one I bought second hand several years ago.
I wanted to build something different, and unique, and I think I have accomplished that. I know my design has several flaws, but it's too late for me to change them now. All I can do is find ways to combat the negative effects of my design by fabricating methods to combat them. I think the 2 major things I have to content with is going to be a heat issue, and a how to get this thing out of my garage issue.
Anyway This beast is made out of 1/4 plate, and is 5 1/2 feet tall. I will take measurments of each part individually and post them when I have time. It is still a ways off from being completed. I still have several things to add to it. I need a stack, air inlet for the fire box, stand, shelf, and a few other things.
Tell me what you think and any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks.
The start of the fire box
My shitty welds
Fire box and smoke chamber
baffle chamber and firebox welded together
It's general shape
View from the top through the unfinished baffle into the firebox
baffle closed
baffle open
Door on latch and handle.
Door open
What I got so far
A little western decor. Best I can do with a torch.
This is what my original thought was when doing it. So far it's turning
out the way I envisioned.
Well I got the back of the smoke chamber on, and the door. The two last
major things I needed to do.
Almost done. Just need a few more things. An air inlet for the fire box,
legs, smoke stacks, and a
lot of grinding, and painting. Here is what I have done so far.
Got a door latch on. It's a pop up camper roof latch. If it's strong
enough to hold a roof
down on a camper it's strong enough to keep the door closed.
Didn't have a "Hook" for the latch so I forged one out of RAW STEEL.
.
Took a piece of 1" flat bar
and heated it up and hammered it over. Add's character.
Got my rails in for the racks. I chose to do them in 6 inch spaces. I am
only making 3 racks, so If I need a larger space I
can move one of the racks up or down to make a taller space.
Got the temp. gauges in.
On the inside of the door.
Decided to do 4 racks. I'm going to add one more set of rails on the
bottom.
Fully welded and ground with a flap disk.
Bottom of the firebox rack.
Top of the firebox rack.
Inside the fire box.
All opened up.
And one more shot of the whole thing.
I wanted to build something different, and unique, and I think I have accomplished that. I know my design has several flaws, but it's too late for me to change them now. All I can do is find ways to combat the negative effects of my design by fabricating methods to combat them. I think the 2 major things I have to content with is going to be a heat issue, and a how to get this thing out of my garage issue.
Anyway This beast is made out of 1/4 plate, and is 5 1/2 feet tall. I will take measurments of each part individually and post them when I have time. It is still a ways off from being completed. I still have several things to add to it. I need a stack, air inlet for the fire box, stand, shelf, and a few other things.
Tell me what you think and any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks.
The start of the fire box
My shitty welds
Fire box and smoke chamber
baffle chamber and firebox welded together
It's general shape
View from the top through the unfinished baffle into the firebox
baffle closed
baffle open
Door on latch and handle.
Door open
What I got so far
A little western decor. Best I can do with a torch.
This is what my original thought was when doing it. So far it's turning
out the way I envisioned.
Well I got the back of the smoke chamber on, and the door. The two last
major things I needed to do.
Almost done. Just need a few more things. An air inlet for the fire box,
legs, smoke stacks, and a
lot of grinding, and painting. Here is what I have done so far.
Got a door latch on. It's a pop up camper roof latch. If it's strong
enough to hold a roof
down on a camper it's strong enough to keep the door closed.
Didn't have a "Hook" for the latch so I forged one out of RAW STEEL.
Took a piece of 1" flat bar
and heated it up and hammered it over. Add's character.
Got my rails in for the racks. I chose to do them in 6 inch spaces. I am
only making 3 racks, so If I need a larger space I
can move one of the racks up or down to make a taller space.
Got the temp. gauges in.
On the inside of the door.
Decided to do 4 racks. I'm going to add one more set of rails on the
bottom.
Fully welded and ground with a flap disk.
Bottom of the firebox rack.
Top of the firebox rack.
Inside the fire box.
All opened up.
And one more shot of the whole thing.
