First build
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That is the damper on the bottom of the fire box with stops at wide open and all the way shut. Brought the cooking grate all the way out to the edge of the tank. That big gap on the out sides of the cooking grate looke bad now it's all symmetrical;)
Billie, morning... I like the vents and the whole smoker.... Looks like it will cook good.... Let us know how the heat control works while you have a fire in it..... Break it in and throw something on it to smoke.... Better chain it down so it don't get "borrowed"..... If you have trouble with heat/smoke flow and control, the expanded metal at the end of the RF plate may be an obstruction.... just something to think about... depends on the area of the open spaces....
Dave
Dave
Well it is 8 degrees out side and its holding at 200/220. Had to do a test run before paint. It didn't warp as much as I thought it was going to so that's good.
Billie, well I guess you found a flaw at 8 deg.... If that's the only problem... congrats.... engineering successful... great job..... Dave
austin-b
Newbie
terrymn
Smoke Blower
Looks great! Thanks for the note on the drip tube freeze/congeal - that's now permanently noted in me little brain. :)
Dave - that actually is something we have to deal with. An overnight smoke that same night would have bottomed out around 20 degrees lower than 8, so it's def. something to keep in mind for us tundra dwellers
Dave - that actually is something we have to deal with. An overnight smoke that same night would have bottomed out around 20 degrees lower than 8, so it's def. something to keep in mind for us tundra dwellers
bbq city
Fire Starter
Nice build pics....curious to see how all works out...... building a hexagonal shaped RF smoker myself.
... check out the plans on my profile.... I'm also in for this build.....
terrymn
Smoke Blower
throttlejunkie1
Smoke Blower
You got some skills! That cooker looks great! I'm still waiting on a day off to smoke mine. I like the idea of your big wheels on the FB end and a handle on the other. I need to make that adjustment on mine when time permits. Mobility matters when these things weigh what they do! Post pics of your Q-view when you get the chance.
Thank you. If your going to make a handle for yours I would put it on the legs mine is to high it's really hard to move around. What is a q-view?
throttlejunkie1
Smoke Blower
It's just a pic of what food you're smokin that's all. I liked your handle location idea and got the handle I made and mounted it up to the legs. I'm not done with it yet because I ran outta time. I'll post a pic in my thread.
Yep she works great!! Seasoned it with 4lbs of bacon then smoked up some bacon wrapped venison steaks. Turned out perfect melt in your mouth could chew them with your tongue. Mmmmmmmm
dragons breath
Meat Mopper
Great job. Smokin in the cold. It got down around 17 here back in '91. ha ha
That bad boy will work anywhere!
That bad boy will work anywhere!
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