Fixing my fairweather smoker

[NewBuilder]

My smoker doesn’t like cool temperatures. 15c and cloudy and it struggles to get to 250. I decided to encase the smoker in a insulated shell using steel studs and rockwool. The outside will be plywood but the new doors will be steel studs and aluminum skinned for fire protection.

 

[SmokinEdge]

How does she run??

 

[NewBuilder]

Still in progress. Hopefully I can finish it by next weekend.

 

[JLeonard]

look forward to the finish on this.

Jim

 

[normanaj]

look forward to the finish on this.

Me too for sure.

 

[NewBuilder]

Did some more work. The unit will be painted flat black when completed. I still need to trim, adjust, sand etc.

Both doors with edge strips. I'm going to use piano hinges.

 

[NewBuilder]

I got it fired up. It is not completly finshed, I think I want to have no wood. That will happen a little bit later. I just want to use it.

A lighter ga steel track would have worked better. The thicker stuff is harder to work with. I have a lot to learn about working with metal.

It easily goes to 300 deg-I did it only as a test. It has merit.

I used it all day to make jerky and bacon.

 

[Fueling Around]

Looks good from here.
Sure you want to paint it? Would look pretty classy with a bit of stain and urethane sealer.

 

[NewBuilder]

Looks good from here.
Sure you want to paint it? Would look pretty classy with a bit of stain and urethane sealer.

Thanks, but I inadvertently constructed it out of square and didn't notice until the doors were installed. The doors themselves were not built flat either. It functions, but I would like it to look better close up. The aluminum panels on the doors require some extra bracing to accommodate thermal expansion.

As is, it works very well.