help finding center of tank

[smoking rookie]

What is the best way to fond center of tank? I'm fixing to start on myuy first build? Thanks for any help

 

[smoking rookie]

My Wife just brought to my attention that i cant type. fond=Find and myuy=my. sorry for any confusion.

 

[JckDanls 07]

thats ok... we read typonese

 

[daveomak]

Rookie, morning..... Have you looked at smokers that our members have built to find a design you like.....   find one and we will go from there.... When building a RF smoker, there is a starting point.....   that is the height and width of the RF plate and the CC to FB  opening.....  The size of the CC determines those parameters....   Sooooo......   what is the size of your tank...  length between the welds if it a propane tank, the diameter, the gallons capacity if on a label...   In my signature line are some links that may be helpful to you.....

Dave

 

[boykjo]

Like this

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• boykjo
• Aug 31, 2013

 

[smoking rookie]

Hi Dave yea been looking on here a lot. Put the tank size in the BBQ calculator. And ready to start.

 

[smoking rookie]

Dave best I can tell off the plate it's a 58 gallon.

 

[smoking rookie]

Will have to check length. I can't remember want to say its 33-34 inches

 

[daveomak]

When measuring propane tanks, usually there are 2 volumes.....  Water volume and propane volume to consider....  when tanks are filled with propane, they are usually filled to 80% capacity or something like that....  It's the water (real volume) that is used to figure the smoker calculations....  So taking real measurements is important to know what the size of the tank is......   Dave

 

[jason stafford]

Distance between welds is 33 inches. with 20 inch diameter.

 

[jason stafford]

Distance between welds is 33 inches. with 20 inch diameter.

 

[jason stafford]

sorry for the multiple post not sure what happened. How do i find teh size of my rf plate

 

[daveomak]

sorry for the multiple post not sure what happened. How do i find teh size of my rf plate

Jason, morning......    Who are you ??????   I'm trying to help Smoking Rookie with his build.....  If you are looking to build a smoker, please start a new thread in the forum that best describes your ideas for a smoker......  probably "Reverse Flow Builds"......

      http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/201/reverse-flow

Dave

 

[smoking rookie]

Dave it's smoking rookie I had forgot that I had hit the sign in with Facebook button by accident. Sorry

 

[daveomak]

Well Jason, morning..... You confused the cr@p out of me......  Of course, as you can see, that don't take much......     Looks like a 60 gallon tank....  I will run some numbers when I get a chance......  

Dave

 

[daveomak]

Jason, here are my thoughts on how to cut the pieces to put her together......  I'm here if you have any questions.....       Dave

   .............click on pic to enlarge.........

Smoking Rookie 33x20 60 gal 9-2-13.jpg

• daveomak
• Sep 3, 2013

 

[smoking rookie]

Thanks Dave. How far in the cc do i need to put the stack.

 

[daveomak]

Bottom of the stack about 2"-3" above the food grate and that puts the top of the cut about 8"-10" above the food grate, with either of the 2 designs...

 

[smoking rookie]

Thanks.

 

[gary s]

Useful tool ........................  This way you can figure your tank yourself without guessing 

To find out how many gallons multiply your cubic feet x 7.48.     1 cu. ft = 7.48 gal