"Mailbox" mod question

[DrewJ]

Hey All!

I have been wanting to add a mailbox type of device to my MES 30 for a while now. I have had a few ideas from building my own out of wood to hacking up a perfectly good tool box I have that doesn't see much use. Today at work I came across an old cash box that might just do the trick. My concern is size. I am wondering if it's too small. I have the 5x7 AMNPS tray and it will fit in the box with some room but not a ton of extra air space. Here are the dimensions:
10" x 7" on the top and 4.5" deep. Here are some pics of the box. I'd be removing all the plastic bits, tape and stickers.

What do you guys think? If this seems like a bad idea I'm perfectly happy to try something else but I figured it was worth asking.

Thanks for any feedback!
-drew-

 

[muddydogs]

Why not? Might need an extra air hole or two but as long as the tray fits I don't see why it wouldn't work. Once the mailbox gets heated up there's very little smoke in the box as its all drafting up the hose to the smoker so a smaller container might be a better deal anyway.