- Jul 3, 2019
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Hi all -
Figured I'd start a thread to keep track of my progress on the smokers I'm designing/building. Nothing too extravagant - just a couple 120 gallon tank builds. I found a cheap supplier, so I bought three tanks. One for me, one for my dad, and one to either cut in half and use as fire boxes for our two smokers, or maybe build and sell a third one to help offset the costs associated with the project. We shall see. Not very many folks are looking for stick burners up where I'm at.
They're about perfect size for smaller backyard bbqs - in the end I should have enough space for about 4 briskets and a water pan with room to spare.
My initial idea was to build one that can be converted from RF to standard flow but, after reading about the success that folks seem to have with tuning plates, I think i'll just stick to the traditional flow. I want to have a hot and cold side if I'm smoking/cooking different things, but also want to be able to even things out in the event I'm actually cooking 4 briskets at once. I think tuning plates will be the way to go.
I do metal work (design and fab) for a living, so I will have this whole build modeled in Solidworks before I ever start cutting. If you're along for the ride, there will be plenty of screenshots and then, once the build starts, lots of pics too.
- Chris
Figured I'd start a thread to keep track of my progress on the smokers I'm designing/building. Nothing too extravagant - just a couple 120 gallon tank builds. I found a cheap supplier, so I bought three tanks. One for me, one for my dad, and one to either cut in half and use as fire boxes for our two smokers, or maybe build and sell a third one to help offset the costs associated with the project. We shall see. Not very many folks are looking for stick burners up where I'm at.
They're about perfect size for smaller backyard bbqs - in the end I should have enough space for about 4 briskets and a water pan with room to spare.
My initial idea was to build one that can be converted from RF to standard flow but, after reading about the success that folks seem to have with tuning plates, I think i'll just stick to the traditional flow. I want to have a hot and cold side if I'm smoking/cooking different things, but also want to be able to even things out in the event I'm actually cooking 4 briskets at once. I think tuning plates will be the way to go.
I do metal work (design and fab) for a living, so I will have this whole build modeled in Solidworks before I ever start cutting. If you're along for the ride, there will be plenty of screenshots and then, once the build starts, lots of pics too.
- Chris