Modding a 2nd hand cheap offset

[BLB]

This deflector is looking sexy. The edges are all returned through 3x90* bends,
that should baffle the smoke to the other end

 

[kelbro]

Looks good. Saw your reference to RMB. What kind of smoke wood do you have available in your part of China? I had a difficult time finding good hardwood there.

 

[BLB]

Looks good. Saw your reference to RMB. What kind of smoke wood do you have available in your part of China? I had a difficult time finding good hardwood there.

 

[BLB]

Sorry, I’m having trouble typing messages at the moment. The wood I use is pear wood for bacon and I get it from an orchard that is close by. Where we are wood is really easy to find. Most of it gets turned into coal for grilling but there is so many to choose from. The first place I checked was the roast duck restaurant and that is great to start with but when you find other sources, it’s always nice to tinker. I’m going to add on this some pictures of wtf happened while drilling that 304. I’m sure I just heated the metal up till in deformed enough to make a hole. Have a look at this. I can’t explain it.

 

[fxsales1959]

of eveything I see I'd chuck the baskets for the fire box. You'll find fire management to be a B$%ch
I had an similar OK Joe and found a mod that suggests getting a fire safe grate to lay across the bottom of he fire box, then a bigger one to set in the firebox at an angle. this will allow charcoal starters from a chimney to be put in, then easier to add splits from the end door of the firebox.
You may already now this but fire management can be a PITA with an offset. I found a good bed of charcoal then adding wood to the top.
I'm too old and it's too hot to fire manage an offset in S Florida. Sold mine and got a gravity feed then a WSM.

 

[BLB]

Well I finally got around to firing her up. Seems to be going ok but I will stay close for now just in case.

 

[BLB]

I put a bit of belly bacon on and wanted a Smokey flavor for tonight’s ribs that will be finished in the oven.

 

[BLB]

I know I shouldn’t look but the temp got a little high and I couldn’t help myself.

 

[BLB]

of eveything I see I'd chuck the baskets for the fire box. You'll find fire management to be a B$%ch
I had an similar OK Joe and found a mod that suggests getting a fire safe grate to lay across the bottom of he fire box, then a bigger one to set in the firebox at an angle. this will allow charcoal starters from a chimney to be put in, then easier to add splits from the end door of the firebox.
You may already now this but fire management can be a PITA with an offset. I found a good bed of charcoal then adding wood to the top.
I'm too old and it's too hot to fire manage an offset in S Florida. Sold mine and got a gravity feed then a WSM.

Today was definitely the day of realization on this. I was planning to have the boxes tagg welded with splitters in to slow down the domino ignition of the coal bed and use the minion method but now I realize this thing is way bigger than the diy hood I made in my first voyage to finding bacon. This thing just lit all the coal in one go (bear in mind it’s -1 tonight so today was pretty cold) I think in summer if I have the boxes welded up it may still work as I thought. This is the joy of tinkering, a huge learning curve. I will definitely be using less coal and more wood for now and the advice you gave me will definitely be used. Thanks for the share and can’t wait to get me some more sticks. I’m still in the stages of sealing and testing atm so any advice is good advice.

 

[BLB]

I know I shouldn’t look but the temp got a little high and I couldn’t help myself.

Convection on this is not as good as my diy hobby but the firebox is amazing in comparison. Can’t wait to get her all sealed up

 

[in. pred]

i have a chargriller grill i use as a smoker. the pile of coals(usually 12-14) and some wood chunks for the smoke. meat is at other end. its easy to regulate the temp with fire in same container. been contemplating getting a new off set but these fire tending and temp issues keep me second guessing it. mite just make one out of a barrel and some bed frame. lol