My Smoker (finally started it.

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disturbed724

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Jul 2, 2012
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Pittsburgh Pa
Hello, I have been lurking in the shadows for a little while now. I asked a few questions and decided to take the plunge! I found an awesome smoker idea/build that I figured I'd try to build for myself. Its has been a lot of fun so far. I'm pretty green to welding so I figured this would be good practice and a chance to get better. Here are the pics from the first 6 hours of work.

This is the design

















The gentleman in the pic is my good friend and supervisor. lol he has experience welding so he definitely helped out a lot! Sorry they are in the wrong order. The smoker is all welded together. Today we'll cut the openings for the grill and fire pit part. I figure I'd clean up the welds and make it look "pretty" on a rainy day. I need to make more progress.
 
Thanks Hambone! I have a pretty cool paint design and total scheme for it. lol. I just hope I didn't bite off more than I can chew lol.
 
Update!

Here is the next 6 hours of work. It's really starting to come along now. I can smell the brisket or chicken or ribs cooking now! lol.










EDIT: Does anyone have an idea on how big my exhaust tube should be for letting smoke out? I don't want to get further and mess it up because I needed to make it bigger or smaller. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
 
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Lol. ~~"Does anyone have an idea on how big my exhaust tube should be for letting smoke out? I don't want to get further and mess it up because I needed to make it bigger or smaller. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance." no one has an idea? lol I might be in trouble lol.
 
Look at Feldon's Pit Calculator  put in what you have and it will help you size openings chimney size etc. I wouldn't go less than 3" or 4"  but that is just me, check Feldon's and it will give you an idea. There has been a lot of discussion on stack size and length. A larger dia. stack will evacuate more smoke and heat a lot quicker than the small dia. you just have to find a happy medium that works for your smoker.

gary
 
Well, She is almost complete. I have to figure out the rest of the exhaust and then seal the doors and season her up!

Hey, I was wondering, the heating exhaust tubes are ok to use for exhaust right?




 
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