Natural gas fired smoker from a food warmer

[seehfour]

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• seehfour
• Nov 24, 2012

Picked this up at the parish auction a couple weeks ago.  It's all aluminum with 1.5" insultated walls. 5'6".

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• seehfour
• Nov 24, 2012

Welded up some racks.

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• seehfour
• Nov 24, 2012

I robbed the ceramic side/sear burner and valve from my masterforge natural gas grill and piped it in with glavenized pipe.

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• seehfour
• Nov 24, 2012

Added electronic ignitor.  Decided to go low-tech on the chip pan. 

I've fired this thing on high for 30 minutes and got it up to 275 and climbing (ambient temp was about 70).  Then went to low and my temp dropped to about 245.  I've got a couple of valves upstream of the control valve to drop it lower if I need to.  Any suggestions on the wood chip pan?  I'm pretty sure it's going to work and I've made TBS for about a half hour on a test run before I shut it off.  Please give me some input/suggestions.  I'm a complete newb at smoking but I'm handy and diligent.  My 3 year old is having a birthday party in a couple of weeks and I would like to serve some pulled pork.  If I've missed something let me know.

 

[davidhef88]

Looks like a nice build. Can't wait to build one some day.


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[tjohnson]

Looks like a cool build

I don't see an fresh air intake or an exhaust

You could use a grease tray that drains into an external container

An open flame with grease dripping on it could be an issue

A heat deflector would help diffuse the heat

Todd

 

[seehfour]

Looks like a cool build

I don't see an fresh air intake or an exhaust

You could use a grease tray that drains into an external container

An open flame with grease dripping on it could be an issue

A heat deflector would help diffuse the heat

Todd

Looks like a cool build

I don't see an fresh air intake or an exhaust

You could use a grease tray that drains into an external container

An open flame with grease dripping on it could be an issue

A heat deflector would help diffuse the heat

Todd

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• seehfour
• Nov 24, 2012

This is supposed to be in the mail on it's way.

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• seehfour
• Nov 24, 2012

The original hole in the back was for the power feed through for the heating element that went in the bottom.  This will get a damper or valve I havent decided.

I had planned on putting a pan on the bottom tray for water or juice.  I thought that would be enough of a grease trap and may also act as a heat deflector.  Just something to keep the heat from rising straight up and out.