New Horizontal Smoker

[kybill]

I am building a new horizontal smoker. It will be  38inch round x 54 inches long. Offset firebox is 30 inches round and 22 inches in length. Smoker is made out of 1/4 steel and firebox is 3/4 steel.
[h2]Is a 6 inch chimney / flu  sufficient?[/h2]

 

[kybill]

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• kybill
• Apr 4, 2013

 

[kybill]

Firebox from the inside before it is welded on.

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• kybill
• Apr 4, 2013

 

[kybill]

Firebox door and vent.

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• kybill
• Apr 4, 2013

 

[kybill]

Smoker. Have one door almost finished.

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• kybill
• Apr 4, 2013

 

[kybill]

I'm sorry about the picture quality. I'll try to improve.

 

[disturbed1]

http://www.feldoncentral.com/bbqcalculator.html

This site will tell you how long your pipe needs to be

 

[kybill]

Thank you very much. I hope you have a great weekend!!

 

[disturbed1]

You do the same just run your measurements of your smoker and it will calculate for you
Nice build by the way now lets get her rolling with some TBS

 

[kybill]

Thanks. I have meat in the freezer I just need to get the pit complete! I;m sure I will have a serious learning experience once I can fire it up.

 

[themule69]

looks like a nice build. i see many years of great Q coming out of it. keep the pics coming.

happy smoken.

david

 

[bruno994]

Great looking build so far.  Can't wait to see her finished.

 

[steel hat]

looks like you'll have nice smoker when done

 

[kybill]

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• kybill
• Apr 5, 2013

My old smoker was not big enough. This is a picture of a rib cook I did last dove season.
 

 

[kybill]

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• kybill
• Apr 7, 2013

OK guys. I'm thinking of the dual chimney. I can always choke it off but this may help with heat.

Please comment as I have not done this yet.

 

[kybill]

I will have better pics tomorrow.

 

[kybill]

Please also comment on assisted door opening.

 

[so ms smoker]

  So you are not planning a reverse flow smoker? I think it would be easier to maintain consistant temps. Sorry, I can't help with details, but the calculator should give you all you need to know.

  Mike

 

[kybill]

No Mike I may add a warmer box above the fire pit later and turn it into a reverse flow when needed; I'll make the plate with handles and remove it when I'm not cooking reverse.
 

 

[bruno994]

Here is a thread on another forum if you are planning on building a "Hybrid" (ability to do both direct and reverse flow cooking) smoker.  This guy is local to me and put quite a bit of thinking and planning into his rig. 

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60519