New smoker build TANK QUESTION"aka" the art project..

[sunman76]

okay thanks! I will check them out.

 

[indaswamp]

Jackpot!

Exactly what I was thinking....only now he's got to spend some coin for all the stainless for the build out. It'll be sweet when it's finished though.

 

[indaswamp]

Has anybody ever put windows in a warming box?

I have a buddy that fabricates boats and steel barges. I'll ask him......He will have some ideas.

 

[sunman76]

a few updates

 

[indaswamp]

Would be WAY cool if you put a small 5~8hp. engine on it so it would actually roll on the wheels to move it into place.....

 

[sunman76]

LOL yeah it rolls pretty easy, but do room for steering. The front tires slide off for trailer mode.

 

[smokin peachey]

Looks really neat. How do you have the stacks set up to keep the heat drawing through your cook chamber? Is that an air ride suspension you put under the rear axle?

 

[sunman76]

Looks really neat. How do you have the stacks set up to keep the heat drawing through your cook chamber? Is that an air ride suspension you put under the rear axle?

It is set up as a reverse flow, and the stacks are fake from the joint at the flange to the bottom.

HOLE NOT CUT IN TANK YET IN THIS PHOTO.

 

[sunman76]

yep it will have air ride and a on board air system.

 

[smokin peachey]

Very nice fabrication!

 

[indaswamp]

OK, here is what my buddy suggests:
Cut a frame plate for inside and out with the frame having 3/4"~1" overhang into the window opening. have your glass cut loose, about 1/8" gap all round. Stitch weld the inner frame. When it comes time to mount, drop the glass in with spacers to keep the gap even. apply high temp silicon in 2~3" lengths around the window, let harden (apply shallow though-just enough to hold the window in place). Remove the spacers, apply more silicone around entire window gap. install outer frame (tapped with machine screws).

You want the final silicone application to be raised about 1/16" above the glass for a good seal on the outside.

Of course, you would need to install the inner frame and tap the outer frame along with the heater box where the frame is to be installed prior to painting. Then install the window after painting.

Hope this helps

 

[sunman76]

OK, here is what my buddy suggests:
Cut a frame plate for inside and out with the frame having 3/4"~1" overhang into the window opening. have your glass cut loose, about 1/8" gap all round. Stitch weld the inner frame. When it comes time to mount, drop the glass in with spacers to keep the gap even. apply high temp silicon in 2~3" lengths around the window, let harden (apply shallow though-just enough to hold the window in place). Remove the spacers, apply more silicone around entire window gap. install outer frame (tapped with machine screws).

You want the final silicone application to be raised about 1/16" above the glass for a good seal on the outside.

Of course, you would need to install the inner frame and tap the outer frame along with the heater box where the frame is to be installed prior to painting. Then install the window after painting.

Hope this helps

GOOD SOUND ADVISE. THANK YOU!