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[kiowaguy]

Hello all, so I'm in a welding class and was told to find a project. I'm thinking of making a smoker simmalar to the one in the pitcure, was wondering what steel I should use and if anyone had any inputs.

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• kiowaguy
• Oct 22, 2016

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to SMF!

Glad to have you with us!

I'm not a builder so I can't help you with your question.

But I can move this to the build section, and I think you will get more responses there.

Al

 

[ahumadora]

Hi there,

I build a bunch of vertical insulated smokers.

To keep cost down, use 1/4" for the firebox and #16 sheetmetal.

If it is not too big 50x50x2mm box steel will work.   You can use thicker so it is easier to weld, but guessing you want practic filling holes;)

I would lower the stack also and put the intake vents in the firebox door.

 

[kiowaguy]

Sorry had a busy day, price really isn't an issue. The school is buying all the steel I just gotta buy wheels and handles that picture is just basically a rough idea of what I was going for. My problem is should there be something funneling the smoker into the cook chamber? Or is having it open fine?

 

[ahumadora]

Make it bigger and make it a reverse flow is my advice.

If the school is buying the steel, hell make one like in my profile pic ;)

 

[kiowaguy]

They won't buy that much steel. I thought about doing bigger but I don't have much room in my garage to keep anything much bigger then this one. How exactly does a reverse flow work?