Octagon Offset Build (24" x 48")

[SNeal5966]

I probably did not need the gaskets but I just wanted them on the doors. The doors fit together nice and tight all the way around.

 

[phatbac]

Good looking Pit! should bring you many days of good smoking!\

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

 

[SNeal5966]

Good looking Pit! should bring you many days of good smoking!\

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

Thanks!

 

[HalfSmoked]

Awesome build sorry i just seen this. Oh to be a welder. Nice build and great ideas.

Warren

 

[SNeal5966]

Awesome build sorry i just seen this. Oh to be a welder. Nice build and great ideas.

Warren

Thanks Warren!

Well...to be honest I am not too much of a Welder myself...my dad was a HUGE help in that department, but this was fully my design / concept and I did everything else (cutting grinding design, least waste layout with materials etc) and some of the welding. By profession I am an Engineer though (Chemical to be exact, current role here at work is Principal Process Engineer). My father owns a construction company, and I worked for him all through school.

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Great !!
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear

 

[SNeal5966]

Looks Great !!
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear

Thanks Man!

 

[flatbroke]

looks real nice. something to be proud of for sure.

 

[SNeal5966]

looks real nice. something to be proud of for sure.

Thanks!

 

[HalfSmoked]

SNeal5966 Thanks for the like it is greatly appreciated.

Warren

 

[Eric Withers]

Exactly what I want to do but reverse flow. Very nice and clean build. How did you come up with the calculation for size of the fire box vs chamber and size of exhaust vs intake?

 

[SNeal5966]

Exactly what I want to do but reverse flow. Very nice and clean build. How did you come up with the calculation for size of the fire box vs chamber and size of exhaust vs intake?

Sorry, I have been away for a little while. I used this really easy to follow along with tool, free to use, website based...most on here I think are familiar with this...

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

Check that out, all the info you'll need is there.

 

[sunman76]

VERY NICE BUILD, LOOKS GREAT.

 

[Hawging It]

Hello All....

I have started a new project, building a new offset smoker for myself, using 1/4" thick plate. Here is where I am at so far....body is fully welded together, no end plates yet, door is cut and is partially fabbed. Firebox is welded up ready to attach, no grating fabbed or installed yet, no frame for it either. This thing is going to be on 10" swivel casters with 4" wide pneumatic style wheels (flat free) so that navigating around the yard won't be too bad. I made the panels 10" which makes the internal width 24". I did make the 2 vertical panels 12" though to give me some more spacing between my grates. The firebox is 24" cube. The exhaust will be 6" cube. The inlet to the firebox, 2 - 6" holes, will have slider vent covers on them. I wanted the ability to have a lot of air flow for higher temps when I want to.

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I like the unique shape.

 

[SNeal5966]

Thanks guys! Hawging It and sunman76

I have cooked on it twice now, and of course did the proper seasoning for 6 hrs or so before hand. Now that I have learned this smoker I am going to put up some cooking picks on my next smoke, possibly some video maybe even upload to YouTube....what do you guys think?

 

[Joe L]

This is an awesome build. I cannot wait to have one like this, maybe once I pick up some more rank lol. Congrats, again looks great.

 

[Hawging It]

Thanks guys! Hawging It and sunman76

I have cooked on it twice now, and of course did the proper seasoning for 6 hrs or so before hand. Now that I have learned this smoker I am going to put up some cooking picks on my next smoke, possibly some video maybe even upload to YouTube....what do you guys think?

Go for it. When you figure out how to upload to YouTube let me know. I would like to upload some of my stuff as well.

 

[randya]

Very nice work. I like the way you used spring hangers for your hinges. Thank you for sharing your build.

 

[SNeal5966]

Spring hangers? I am not sure what you mean....

 

[nanuk]

up here we call them shackles Google "Spring Shackle" you'll see what I mean