Questions on building a smoke generator

[chaser]

Anyone have a good plan for building a smoke generator for a fridge smoker?   I prefer to make one instead of buying a pre build mostly for the sake of doing it myself any tips would be appreciated

 

[alblancher]

I hope someone chips in with some actual experience but the forum is pretty slow today.  I guess everyone is at the NC gathering or at Jazz Fest.  All I can do for you in the mean time is suggest you type "smoke generator" in search.  I saw several options that might work for you.  If you find something you like we may be able to help you a bit more
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[ironhorse07]

The AMNPS is just too cheap, easy, and foolproof for me to bother building one. Just my two cents.

Doug

 

[processhead]

I have experimented with several smoke generator designs over the years. The only one that I am really satisfied is one I build that is loosely based on a design used in many pellet stoves and grills to auger chips or pellets from an outside hopper into the smoker.

It has a metal box on the outside of the smoker that houses a electric motor, timer, a hopper for wood pellets and an auger.

The auger moves the pellets into a chamber inside my smoker. The inner chamber has a heating element that keeps the pellets smoldering. The ashes fall into a box where they can be removed periodicly. The smoker is electric and has a separate heating element that actually does the heating.

I am in the process of making some drawings so I can post them on this forum. See the thread "Blanket Warmer Build" in "other builds"

SmokingMeatForums.com  › Forums  › Smoking Supplies & Equipment  › Smoker Builds  › Other Builds

 

[diggingdogfarm]

I have built many different smoke generators, I too recommend the A-Maze-N generators.
Here's a place to start:
Home Made Venturi Smoke Generators
http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/smokehouse-plans/smokehouse-smoke-generator/home-made

The venturi type generators are notorious for excess creosote production unless set-up perfectly.


~Martin

 

[cdldriver]

check this out

.http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/120488/blanket-warmer-build#post_805000

 

[cdldriver]

sorry  processhead i didnt look but here is the link http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/120488/blanket-warmer-build#post_805000

 

[fishwrestler]

I built a replica of the smoke daddy and then bought the Amps and see now that I wasted my time making my own,.

Robert