The stainless is 20 gauge. The inside compartment was riveted and seams siliconed. I’ve drilled out the rivets and removed the silicon and started tack welding everything back together. Everything will be welded by the time I’m done.
I’ve seen a lot of nice builds but I want to make this into a stick burner instead of electric or pellet. The freezer that is intact minus the doors is exactly the same as the one I plan to use except for the door configuration.
The freezer is upside down and this is how I’m going to build it. I want to use the open area on the bottom as my fire box. It’s 27 inches wide 13 inches tall and 29 inches deep. The smoke chamber is be 24 W x 58 T x 29 D. The bottom of the smoker chamber there are two rectangle holes. The bigger one will be patched over. The smaller one in the back will be connected to the firebox. I’m thinking of making it reverses flow so the width of the vent coming in will run to the top of the smoker but be reduced slightly on both sides so I can put my vent stacks out on both sides of the back bottom. I kinda scribbled the vent idea on my donor freezer.
So my questions are.
Will the stainless hold up as a firebox wall or will I need something different?
Is it a bad idea to have the firebox under the smoker even though it will be insulated between both compartments.
Will the reverse flow idea work?
