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Well I've cooked on it a few more times and starting to get it figured out. The oil seems to be holding up well and it’s not rusting any more than it was. The sheen has went away a little, it’s more of a matte finish now. I finally got the temp gauge mounted too, here’s a picture of the finished pro...

Dacolson, thank you I'm really happy with the look. As for how it'll hold up, I'll be able to give you a better answer after I use it more but It seems like it will. I wiped it down while it was hot and had a fire going. I heated everything else up more with a propane torch. Here's a link you can wa...

Here are a few more update pics. I sealed the outside with boiled linseed oil and it turned out great, it was a little tacky at first but after being heated up it's nice and dry. The oil darkened up the steel and gave it a nice sheen. Sealed up the door with lavalock gasket and got the handle built....

Ya for sure, the little things take the longest. I got more done Saturday but didn't finish. All I need to do is a few finishing touches and the cc door handle. I really like the way the exterior looks right now and would like to keep that look. What do y'all recommend putting on the outside to seas...

Thank you, I’m happy with the way its turning out so far for my first attempt. I got quite a bit done yesterday. I’ll get to work on it again Saturday, hoping to get it done then!

Well its been a few weeks since I have posted but i didnt have much progress to post. It took some time to rebuild the CC door, but i got it done and it closes much better. I also finished up the FB door and got the wheels and legs completely done. So its getting there, I hope to have the CC door ha...

Ok cool, I'm going to give it a shot. I decided to work on the CC door and cut the hinges off and flanges off. I tried to heat them up and tweak them but didn't have much luck. So, we'll see how that goes. Here are a few pics of the FB. I ended up getting the holes in the FB door cut out on a CNC ta...

Thanks guys. Are y'all bracing the back of the FB door? So I'm getting to the point where I'm fixing to need to do the stack. I originally was just going to square tubing flush mounted to the CC, no particular reason other then I liked the look. Now that I've seen the manifold style like Franklin's ...

Thank y'all for the help and kind words. I got some more done this morning on the FB door and I think it turned out real nice. All I've got left is the vent holes and the latch.

oooohhhhh I gotcha, makes sincw now! What size strap are y'all using? Are you shimming it off the cc door?

So I took a brake on the door tonight and worked on the firebox and hinges.

So I have a few questions, and thank y'all for the encouragement. My OCD is killing me with this door haha. Im not really wrapping my head around how hinge placement will make a difference... What thickness and width flat staple is best for the flanges? Do you gap the flat staple off the door when m...

Ya the hinge is directly over the kerf. I didn't know any better at the time. It has a decent seal everywhere but it's not tight on the top or bottom. I think I'm just going to role with it and use a gasket and or silicone. Here is a picture of the door gap and the fire box mounted.

I'm going to try a few things before I cut the side flanges off. The problem i see with the crescent wrench idea is the flanges that are causing the issue are the rounded ones. So its going to be hard to keep the curve uniform bending then with a wrench...

Thank you guys i appreciate it! The CC door flanges didn't come out as good as I wanted. They have a tight fit on the sides but they are holding the door up a from closing all the way. I dont think its going to be a huge deal ill just have to use some lavalock gasket. Ive tried to reshape the flange...

Here are a few update pics.

Thanks for the response and input. Here are a few progress pictures from the other night.

Thanks for the info. 14" seems small to me and maybe more of a hassle to get wood in there. I just haven't seen many FB's under 20". Can I go bigger and stay under a certain size differential % or is going bigger not a good idea?

At what point does the FB size calculator not work? According to the calculations I need a 20" round by 14" long FB. That seems small to me and maybe more of a hassle to get wookd in there. I just haven't seen many FB's under 20". Can I go bigger and stay under a certain size differential % or is go...

Thanks for the input, after I cut the pipe it seemed small and that was my fear. I have enough left over to cut it whatever length I need to though. All I was going off of originally was the 1/3 rule and reading that too big of a FB can easily to burn to hot. So, at this point i'm not sure if I shou...

Thank you, I appreciate it. Ill post more pics as i continue to make progress!

This is my first smoker and smoker build. I love metal works stuff and love good BBQ. So, I decided to build my own backyard smoker. I didn't want anything too big and it already bigger then i had imagined. My destinations are 20"x1/4" round pipe for CC and FB. CC is 40" and FB is tentatively 14".

This is my first smoker and smoker build. I love metal works stuff and love good BBQ. So, I decided to build my own backyard smoker. I didn't want anything too big and it already bigger then i had imagined. My destinations are 20"x1/4" round pipe for CC and FB. CC is 40" and FB is tentatively 14". I...