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Your assumptions are correct. I just thought it would be easier to clean that way.

Im fairly new to this, so is a tuning plate a bad thing? By mess up the heat distribution, im assuming you mean it will change the flow of air in the pit. My thought process on this is that it would help keep the pit cleaner by catching and diverting the grease to a drain pipe, instead of using the ...

How much gap do you think from the firebox to the drip pan. Do you think there should also be a gap at the smoke stack to allow for air to flow under the drip pan? Im assuming that not all the air will go up and over.

Im going to make a 24x60 offset smoker. Has anyone put a drip pan in an offset smoker? Looking for some suggestions.

Thanks. The hardest part was figuring out how to cut and bend the end so that it was rounded like a tank.

Here is a couple of pics of my first smoker build. It is a 30x72 RF. Semi insulated fire box.

I will try that when I figure out how to get them on my computer!

Merry Christmas from SE South Dakota! My name is Dick and I am new to the site and to using a forum so it may take me awhile to figure this out. I look forward to meeting new people and learning more about smoking. I have had a pellet smoker for several years now, but have always wanted a stick burn...