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I deal with this same issue, mostly on my top rack. I basically do not use the top rack unless the food is wrapped/covered. I found it was to tall of a fire, like you said that creates it the worst. If I runna real deep coal bed and toss a split on it absolutely starts throwing soot, can see it in m...

EverydayDiesel wrote:Outstanding build. Well done [emoji481]

Thank you. Its been a great unit to cook on, albeit my first stick burner.

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Looks amazing! Love chicken off the smoker!! And have yet to do a tri-tip!

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Thanks! It already has. The initial design is very dialed, if I move my air inlet 1/8 of the total opening the temp changes. Heats up very fast as well and is like clockwork for when wood needs to be added. Close the vents/dampers and it snuffs the fire, so its def air tight . Sent from my SM-A715W ...

I spent my winter building my first smoker. It is a reverseflow design from Smokerbuilder that I modified somewhat. Happy to say it works great out of the gate. So i thought I would share a few pics from my cooks so far. It sooted up on me this last cook but I think I have that problem worked out. C...

Love doing pastrami! This was my first one. Was hoping for sandwiches for a few days. Nope, gobbled up that night.

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Why did you put all that white stuff on the ground? Gonna be a mess to clean up! Hahaha I know this!! The heat off The Fox melted a bunch of it. Tells me I should have insulated it!! I am looking at a custom industrial insualtion blanket we use onbour hight temp steam valves at work. I would rivet ...

Well boys The Fox was pulled out of it's den today. Pulled nicely over the snow, be no problem come dryer times. First fire(s) all day tomorrow. No cooking yet, however there will be 10lbs pork butt and 5lbs of pork belly burnt ends on my WSMs. After over 2 weeks of -40°C it gonna finally be above f...

I believe I am like most with a smoker and can say I absolutely love cooking for others/groups. It's not an ego thing but a satisfaction of others delight in my food. Good job feeding the coworkers!!

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Nicely done!!!!

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Ugh, I am in a constant internal struggle how to finish mine. Raw or paint. Or sandblast, spray with water to rust evenly then BLO. I live in a very dry area so I am not afraid of atmospheric attack like along coastal areas. Will be way easier to maintain to, cuz it's already rusty LOL. Sent from my...

First fire is this weekend to test run it. It's also gonna be a balmy -41°C wind chill grrr! Mild all week and falls of the charts Friday night. And thanks on the mod comment. I didn't understand why I would want to walk around to use it. And it's deeper this was to! Sent from my SM-A715W using Tapa...

Needs the two extra temp gauges, stronger pull handle and a removable log warming rack under the firebox and its a wrap!! Counter weight will be added later one, door isn't that terribly heavy. Counterweight is more of a tribute, a silver fox cnc cut from heavy stainless plate. Wide angle pic distor...

Check with Keystone XL project, they now have extra hahaha. Just messing around.

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Not all pics came thru I think. Here is the air vent sliders anyway. I like how they came out. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210125/27409b25accc871c945314012b97204c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210125/699efa87b84fef67fcfd257957b860db.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210125/b89fe...

Looks great! I'm still flopping around on what to do with my final paint/no paint/ sandblast and oxidize (uniform rust look).

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The Fox has all handle but the ones for the CC. Dampers are done as well. Missing a pic of the baffle tuning plate handle/adjusting rod out the front of the CC. Also got 2 of the 4 remain grates made. Here's to first fire this coming weekend! 20210123_141843.jpg 20210123_200057.jpg 20210123_200112....

I've come to the conclusion that things don't necessarily have to be totally airtight. None of mine are, and they cook and smoke just fine. I guess maybe the picture makes that gap look worse than it actually is. It has gap but i bought thick gasket and it all around the door. Then we added to the ...

Does it have that big gap on bottom? I would try to pull it in and weld some gussets in. Gasket all the way around. We put a bright LED work light inside and there is only a few spots that had a bit of light shining thru. Perhaps its my years of working with pressure equipment that makes me take a ...

Dirtytires wrote:Understand the frustration on the doors, they can take a lot of time to get right. What are you using to seal up it up as your gasket isn’t going to do the job.

Lavarock firebox gaskets. Not understanding why it won't seal? Newbie mindset here.

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My handles were dropped off today. The double one is both handles for the cooker in one stand off, the guy who CNC'd my standoffs too long. I was trying to figure out where I want the handles to sit. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210121/89a25c148a5bdc52da85ed848d91c44a.jpg https://uploads.tapat...

That's a beautiful piece of wood, doesn't seem all that practical, though. What happened to the door??? I think it will work great actually. The wide end will sit to load both the CC and WC. The narrow end will be out from the CC and still hold trays. And the door went sideways with the trim. I gav...

Btw, how did you strip it? So far I’ve tried a stripping wheel on the angle, paint stripper, fire, and a small gravity sand blaster. Fire was the easiest and most effective but I get a lot of hard looks from the neighbors. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hahahaha awesome comment on the neighbors...

Wow, I obviously haven't been on the forum that much, you built a full rig since. Looks great! Job well done!

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Yikes!! I am always one to at least run safety glasses. Being an inspector my eyes are my livelihood. That will be quite the scar, glad its just a flesh wound! PS..scars tell better stories then tattoos lol

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