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Sweet! I love the roller it's sitting on, pretty cool!

One question I have. What is your baffle plate thickness? Since it's essentially the bottom of your warming cabinet, is it 3/16" as well? I'd think you'd be better off with 1/4" there and the rest would be fine at 3/16". I'd be afraid of running in to warping issues what with it being your fire box'...

Plasma table..... Someday....

That's a pretty handy little smoker you're building. I dig it!

Jay

In the 3rd picture it looks like you've got a couple more in the back ground. Are you planning to crank out a few more?

Jay

I think, in my opinion, it's more important how your equipment is set up. A poorly set up(voltage, feed rate) mig will not penetrate and get deep enough, but the same is true with stick and tig. I used a stick welder on mine with good results, but if I had the green for a mig at the time then that i...

Gizmo wrote:Nothing scientific about HANDY. I've tried several diameters in my different builds but 4" pipe is my favorite for lots of other reasons too.

Handy and scientific are pretty much interchangeable in my book...

Big T wrote:If he hasn't had any problems with his lotos machine then that's the way I'd go. You'll probably get years of service from it , it's not like you'll be using it everyday all day long.

Pretty much what I was thinking. Now to sell my current welder...

Big T, I'm in the same boat... 4 grand on a machine is just not going to happen.... I've got a buddy with a Lotos Plasma cutter and they offer a combo unit for $699 brand new. I might go that route...

http://www.uwelding.com/catalog/item/53 ... 319191.htm

IMO, I'd go with the longer stack. It will help keep the smoke up over your head and not in your face. I'm sure Gizmo will be along soon to give you some sort of scientific reasoning for his preferance... btw, you don't have a fork lift do you?

Ok chaps, I've run across an intriguing machine while doing my Craigslist Crawl this afternoon. It's a combo machine that is TIG/Arc/Plasma Cutter all in one. It's 200 Amps and can run off either 110 or 220v. Has anyone ever used one of these? Is the asking price fair at $775? I'm very interested in...

Me too!

As far as the price goes, after remodeling our kitchen I had some drops of counter top left over. They made some great cutting boards just as it was. Here is a link to the place we got the stuff, butcher block they have it in 8 feet long pieces too. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/200578...

Forever draggin wrote:What's the flatbar for? Thx fellas

Are you talking about the 90* piece above the opening? If so, that's to keep rain out of the inlet.

That's how I did mine and I love it! My stack has a plate on it that seals flush and my air inlet seals tight, just like yours, which allows me to shut down my smoker totally! I dig it!

Jay

If I could make a suggestion.... Put a 3/4" core box bit in your router and put a "juice catcher" trough around the perimeter. Some even run the trough out to one of the corners for dripping into the sink or pouring off some of the goodness for dipping. That's a good idea Pete. I'll need to figure ...

I'd like to Piggy back on here for a second... I've toyed around with the idea of making a brisket sized cutting board for a while. On Sat. I cooked a big one and didn't have anything big enough to prep it on, so that was all I needed to get one done. It's a butcher block 22"x18"x1.5" made of Beech....

The Sams club by me sells the flat for about $4.49lb or the whole brisket for $2.59lb I would rather cut it myself and get the whole thing for the same price. I might have to consider a Sam's membership if I keep going like this.... I don't know of any good meat markets in my area and my local groc...

That sounds like a solid plan to me!

Ok Gizmo, got another question for you. As it sits in your driveway, the draw bar is holding it level. Are you planning some drop/swing down legs for the front and back to keep it stable when the drawbar is removed? I saw one once that had two static legs on the front and two swing down tongue jacks...

Puff wrote:That's much better! Were you looking for a piece this big or was it just sitting there in front of you and just had a vision?

That was all they had at my local grocer... About half that size would have been fine, but hey... Go big or go home right!?!?

vizion wrote:Jay, there isnt anything wrong with us Marines... Ok i guess we are all a little off our rockers..

No, not at all!!! I have an admiration and respect for anyone that has served! Wish I had... I was saying that the "banter" between Navy and Marines is never ending...

Jay

Gizmo wrote:Thanks for the comments guys! The drawbar slides out. It's held with 2 linch-pins you can't see in this photo. More pics later today.

I knew you had a plan... Well done!

Jay

Hey everybody - need an idea as to where I can find someone who can fab with either a laser / plasma or CNC machine a Navy Seal Trident for mounting on this thing - Just a little dedication to my dad. I've got a buddy with a CNC mill that might be able to do it depending on how big you want it... H...

Ok, did the pics not show up???? Let's try again...