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So while I was working on the smoker yesterday, my wife comes out to the shop and says "What do you have left to finish?" While I was explaining she said "I can use the grinder and wire thingy to get the old paint off, if that will help" Now I'm not sure what the consensus is but I'm thinking that s...

DC I was thinking the same thing Gizmo it's 14Hx14Wx12L and that calculates out to 142.2% I had originally calculated 12Hx14Wx12L which is 121.9% The reason I dropped it the additional 2" is because I've added the ash pan. Should work out in the end but that's prob why it looks bigger than it should...

Got some more work done on the smoker that my friends and family refer to as "Mini-me" got a few pictures taken also so I figured I would share the progress. http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff479/Tj_Wrangler_SC/21_Reverse_Flow_Smoker/IMG_2013082127932_zpsd77e1217.jpg Here I made the fire hinge t...

When you cut the baffle plate to the right width it will rest in at the appropriate height no need to use standoffs.
As far as getting the length to fit, you'll probably save apt of headaches if you split it into 2 pieces across the width then butt then together.

So the day wasn't as productive as I would've hoped, but I intentionally took my time to prevent as much heat build-up as possible from causing the door to spring. I got the door cut out and the FB to CC opening cut out, and I rinsed all the crud out of the tank. http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/...

Hello again, now that I've finished up my 250 Reverse Flow Trailer, http://smokerbuilder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2092 With how successfull that build came out, I've been asked by a coworker if I could build him a smaller one. I just so happen to see this old compressor at a friends house in ...

So I got it home today around noon, and after they put a new tire on I figured I would go ahead and make the other tire match and keep my one original tire left as a spare JIC. I upgraded to 3" Thermometers I can now calibrate and they look so much better and are honestly more accurate. Anyways enou...

So here is when I took the smoker back to the fab shop http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff479/Tj_Wrangler_SC/Smoker_Build_250/IMG_2013080916775_zpsd6cd7ec4.jpg There's a little story about why I took it back to the fab shop. I picked up the smoker yesterday afternoon and shortly after getting on ...

So I just got finished with the final touch ups on the smoker. Here's a quick review of what's been going on the last 2 months, I entered my first official KCBS competition. I entered the backyard division and thought for sure I would get the best results on my chicken. I didn't garnish anything and...

I did, and my local Harbor Freight is used to seeing me buy 2-3 packs of 10 cutoff discs EVERY TIME they go on sale.
BTW for those that don't know is about once every 3 weeks.

So it's been a while since I posted any updates on this build. In fact I've been having so much fun using it I started to wonder if I was ever going to get the final touches finished up. Here I finally got the bar handles in place and removed the useless angle iron handles seen in solo many other pi...

Thank you for the awesome feedback.
I Made The Shelves With 1X1 Angle And There Is 6" Between The Top Of The Bottom Shelf And The Bottom Off The Top Shelf. Then I Split The Difference For The Middle Shelf, Giving 2 1/2" Clearance If I'm Using All Three Shelves or 6" when cooking with the two.

I also smoked 40lbs of spare ribs, here is pic when they went in.
There are 3 racks of ribs on each of the 3 shelves.

Got to smoke a little bit more last night. Here is a picture of the 73lbs of Boston Butt, after about 5 hours of smoking. http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff479/Tj_Wrangler_SC/Smoker_Build_250/IMG_2013042829352_zps8894f499.jpg http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff479/Tj_Wrangler_SC/Smoker_Build_...

I heard a few times, that guy that goes by the name "Frank_Cox" knows a little about building these things so I'd prob listen to him. I think he's even built one or two himself.

Wow! great build. few things.....where did you get the red handled door clamps? I need some for sure. Also i saw that you adjusted your cc and fb height. I need to do the same, but I have a torsion axle.....might need to remove tank, and fb to add 2" under legs? And what size material did you use f...

dcman (The Czar) wrote:Where was I during this?

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Did you not get any?
Hmmmm, I told everybody to save some just for you. I guess you'll just have to get here sooner next time.

At last, I got to try it out and cook me some ribs. Here I have the fire going and cooking away. http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff479/Tj_Wrangler_SC/Smoker_Build_250/0421130745a-1_zpsfacfb1a0.jpg Here is the ribs after about 3 hours, it was actually the first time I opened either one of the coo...

So I spent about 6 hours just burning up some wood in it today, playing with the intake dampers and waiting about 30min to see the effects. And for 4hours of that time I smoke about 3 lbs of fatback on the grates and got a good coating of grease on the racks and just about everything that slides and...

So is there an ongoing discount code where active members can receive say a 10% discount on a second or third set of plans?
If so I can think of at least one member who would DEFINITLEY take advantage of that.

Smokeone wrote:If TQ says it, then I would do it. He is spot on!
I too would lower my rack. Someday you may want a smidgen more room. ;)

^^^ Yeah, go with what he said ^^^

Here is a pic of the damper finished up. I left a 3/16" lip of overhang to allow for a stop to be welded onto the cap.

Here's a picture of the smoke stack damper being cut out, and it's obvious enough but once again using the old trusty cut-off discs.

And the smoke stack is now installed.

Spent some more time working on the smoker today. I got the grates made, http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff479/Tj_Wrangler_SC/Smoker_Build_250/IMG_2013041636275_zps772b9eee.jpg And just for a reference point and to add perspective to the overall size, I set an 18" level on the grate in this pict...