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With that millermatic 200 I would not go less than .030 wire, and it would be hard wire/solid wire it is so much better than flux core wire, your welds will be much slicker and you can weld in all positions no problem. On verts weld downhill been doing it for 30 years,aint nothing to it. That is ju...

Got some .024 wire today setup in the welder and messed with it briefly.. I pretty sure it'll work... I though I had .030 on it but it was .035... Save that for the the heavy stuff!

Thanks all!

I use .023 wire in an old Miller 135 set to 7 and 70 - works great. 11 gauge is easy and If I'm careful it will also do the lighter gauge (16?) stuff too... :D Thanks for the tip Rick i'm gonna head to tractor supply today and see what they have for wire..If I can used this square tube I have it'll...

Hello all my name is Carlos I live in Wilton, CA. I've been smoking meat for about 2 years now and I'm totally hooked.. Started out with a Brinkman cheapy and quickly bought a side fire box Char Griller brand smoker... I I've modified it some, made a charcoal basket, did the dryer vent tube mod, and...

I've got some 2x1 or 3/4" tube that I cut off and old trailer but I'm blowing through it in the lowest power setting with my welder.. I thought that would make a nice little frame.. And should be strong enough. Ill have to see about setting up the welder with smaller wire.. I think right now it's se...

Thanks Frank!! I think that's the first thing ill build so I can easily move that thing around!

Well went out and bought some pneumatic tires and casters yesterday and started pricing out some materials at the local steel supply.. Dang that stuff is expensive.. I still haven't figured out my final design yet.. just though I'd get a rough idea of costs etc. I want to cut the tank first and figu...

The Bax wrote:would appreciate an update on how the smoker works. I have two takes with the same dimension and may use the same design.

What he said!

Also what was the wall thickness on your tank?

dcman (The Czar) wrote:

Thanks Man!!

Thanks for all the info guys... looks like a better get my materials list together!! We'll see what the weekend brings!!

Thanks Tuscaloosa! Ok scratch the propane starter assist!!... I'd much rather not have to worry about it! If I were to go with a plate fire box at 1/4" could I get buy with 3/16" baffle plate in the cook chamber... just trying to weigh the costs..

Here's a pic of my tank

Hey Guys, First of all thanks for the Forum lots of good info on here!! I want to build my first smoker. I've got an 81.4 Gallon Propane tank that looks like it used to be a pickup truck tank. I'm debating on a side fire box or reverse flow smoker... I leaning toward the RF, becuase I think in the l...