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Where do I find more people that can build a trailer cabinet smoker? I have the design made, and it can be simplified down to me just needing a large cabinet smoker, and a place to hold the wood. I didn't see the appropriate forum for this. I already checked the FA builder and found 1 person that "m...

just noticed you said "solidworks".. had to look it up to realize what you were asking. No, I am using Google sketchup.. it's free (well the free version works for what I am trying to do right now)

So just out of curiosity, could I then change the thickness of the metal used to 1/8", then insulation, then a layer of thin metal around the insulation? Checking to see if I can save money on the cost of metal, to allow for the builder to do insulated for the same price... and it will make it much ...

wow.. excellent advice! Yeah, since I am not the one actually welding this the price of insulation would probably be way more than 80 bucks or so. But this is what I was thinking, thanks for the compliments and keep the ideas coming.

After reading up on thermal mass the steel's ability to retain that heat couldn't be THAT different from 1/4" to 3/16". I mean it is 25% less in thickness, but I have this feeling that the 1/16th of an inch wouldn't equate to "that" much more consistent temps. I am in Dallas though so I am usually n...

Thanks for the comments so far. One of my main concerns is weight and I'd like to keep it as trim as possible and thought 3/16 might be an answer... but I am also very concerned about the temperature control. Trying to gauge how heavy this thing will be for towing purposes, and how much more it is g...

Just realized I had not modified the door. The door will be a single door.. pretty large I know. It will actually extend the door to the edges and hopefully have 4 hinges keeping it on.

So I have revised this MULTIPLE times based on advice and I wanted to see if you pros had any good advice for this build. I am not the one building this smoker, but I am designing it so I want to make sure it is the best bang for my buck. Here are the pics http://i.imgur.com/HzhH69r.jpg http://i.img...

was checking out the different types of diffuser plats.. if we made one as a 4.5'x5' slide in diffuser.. how big do you think the holes should be? Larger in the middle over the pan and then decrease in size as I get to the sides? maybe 1/2" holes on sides and 3/4 - 1" in the middle?

Great ideas on the 3 1/2.. as far as reverse flow.. might be out of my budget but I will see. The hotspot idea is concerning though. Any examples of how the baffle plate or diffuser would look?

Trying to put together a design I think will work for my application. I'm looking to cook large amounts of sausages, and large amounts of any other Q.. chickens, brisket, shoulder, etc. I think I have a good basic idea, but the diagram shows it all. The rails are spaced 7" away for large brisket hei...