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Remember that two 4" pipes don't equal a single 8" pipe. Volume changes dramatically when diameter is increased or decreased.

I've got the unit up for sale locally, hoping to sell it and build another just like it and put alittle cash in pocket.

Wanting/needing a tig welder pretty bad.

The gap is one inch.

I just used a enamal paint from the hardware store and a spray gun. I did follow all other recommended steps and used all the same brand of primer/paint. Insulation is just a fire resistant rated at 1500 degrees

Finally got it painted and all finished.

So do I dare try it with out water? Or will it be too hard to control the temp?

Thanks for the info guys, I'll keep at it and get a few more cooks under my belt before I start to panic. I took a temp reading of the steel plate last night. The CC was at 275 and the steel plate was reading about 400. I've only done ribs and mac n cheese so far, can't wait till I get to try brisket

Yep and on to the steel plate around the water pan

I need help, been using my new smoker and learning how it works and I have a question. How come my water pan isn't going empty? I seem to be using very little if any water at all. What I have between the cooking chamber and the fire box is as follows. Fire box, charcoal basket is 7 inches tall, abou...

I've already started to think I want to build a small portable smoker like this, maybe this winter when the wife ins't watching

johnwash wrote:Wow that looks great around how much did that run you if you dont mind me asking

Johnwash, Ive got about 7-750 in it right now, plus paint.

Just finished dinner, certainly a different smoke flavor then other cookers I've used but the end product was very very good. It will fun to tinker with rubs alittle more now that i know my heat will always be same.

Well I just threw the first racks of ribs in my smoker, and have a fatty going in a little. The only down side seems to that I no longer get to play with the fire the whole time I'm trying to cook.

Thanks for all the compliments

It currently has 6 racks but has slots for 14. Each rack is 20 x 22 so it should hold lots of food. It was still burning after 10 using only 9 pounds of charcoal, I got tired of watching it so I shut her down. It held steady at 250 all day long.

Still don't know what color to paint it yet, any ideas? Almost done with a stainless steel shelf that hangs off the handle on the side, and need to make a stainless steel trim ring around the thermometer. My biscuit test went pretty good, seems to be very little temp difference from top to bottom.

Final 2 pictures for now

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Well I'm just about finished with my latest smoker build, seasoning and biscuit test today. I've been working on it over the last couple of months. Here is a few of the pictures I took along the way. Feel free to ask questions if you have any.

DSCN3825 - Copy.JPG Getting ready to mount the doors on my smoker. Doors are approximately 24" wide X 1 1/2" thick. Fire box door is 15" tall and the cooking chamber door is 33" tall, the door material is all 16 gauge so they are kinda heavy. Should i use piano hinges or the weld on bullet style hi...

I followed these plans pretty close, it made for a pretty good machine.
http://www.millerwelds.com/interests/pr ... ing-brake/

Thanks for the reply Gizmo, I will mount mine like this I think. Thanks