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Thanks a lot. More to come

Here is the trailer I came up on for free.

Cutting the box out

I have not spent a penny yet. My goal is not to until I get to the grates and paint. I'm a budget minded builder for sure. My wife gives me the look every time I even mention smoker build. Lol. But I did come up on a free trailer today. It is all aluminum diamond plate.

We have a soda blast guy that leases a spot in our yard. He said he will do the whole smoker for $100 when I'm completed. Not sure if that is a good deal or not. But sounds like it will improve my results for sure.

Cutting hinges

I moved to a new house so my build got delayed. But I'm back nôw. And I'm lucky enough to have a Cnc plasma table in my shop at work to cut my fire box with. More pics to come

How much did the steel for the fb cost. And what size is it?

Thanks guys. I am now going to just build it regular.

My first thought is always stale smoke. But what if I put a little half inch tube that runs from the top of my CC to my stack to help evacuate the smoke that will be stuck in the top. Sorry my brain is just clicking out random thoughts

Is it better to have the stack closer to the grate or traditional style? Please tell me the pros and cons of both. All opinions are welcome. Thanks

Our compressor at my work blew the motor. This was a perfect chance for me to finally build my smoker. First I torched off the motor flanges. Then I hit the welds with a grinding disc and flapper wheel. After that I cut out my fire box opening. I think I did pretty good for my first time. Hopefully ...

I actually was not going to run it down into the CC. I am going to run a 90* off the peak of the bell. Because there so a big valve there and I figured it will be easier to utilize the hole instead if patching it up. Plus I think it will look cool. Do you think this will work ok? And thank you by th...

How far from the cooking grate should my heat plate be? How much slope do I put in the plate? The calculator says my stack should be 40.5 inches. I'm running it all the way down to about 4 inches from the grate. Do I count my 40" from the top of the tank or from the bottom of the stack? Thanks. How ...

I've come to learn that the tank prep is going to take longer than the build

Ok got it. Thank you.

Thank you. Mind if I ask how you came up with that number?

How do I find out what size tank I have? It is an air compressor tank that is 24" wide by 60" long weld to weld and 66" from end to end. It has a 3" bell on each side.

I got it figured out I hope. I am going to clone a meadow creek TS120P smoker. These things are very nice. My only question at this moment is about the calculator. It says to run a certain size fire box but wouldn't that box be different depending on whether or not I am running a reverse flow or a r...

Thank you. I just did it and have all my demeans ions figured out now.

Hi, I am building a RF smoker. I have a question about my cooking chamber. I have an air compressor tank that I am using. It is rounded on both ends and is 66" long by 24" wide. Any idea of how many gallon tank this would be? Also, I plan on making the fire box 24x24x24. Does that sound right? Also ...