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Squiggle wrote:Nice work dude, definitely lucky no one was under that beast. Love the Xmas & birthday presents, very cool!

Thanks man!

Did you say you were going to build a simple actuator ???? :wtf: Don't slack up now!! That thing is a Beast, you're lucky you didn't have to call a tow truck to get it back on the wheels! Lol, I plan on a simple arm with a connecting rod to the exhaust lid. It'll have a guide that it moves in, and ...

Never tried boudin, but I'm willing to learn! Smoker looks great! Thanks man! Boudin is actually pretty easy. Here's the recipe I used: 1 (4-pound) pork roast Water, for braising and boiling 1 pound pork liver 2 cups rice 2 large yellow onions, diced 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped 4 tablesp...

Here are the pics; first one is the drip diverters on the doors. Pretty straightforward, with the exception being the vertical door. I wanted it to drip into the horizontal, so I made a trough for the drippings to get to the drain from the vertical to the horizontal. I also final welded the handles ...

I'm back guys! I took some time off at Christmas and New Year, and am ready to get back to it. But first.... Lookie what I got for Christmas!! http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee106/Bkndsdl/Smoker/0876E045-2DE2-44E8-B8A4-63EB635C6A08_zpsg4cnl4qy.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee106/Bkndsdl...

Strong Work! Thanks man! Don't let it bother you. We all make mistakes as we learn. If it were me, I'd cut them off set the doors and either weld on new ones or reuse the old ones. The doors should work really well because you will use this many times over a very long time. Yeah but it really sucks...

Been kinda busy the last few weeks, sorry I haven't posted. Just wanted to back up to before thanksgiving and show the progress I made. I was really surprised at just how easy the gaskets were to put on the door. I was prepared to have to screw them down for the gasket cement to set, but no need. Th...

Pit_Doctor wrote:Wow, that looks amazing.

Thanks Doc!

Yummy Now you tell me..lol :needfood: :needfood: :LG: Heck yeah! That's what I'm talking about! And as for those buddies of yours, you should call them and thank them for providing you with all the lunches for next week. Good job! Strong Work Bk! Thanks guys!!! Never see pork steaks around here.......

Smoke ring....... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee106/Bkndsdl/Smoker/CFA05131-2D53-4E79-B8E0-FB8AF41EFF68_zpslyipyxqq.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee106/Bkndsdl/Smoker/1F88955C-B631-4230-A641-120550C9C7C8_zpsqxbojvnc.jpg And my plate. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee106/Bkndsdl/S...

After 3 hours on the smoker, they come inside to get more work done. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee106/Bkndsdl/Smoker/F0011905-223A-4055-8757-FFA0C8F4CEDE_zpsqfpubx6j.jpg They are now given a bath in honey, tiger sauce, parkay, and brown sugar, then double-wrapped in foil and placed back on t...

It takes a while and several burns to work through the variables of wind direction, water in wood, type of wood, ect.... Keep up the good work and we want pictures. And samples!!! I can help you out with the pics, but as far as samples - Big T is actually close enough to have some. Believe it or no...

Thanks guys!! Well I played it safe on Thanksgiving and used my MES for the first bird, and did the second on the smoker........It didn't turn out too well. It was done, but it was cooked way too hot. It seemed to need way too much fuel to get to the temp needed. While dismayed, I decided I needed t...

Thanks Guys!! Well I just might make it! I worked on it until nighttime on Friday and Saturday, and Sunday after church I got it to a point where I can cook the turkeys in it! WOOHOO!! Here's how I welded up the door skins; the way I did the doors for the horizontal were just like I did the rest of ...

4-1/2" is all you'll ever need. 6" will be too big to get into some spots, plus it'd be heavier.......

I'd stay away from the torch as much as possible. Too much heat input = warping. If you tack weld a piece of scrap material over the hole, you can use that as your center.

I hate it when my job gets in the way of my hobbies :hissy: Don't I know it! Well I ended up only working half a day Saturday so I got to it! How to square a door frame with an unsquare & unlevel table.......takes a bit longer but it can be done. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee106/Bkndsdl/Smo...

well.......may not make it. Just been told that the office needs help and requested I work Friday and Saturday........I am so thankful to have a job, but MAN I so want to get this done before T Day........

I was looking at the wheels on this rig and thought about rolling it up a slight incline... It should be part of a tractor pull or iron man competition Lol, don't I know! I put all swivel casters on it, but I am seriously thinking of making one end fixed. It is very hard to get it to go straight......

Strong Work! :LG: Thanks guys! Just checked the weather........looks good for the weekend, but as Big T and I know, Mobile weather is cantankerous.....it's been said, if you don't like the weather in Mobile, wait about 10 minutes......it'll change. Let's hope not this weekend, turkey day is running...

You've got it going your way now :kewl: Heck yeah! Thanks guys! I did my best to get some work done on it yesterday, and ended up getting a good bit done but I took this monster in and out of the shed 3 times dodging the rain........after pushing it up the small ramp that third time did me in. Hope...

Got a good bit done Friday, and actually dodged the rain a good bit today to at least get the vertical's doors framed out. Here's the backside of the smoker, with all the exhausts cut out. The vertical has two exhaust ports, one high and one low. The low is for reverse flow operation, which is proba...

Lol, so I can blame all kinds of stuff on the drive!!! :BS: It is only supposed to be for a few months. I hope so. My main office is only 25 mins from the house, so I am hoping that I will be done with all the driving come the end of the year. Thanks on the smoker, I am getting anxious to see this t...

Hey at least Momma is on board with the idea. My wife says you will never be done with your trailer rig. That's because I keep adding things to it. I see her point but I believe I finished it 3 or 4 times already. As long as I'm able to use it after I make my additions it's done. At least until I c...

I like that you're thinking about how to build it so you can use it differently. Nice work. Thanks man. That's the whole idea with this build, I want to use it for as much as I possibly can; as many things in one cooker vs several different cookers. I can cook whatever I want on this puppy! Didn't ...