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Hey guys! I know it's been awhile, but I want to revisit this topic. Kids and work got in the way the last year or so, but with all this time off because of cover I'm jumping back into smoking again. So, I installed the vents called for in the plans (24x48 cylindrical reverse flow with square firebo...

I am probably the last person to take advice from but I have watched a bunch of Aaron Franklin videos, and read his book. I have also looked at about every offset and RF build thread I can find. With that said I have been thinking about this one. Aaron's smokers are built for flow across the CC at ...

Thanks guys! All other things are to spec based on plans (BP Gap % vs throat, smoke stack diameter and height). Full plans are the 48" x 24" reverse flow smoker, square firebox on the right. Stack is located exact place as plans - direct center about 2 inches or so from the outside of the cook chamb...

Also wondering if building a proper fire basket helps? I currently just have a flat piece of #9 3/4" expanded welded on top of 3 pieces of 1" angle. Fire stays going really well and it's really easy to keep a solid temp. Wondering if what i've seen folks build in regards to fire baskets would help m...

Hi guys! I built a 48" x 24" reverse flow almost 2 years ago thanks to y'all's help via plans from smokerbuilder.com. The last thing I have left for the build are the firebox vents. Hoping to have you guys help me make a decision about adding (or not adding) the vents. I've been cooking for awhile n...

Thanks guys! Went great! Will upload final pic later on.

Hello Everyone! Work got me busy for the last few months and to be honest, once I got her to a place where I could use her I stopped working. Smoking meat is so much more enjoyable than grinding and welding and grinding and welding and ugh. But I'm picking it back up this weekend. Just have to build...

It's 44" by 23". I built 2 grates the same size. 22x11.5. It's large enough for at least 4 full size briskets, probably 8 turkeys, 10 pork butts. Perfect for personal smoking. Let me know if you'd like more pics.

Oh yeah. It's only a 5-10 degree difference. Just wondered if that was normal. My first smoker. It's been very easy to keep it a steady temp. And my meats come out great thus far!

I finally got her finished! Well, almost. But it's been finished enough to try her out! http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo186/redblotch83/IMG_7864_zps2zupf0xo.jpg http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo186/redblotch83/IMG_7820_zpsg13fzdoh.jpg http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo186/redblotch83/IMG...

Have another quick question. I've been thinking about the door cutout. And I've seen a lot of cookers on here where the cooking surface is level with center. Is there a specific reason the plans call for it to be 2" below center? Is that because of baffle plate distance? I've noticed that folks on h...

Thanks guys. Here are a couple photos of the build up to this point! Coming along nicely. We have the baffle plate installed and the firebox attached, but I don't have pics of that yet. Thanks for all the advice guys! http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo186/redblotch83/Smoker%20Build/IMG_7214_zpsoh...

Thanks for all the tips everyone. After jumping in we ran into a tiny roadblock with the plans. In regards to the cooking chamber door. We purchased the 3" hinges from the site. The plans say to weld around the outside of door steel 2" plates. If you do that do you weld the hinge on the top of the d...

Thanks guys! Getting started tomorrow. Also, what is the consensus on square firebox vs round firebox?

Hey all! Brand new to this thread. First time smoker builder. Building from plans purchased on the site and I had a couple of questions. My father is an experienced metal worker so I have all the metal work covered, just wondering about a few details on the build. Planning on using 1/4" steel on eve...