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Last night while smoking chicken I couldn't get the chamber past 220* or so. So today I cut out the plate I put in the firebox, I think it was blocking the heat and draft. I fired up a test fire (large one) and get the chamber up to 310* no problem. So I took another piece of 1/4 steel and placed it...

Thanks, I just made a piece of 1/4 inch steel with the rounded end that will fit up against the end of the tank. I can now cut a few different sizes of 1/4 and see how long or short the pit likes it then weld it in when done. Thank you again.

How do I figure the right baffle plate gap for my set up? My CC is 43x14, FB is 22x12, I have a 3" exhaust that is roughly 17" long, I have 2 3" pipes from the FB to CC. My plate now has a 6" gap at the end is this too large? How do I figure out how big it needs to be?

Just took chicken off, it took about 2.5 hours to cook the pit was between 210-230. I think that my firebox damper is too small so I will open it up some more tomorrow to see if I can get a little more heat. Plus I think the hickory I was using was a little green and not putting out enough BTU. Here...

Since I added the plate in FB temps wont go over 240*, it sits around 220-225*. I don't know if my old temp gauge on the door is accurate I think I need a new one. I can hear the fat sizzling from the chicken juices hitting the RF plate.

I know my welds are probably the worst in the world but I couldn't see where I was welding so I just zapped it the best I could. It has stopped the flames from entering the cooking chamber.

Well I did this today, its in the firebox. im cooking right now I still see 420 degrees where the heat comes up and about 280-290 at the plate opening into the cooking chamber. Can someone get a heat reading on their pit for me to see others? http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w304/saleen9973/201602...

Im going to do some chicken thighs tonight we will see how the plate works and if the weld holds

I just built a coal basket and welded in the plate in the firebox to keep the flames out of the cooking chamber. Wow my weld suck!!!! I had a real hard time getting in there to weld it and I couldn't see where I was welding what a bad job I hope it holds. http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w304/sale...

The firebox door latch is a old metal tool box latch I just grinded off the rivets from the toolbox and then welded it on the firebox. Hey it was free I had it already then I just put a bolt on it in case it got real hot so I don't burn my fingers.

The two 3" pipes go right up to the cooking chamber and probably hit the plate. I could make a deflector plate in the firebox like you said, that way I am just getting heat not flames hitting the plate. What would happen if I add another piece of 1/4 inch steel where the two pipes come up from the f...

I built a large fire to season it today and I bet I put food on too soon. This was only the second fire in this pit. its a small pit measures 17x43, firebox is 12x22. tomorrow I will give more time to get a bed of coals and let it settle I think I was rushing it maybe?

Guys what kind of temps are you getting on your RF plates? By the firebox and by the opening? Today on my new build I was seeing 450 right at the firebox opening with a large fire and 268 at the end where the opening is. Is this normal? I put a pizza on the smoker today and in 20 minutes I burned th...

hey rodcrafter did you build the rig you are standing next to in your avatar? if so that is sick .

Tomorrow I am going to try to smoke some chicken thighs. I will let you guys know how it goes. I can get my hands on a 250lb fat propane tank for free maybe this summer I will try to build one on a trailer.

LOL, I know my yard has a slope right there and I wanted to see how the smoke traveled while level.

I am by no means a fabricator but hey I built it in a few days. Plus the last two days the high temp was 20 degrees, no heat in my little shed.

My goal was to build it for less than $50 bucks, and I did with stuff I had and stuff I got for free. There are more pics in reverse flow builds.

I figured it out I had to use photobucket to upload.

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My old charbroils firebox burnt out so I decided to build a reverse flow offset from stuff I had and a meger $50 budget. I found a 100lb propane tank last year in a field, I had 2 1olb grill tanks, my friend gave me some old 1/4 inch plate, I had some expanded metal from my fire pit, some 3" exhaust...

I tried to post pics but cant figure how to. help.

Hey guys I'm new here I have been smoking for about two years now. My name is patrick, I just built my first RF smoker. I will post it in builds.