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insul fbox.jpg fbox plate.jpg Started on the cabinet today,got the Firebox insulation,and a mounting rail for the firebox in, then tacked together the bottom and 3 sides of the firebox, I can slide it out in the morning to finish weld it, add the charcoal box tracks, and put the top of the firebox ...

Done made me HUNGRY!!!!!
Mike

Lookin Good!!!!!!
Mike

Picked up my Insulation yesterday afternoon (has to go in first) Got the foilfaced roxul, worth the extra few bucks a sheet, no shipping charges cause I picked it up at my local graingers. Found 1/4 inch plate out of my cutoff stock in the height I wanted for the firebox, So when I get back from my ...

Did get handles,wheels etc removed over the weekend.

Seems like it would make a nice smoker. Are you planning on two doors? Yes, going to have 2 doors,will be reverse flow, I ordered roxul insulation with the foil on both sides from ww Grainger, they are about 15 minutes from my shop, so i'll pick it up tomorrow,and get going on this thing. When I'm ...

The Start, I got the box up on blocks yesterday Today I'll remove the Handles,wheels etc.
Mike

I have a Mint shape, 24by24by48 Husky jobsite box I'm going to use for a build, so I'll be building it from the outside in, I want to be able to fit a full size chafing pan if needed,so the insulation will be 2 inch rockwool everywhere except the cook chamber door and backwall will be 1 inch rockwoo...

Thanks guys, It has a baby brother 26 gallon rev flow I use to cook my briskits in comps, have one in Conn. this weekend
Mike

Painting Done leaving Monday when I get Back from my BBQ Comp.
Mike

The Czar wrote:I'm jelly!!!

He can't smoke Jelly, it just melts and makes a mess !!!
Mike

paint8.jpg Are you going to put a baffle plate above the fire to stop the direct heat? Making memories. This is set up as a direct heat oven for roasting Chicken, The indirect heat deflector/waterpan just drop in above the firebox on rails under the 1st slideout cooking grate with a simple cap on t...

2 man team cooking KCBS on Sun,and 2 Peoples choice contests Sat, Thought about competing but not sure? We can always use extra hands and new ideas, you can see firsthand what it's like cooking a comp. We have a large enclosure to catch our catnaps in our chaise lounge chairs.
Mike

trlmstr fire basket.jpg trail mod1.jpg trail mod2.jpg trail gauges.jpg I have a bbq contest at Mohegan Sun Casino in Conn. June 11th, and am also Doing a Peoples choice sampler contest,as well as a Chicken wing contest on sat, we needed more cooking space,so I put the Brinkman Vertical Trailmaster,...

I finished my 120 gallon bottom feed smoker and want to build something different so decided on a cabinit build, I have enough stuff hanging around to build it without buying anything but insulation, but to be able to fit chafing pans inside I can only use 1 inch insulation in the cook chamber area,...

Started painting today, Going to be 2 tone red and black. Picked up each end with the engine hoist so I could paint the bottom of the fbox area.
Mike

Pete Mazz wrote:Were these designed around the shelves or did you just get lucky?

Not Lucky, I set them up to use available Wire shelving sizes, three 21by 42 grates were $84 with shipping, fit perfect into 1by2 1/8th inch channel for tracks. Look nice,easy to clean.
Mike

Bottom feed back from sandblasting, I don't weld in the grate tracks until after blasting so it's easier for my guy to do a great job on the inside. Put in the tracks today,3 pull out 21 by 42 grates in anti tip tracks.
Mike

Congrats!!!!! Feels good and makes you want it again and again creating COMP SYNDROME!!!
Mike

Lookin Good!!!
Mike

Got the rest of the welding done on the bottom feed over the long weekend, going to the sandblaster in the morning !! Handles on,swing down shelf done,stack on, Draft butterflies done, slide out wood/charcoal box done. Small shelf on the end for remote therms. Mike drawer in.jpg wood drawer.jpg kirk...

I build a lot of centerfeed smokers and have found they don't follow the normal specs of rev or crossflow smokers as to size of fireboxes,stacks etc, they come up to temp easier, burn less wood and charcoal, use smaller fireboxes with longer burn times. basically they work like a free flow vertical ...

Are you going to put a baffle plate above the fire to stop the direct heat? Rodcrafter, The waterpan/heat deflector is between the firebox and cc, it is wider and longer than opening into the tank,and the slide in wood/coal basket has 1 1/2 inches of air space all around it. These run a lot like a ...

Got some time on the bottom feed, got the handle on,the swing down shelf,and a shelf on the end for remote therms.
Mike

Dirtytires wrote:How bout an "open door" picture....id like to see how you tied in the heat feed.

Nice cooker....

Here's a few pics looking down into the fbox from the cc, The indirect heat deflector/waterpan is out in the pics.
Mike