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yeah i wanna use the tadpole style gasket...

Has anyone used a tadpole gasket over the nomex gasket? Anything you have to change over the plans and what size did you use... thanks in advance

you have the prints you could easily measure something ruffly the same size or simply nail some pallet wood or 2x4 together?

Yeah we go through about 700-800 tons of steel a year. We've done some crazy beams now and then like 7qty W14 X279 that we're 45'. There close to 13,000# ea. Now that's a over kill

As I was typing the truck rolled in, got my lil bundle of fun

yeah its nice to have access to the equipment, I work out of a 40' x 40' shop that is heated and air conditioned after my normal job. I got all the necessary tools there as well, tig mig, plasma cutter, hyd. tubing bender and by the sounds of it the most important part to this build a 6000# fork tuc...

ajfoxy wrote:Now THAT is the size shed I need...

thats about a 1/4 of it if that, we have a plamsa table that will cut 1-1/4" 74" x 244". all kinda smoker builder toys

needless to say I took it to a chili cook off and someone wanted it more then i did so it found a new home rather quickly

for some reason the other pics didnt post last night

I'll just add the pictures I have but I built this last fall

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Yes thanks for the tips, the prints are fairly detailed really if ya take a few moments to just look them over and study them it's simple really. I'm the productions manager at a 75 person weld shop/machine shop so it all kinda works out. Here's a picture of my last project it's a shake out table fo...

Flipped up a 10ga ash pan quick and got the majority of it welded off. Got the chute left. I might tackle that tomorrow?

Got a lot of my material ordered yesterday, I don't really think the prices were to bad that is what i'm paying here in Iowa . Should be able to see the frame in the following week just need insulation now... 2"X 2" X 16 GA. tube 96' - $98.88 1-3/4" X 1-3/4" X 14 GA - tube 24’ - $27.36 1" X 1" X 1/8...

I plan on welding mine that way, one for the easy of painting mainly. I really don't foresee the door coming off unless in a earthquake

Yeah I thought of that after the runners were welded in, I'm going to revise the grate I think to more of a t handle design and to bend it down like you said.

Got the chute tacked up and the removeable fire grate in, now I need to order the insulation, frame tubing and sheet steel. Anyone use pickled and oiled sheeting my supplier sells it to me at the same cost as hot rolled plate.

I run DigiQ's on my WSM's for competitions now and love um, I'm just to the point I like to sleep and managing multiple cookers/fires isn't for me, I don't have the staying up and partying in me all the time like I used to. I'm going to go out on a limb and get the new CyberQ cloud and the Pitbull f...

Yeah I was going to run the valve on the fire box door, but have had heard stories of it blowing ash in the cook chamber, either way I'm thinking about running the valve and guru below it similar to karate doc did.

Well let the fun begin, starting the double pan tonight. Had about an hour to work on it after supper. (FYI) Before everyone says the holes on the wrong side I'm moving the inlet next to the firebox door with a 90deg elbow.

boxes look good to me...

It pry wont matter, the CFM from the fan will keep the fire stoked, If in doubt go with the pit bull fan you can always choke it down if need be

look for a "Full Port Ball Valve" itll have a bigger opening. I just bought a 2" NPT Female 316 Stainless Steel Full Port Ball Valve off ebay for $18.00

your missing (plate B) on drawing CCA and CCP. This would solve that even with a tin foil pan under it