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Well didn't sleep in like I planned so since I was awake I worked some on the Mack. Not a lot to show. Got the pieces between the fb and wc welded up and ground smooth, looks way nicer now. Got the whole door on and swinging nice. And found the drain in the parts bag so it's on as well. Not a lot of...

It's the little things...lol

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Pretty frustrating morning fighting out of square stuff and crooked grinder cuts. On top of that the door I built yesterday turned out to be just a shade to tall so had to cut it apart and modify it. Then didn't like how much further the firebox door was gonna stick out further than the wc so ended ...

Hey bstory what did you use for the wood?

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Got the firebox all welded up and the bottom of the wc welded up. FB door is just tacked together. Gonna try and start framing in FB door tommorow, hopefully get that and WC doors on and working is the goal. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190122/15c8f7adb4d4755c64d01f9af4de681e.jpg Sent from my ...

Working on the firebox some today.

Question. Is it ok to weld around this roxul insulation?

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Cherry picker has been doing a pretty good job, I just weld a chain on the side and lift away. Flipping it side to side is a little tougher, but can usually raise it enough with a pry bar to get a floor jack under then gravity work in my favor. I don't see me flipping it again, its on the car lift a...

I bought the bigger stuff today. I was doing just fine with the smaller, was taking time and going slower to account for it some. Switched to the bigger stuff and I am cruising along twice as fast now lol! Maybe it's just me or my machine but it definitely is looking a lot nicer and faster to boot. ...

Pork butt was awesome as usual! Not as productive as planned. Ran out of wire and on the way to town deemed my truck unsafe to keep driving. So stole the wife's car and ran out of time before I had to go get the kids. Got the baffle plate in and the front of the cook chamber pieces in. Started to fi...

Up at 5 to put a pork butt on for dinner. My poor Bradley is beat to hell. Hence the Mack build. To make sense of the picture, the busted microwave is my coldsmoke box, glass finally broke out after like 2 or 3 years of use so foil is temporary fix. Has dual elements and you can just barely see the ...

Well I just feel silly now.....

They were threatening to give me a picture if I didn't have one. Figured they changed this too lol!

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Ok who done it?! Lol!

Had to actually get on the web version to see what all the Emojis are that don't show up on Tapatalk. Y'all are sneaky...

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Done for today I think. Gotta go get the kids and I'm sick of welding for the day lol!

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Side note. My wire is .024. My auto set is only letting me go to 3/16 on the thickness. Still looks like good penetration. Should I go grab a bigger roll of wire?

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That's what I was hoping. Trying to get all the nice flat easy welds before I flip it back down and then get the rest of the welds then. I don't wanna have to weld vertical or overhead if I don't have to lol!

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Time for my 10am union coffee break. Not a bad morning so far. Questions for the pros. Would you go ahead and weld it solid at this point or wait until the door frames are in? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190115/d1f1d0d1e9c38d24e9bac48f0450a7ed.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190115/efd...

Definitely taking my time. Read the prints about 100 times before and after each tack lol!

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Also for some reason I was having a hell of a time welding the corners flat. Going vertical no issue. But flat was kicking my ass today. Think I need a few beers before starting next time...

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Well didn't get as far as I wanted. Had a dentist appointment first thing, then put up a wheelchair ramp through our mens ministry for someone. Also found out yesterday my stupid truck thinks it needs new CV shafts, so that's cutting in to my smoker building time as well. Anyways finally got home an...

Purposely loaded them on the front of the trailer to give some extra weight. Trailer got a little squirrelly in some patches of snow but nothing crazy. Saw a lady in a Mercedes suv about take out my trailer. Went completely sideways towards it. Then proceeded to flip 180 degrees back and forth about...

Finally got to go pick up my Mack parts. Frank and crew are awesome! Super great group of guys! Trip home was a bit questionable since it was snowing like hell but the smoker parts made it safe and sound. Gonna get it unloaded and parts organized today and hopefully start welding either tonight or m...

I think you are confused also lol! Got a lot of welding time in my future lol! It's a super detailed set of prints, Frank and crew doesn't mess around with this stuff lol! It looks overwhelming but it's not bad once you study it a bit.

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I feel like this needs bumped back up. Lol!

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Tonight is my last night shift before the long awaited 8 days off! Get to meet the infamous Frank and pick up my Mack parts Friday, hopefully start on it on Monday. Can't wait to start this project! Also since everyone likes pictures heres what Mack prints look like in printed form lol! https://uplo...