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Looking great!

Beautiful work!

Looks great! The diamond plate looks awesome.

Made it home safe and sound. My friends at Advanced Powder Coating did an awesome job on the Ceracote. Put it all back together this evening. Let the test burns begin!

Jeff

Finally got the call I've been waiting for......paint is done and ready for pickup! Will go get it tomorrow afternoon, and do a few test burns this week. Should have some Q view this weekend!

Jeff

Thanks! Still waiting on paint. We've had non stop rain, and high humidity. My friend doing the paint, would like for the RH to drop a bit before he shoots it.

Jeff

Thanks! Dropped it off at my buddies shop on Friday for paint. Once they've done their thing, a couple more test burns.........then Q view! In the meantime, hoping for a decent evening for a fire in the backyard fire pit, and give the cooking grates a good burn off.

Jeff

Really nice job. Looks great!

Jeff

OK, one last post, and then the next time it should be painted and burning in! Hope to have Q view on Labor Day weekend. Just welded a couple lift eyes on the top of the CC, and then turned and knurled a pair of knobs that thread into the FB dampers. They protrude out the back side far enough to act...

Yep, there will definitely be Q view!

Jeff

Phenomenal, precise work!

Jeff

Thanks! Really fun project, and I won't be surprised if I end up building another!

A big "thank you" to the folks on this forum, and to Frank for the plans and having this forum. A huge help.

Jeff

Coming down the home stretch! Hope to get it to my buddies shop for paint this week. Today, I welded gusset plates at the bottom of the legs, and a couple horizontal tubes parallel to the cook chamber. Welded a couple threaded bungs into the top of the legs, then bolted a front shelf on. Also covere...

Thanks BT. The Smokerbuilder/Lavalock damper kit fits perfectly. The cutting is spot on.

Jeff

They were surplus/take offs. Replaced the factory controls with rearsets.

Jeff

Another small step forward. Installed the stack damper. Cheated and used a factory Smokerbuilder! :) Since I used the Sportster brake pedal for the firebox latch, I used the shift lever from the same bike for a handle on the damper. Also had a little after hours time on the Pirahna P-50 at work, and...

Question to the community, not specific to your build... why do you build your racks with the angle down and expanded welded underneath? I make mine the same, but flip it over, and I can use the lip for handle. I did it that way, as I figured the grease/gunk would be less likely to build up/linger ...

Thanks mp4. I really wanted to make them out of stainless, but way too cost prohibitive up here. Minimum order of SS expanded metal here is a full 4x8 sheet, at $535 a pop! Then comes the SS angle or square tube at equally outrageous $$$. So, it's good old mild steel to the rescue!

Jeff

Another small step ahead today. Got the upper rack done. The lower rack ended up 23"x29" and 4" above the BP. The upper rack is 20"x29" and 6-1/2" above the lower, and 6" from the top of the CC. Hope to get in a little after hours time on the shear at work, and knock out the gusset plates for the ba...

Thanks Big T! Shouldn't be long now.

Jeff

Got a little sidetracked with life, but spent some time in the shop this morning. Made the main cooking grate, but ran out of 3/4" angle for the upper shelf. Also mounted toggle clamps for the door. Made a huge improvement in door seal. Last things I'd like to do before paint, is to gusset the legs ...

Nickince wrote: ↑

August 3rd, 2018, 10:04 am

I work in the oil and gas industry. Pipes and welders everywhere. However it is my first BBQ haha...

It shows.....nice work!

Jeff

Something tells me this ain't your first rodeo, when it comes to metal fab work!

Looks great!

Jeff

Great work! Has me convinced that my next build(and hell, I'm not even done with my first! ) will be a pipe based, rather than tank based smoker. I like the flexibility to having open ends until they need to be closed up.

Jeff

Looking great! Really nice craftsmanship.

Jeff