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Thanks, all! We're really happy with how it looks. A few little bits are in order to get it tidied up, but it's ready for some real heat and smoke. July 18th will be the first cook on it. Man that turned out nice. Sure nice of your buddy to open his shop too. You did a great job cataloguing your bui...

Been a while since posting, but paint went on over the last few weeks and the first reveal was this weekend. For this weekend's work, there were some runs on the door that needed to get worked out. We took some various grits of sandpaper to it and flattened them out. Then it was time to get back to ...

I LOVE me some beef ribs. Definitely one of my favorite things to cook. https://i.imgur.com/ZgsU0YU.gif https://i.imgur.com/ubAgiTH.jpg Treat them a bit like brisket and plan on wrapping. I do a nice pepper/salt based rub on them. My go to now is the rub my company makes - On Point. I hope that does...

:grillin: :grillin: :grillin: I started a thread a month or so back looking for advice on how to cook beef ribs and not too much input. You mind taking a minute to Look at the thread and add your cook info? Sure would appreciate it.... http://smokerbuilder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=120&t=7321#p110...

Pit doesn't look much different after today, but we worked hard. Got a few more racks built and added sides to the shrouds covering the temp. 7 of the racks in. We have one more slider to add and two more racks to build. Not sure the exact number, but I'm guessing somewhere around 3,000 pork belly b...

With the weight, I struggle to see it ever being "good" on grass or gravel. It is just so heavy. Because of that, I went all in on reducing friction on hard surfaces with big poly casters. Semi-pneumatic would be the next option if I feel it gets hung up on little pebbles, cracks, or something. Than...

That looks really good. Although... the wheels look a tad skinny. As you've found out this thing is 'HEAVY", so might be advisable to perhaps look at wider wheels. Those little bitty wheels will get bogged in the mud/grass/gravel/whatever pretty quickly. Speaking from experience here, my DP GF had ...

Thanks, all! Back at it today. First thing we did today was get the gaskets put on the doors. I'm not crazy about this particular gasket, but after getting it in place and testing it out, it actually works pretty damn well. I had in my head what I'd used a replacement, but now I don't think I'll be ...

Great day again today. Not a ton of work, but Maner had the shop packed with folks doing some work on another buddy's truck. He cooked a whole mess of food that was DAMN good, too. Brisket, pork shoulder, sausages, beans, taters, poppers...the works. On top of that, I had a very special helper with ...

Next day we managed to get a number of major steps knocked out. By the time I got out there, Maner had added a little lip to the controller recess. This is something we talked about to give a little clearance from the door and gives us a place to mount the shroud. Still plenty of space for the contr...

I've been slacking on the updates. We took a little time off from the build due to a couple of things going on at home (each of us) and with the holidays happening, but the ambition didn't wane. We've been back at it, though, in the new year. Here are a few updates! Update! First of the new year! We...

I've been slacking on the updates. We took a little time off from the build due to a couple of things going on at home (each of us) and with the holidays happening, but the ambition didn't wane. We've been back at it, though, in the new year. Here are a few updates! Update! First of the new year! We...

This has been a fun build!!! Hell anytime you can spend time in the shop is fun especially with friends. We going to redline the drawings to make it a lot easier on the next ones. This pit should only take 3 days to build plus a day to prep and paint. This was a learning curve on my part as I have ...

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September 17th, 2019, 12:28 am

and perhaps an annual Coors delivery truck...

A case of Coors is my self imposed price of admission each day I go out there to work .

Looks good—-lotta work! I think you owe your buddy a monthly smoked prime brisket....for life! I've vowed to keep Maner steadily supplied with our Meat Massage and On Point rubs. He's a hell of a cook in his own right, so taking over the cooking portion would almost be an insult to him :rofl:. Sche...

Update! Yesterday's goal: Skin the bottom and mount the casters so this SOB can roll on it's own. I showed up with a cooler full of 12 oz cans of Coors Light as per the usual gift I bestow upon Maner prior to entering his sanctuary :rofl:. He was already getting the mounting plates welded to the fee...

The steel I ordered for mine came in at 707 lbs. It included the extra expanded after cutting down for the racks, so it's a little more than the plans call for, but not much. We're adding racks and other modifications that will increase the weight. After factoring in insulation, ball valves, latches...

In my experience the air is going to take the path of least resistance. That resistance can be length of travel or friction with different foods on each side. A rear inlet to make each side even in length is a start but food placement will still be a factor. Getting the air to split and turn up the...

Hrrrm..... IIRC, mine has a jam nut on the threads for a screwdriver so that the dial can easily be aligned. Might be a little difficult to tighten or loosen the jam nut with a fairly close shroud. You might want to get your thermometer before welding up the shroud. Good call out! I was planning on...

Sounds exciting! All of the features sound great. Looking forward to some pictures so I can better visualize it!

Send me one, and I'll take a picture of it on mine.... :D I don't see a 5" as being an issue. I have a 3" (IIRC) on mine, but I practically never use it as I have an automatic temp control on it as well. Yes. This will be purely cosmetic. Going with the same auto temp control you have, so the funct...

I'm just trying to see an example of one to determine if it'll make me happy before I buy.

Has anyone put a 5" dial on a DP GF? I've seen a number of them with 4" dials, but I'm wondering if a much bigger dial would look too overwhelming on the door.

Pics are always welcome!

Broadly speaking, it would be the same design as a reverse flow vertical cabinet smoker. The tricky part would be getting the heat evenly across the cook chamber. With a vertical cabinet, the fire is below the cook chamber, so it naturally goes up and towards both walls relatively evenly. With a GF,...

Thanks! We're enjoying the build.