Wood burning stove style reverse flow smoker.

[Stewart]

Bbq art. That's a sweet looking setup. Very clean sharp lines.

[AndrewPalmer71]

I agree. You should be proud of yourself brother. I am eager to see the end result.

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[SouthamptonSmoker]

Thanks guys. This appears to be the best thing I have built so far, I am going to take my time to ensure I don't make any mistakes.

I got the parts for the door delivered today, so gone ahead and mocked it up, got a few pictures to follow shortly

[SouthamptonSmoker]

pics...

[Big T]

I see that you have a couple of helpers in training, always good to start them young.

[SouthamptonSmoker]

I see that you have a couple of helpers in training, always good to start them young.

Indeed - give them a couple more years and I will be getting them welding for sure!

[The Czar]

Okay that’s pretty awesome


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[SouthamptonSmoker]

Been working on the door today. Managed to get it up in a frame to see what it looks like.

Few pics of progress below.

[SouthamptonSmoker]

Rets of the pics...

[Big T]

Very nice

[towtruck]

That's a work of art...can't wait to see smoke roll out of it.

[SouthamptonSmoker]

Thanks guys!!

Still the finish is what will take the time. I didn't get a full day in the shop today, went out for a meal with my parents.

None the less still got quite a bit done. I noticed that the gas strut pockets, which are outside the insulated section of the door pulled a bit. So i straightened that out in a three point bend. Fit the latch, trial fitted some gasket to get the compression right and made some spacers to lock the hinges down.

Then spent some time cleaning up the face of the door. The right hand side is pretty much getting there, the left and centre welds still have some work left. I am going to get some ceramic sanding belts as i hear these are the best for quick removal. This will help the time getting the finish I want, which does appear to be pretty time consuming. I had held off, as they are expensive. But the current belts litteraly stop cutting in about 90 seconds. Then they just polish and put heat in.


I have to keep putting it together at stages as well, as it is a bit of a developement, so good to see how it looks at each stage.


Few pictures below.

[SouthamptonSmoker]

Rest of the pics...

[SouthamptonSmoker]

few more close ups of cook chamber...

[SouthamptonSmoker]

I stripped the assembly back down to work on welding all the seams and grinding flush. I spent yesterday running out my gas bottle and I now have a fresh one for the weekend.

It is a bank holiday Monday this weekend in the UK, so I got a good three days of work, also my ceramic abrasive will be here, so should be able to get a lot blended down and should really start to see it take shape.

Turns out welding metres upon metres of TIG does help with your TIG welding. This is real good practice for me.

Few images below:

[Big T]

[ajfoxy]

My oath you must have the patience of Jobe mate. All that stainless to weld, I take my hat off to you brother.

[SouthamptonSmoker]

My oath you must have the patience of Jobe mate. All that stainless to weld, I take my hat off to you brother.

Thanks … I don't mind the welding, I quite like how fiddly tig is, its the grinding afterwards to finish which is going to take the time, and that is boring, real boring.

None the less I ploughed on this morning and got the box welded in about 4 hours. Then I started on the front face, the new ceramics are a proving to be excellent.

Still even with the ceramics is going to take a while, but will be a lot easier and quicker.

Few pictures below.

[ajfoxy]

wow thos ceramic belts do work well. Looking good. Do you know what your end cost might be heading for? Stainless is not cheap and probably those belts not so cheap either. As this is for yourself your labour would be borderline slave labour

[pr0wlunwoof]

I'm usually function over form, but your skills and attention to detail are very impressive. I know the things I make will turn out as family heirlooms, but that thing might end up in a museum.

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[SouthamptonSmoker]

Thanks guys.

I am currently about £3,500 in. This is built once for life, and making sure it is going to last. The bottom end I am unable to quantify just yet, but it is likely to be similar in cost.

It is designed functionally, and I would consider that is the driver. It must work. I think you will find things that work very well, do tend to look good. It's function is to cook for the rest of my life, so the materials support that. The latch is because it needs a good seal, and the entire thing is insulated to ensure it retains the heat with a low heat loss. The hinges are adjustable again purely to achieve a solid seal on the gasket. It is only an advantage that they look good. Gas struts are by default as the latch could only go there, and I did not want to open the door along the long edge.

Progress is slow now, the sanding will take some time. The belt sander also gave up, so I got 4 backing pads to proceed.

The ceramics are ploughing on, but I am mindful of putting too much heat in, so I am moving around the piece and every so often i stop to let the job cool down.

Few pictures below.

[towtruck]

It's coming along very nicely.

[SouthamptonSmoker]

Managed to get a few hours in after work, I can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Dull polished one edge, which wasn't totally finished, to see how she fairs. Helps my drive, I have to see results. I enjoy welding, and everything else. This is dull, real dull. It is a chore. This is the blood sweat and tears. I will get there, but this is not for the faint hearted lol.

Few pictures.

[akjeff]

Looking great!

[Big T]