150 gallon propane reverse flow in the making

TuscaloosaQ · Post by **TuscaloosaQ** » May 1st, 2012, 8:33 pm

Duayne B you r starting to tempt me now. Cut that out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Come on with that build bro you r gonna make it

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 1st, 2012, 8:38 pm

i was just outside showing the neighbor the smoker, we were coming up with trailer ideas. saturday i get to finish firebox and then i think i will do a burn to get the crud out of it, thats a cool work truck you got for sale, that should go quick Ts. i put alot of headers on those trucks in the day.

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 12th, 2012, 8:49 pm

howdy all and Happy mothers day to your moms tomorrow,,,,, Got to spend quality time on smoker project today, was up at 5 and just got done for the day abit ago, will post progress later,,,, got the stack damper done, the grate for the firebox done, finally got it on wheels, that was a task in itself, dont have the tools here that i have at shop. got the firebox door fitted and hung, still need to make a latch setup for it. almost done and ready to burn something next weekend, maybe some of them Ribeyes i seen in new thread,,,,,,.

to ya all

Smokeone · Post by **Smokeone** » May 12th, 2012, 8:54 pm

Glad its coming along.

Gotta beat DC to it, :nopic:

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 14th, 2012, 10:01 pm

Got some pics of progress

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 14th, 2012, 10:04 pm

the firebox door, i welded round stock 5/16 on the inside of the door opening protrudin

g into opening for door to seal on

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 14th, 2012, 10:08 pm

the pivot bolts and airflow center bolt i got from the shop, hardened shouldered pivot bolts

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » May 14th, 2012, 10:12 pm

Nice work there DB! :LG:

Looks hell for stout and I love those hinges - are they your design?

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 14th, 2012, 10:14 pm

stack and damper setup, the stack is 2 inches into cc,

Thanks alot rick, I,m learning from the best, SB forum

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 14th, 2012, 10:18 pm

FB grate, 22x18.5 3.5 in. off the bottom, i made the airflow to bring the air under the grate and at fire level. thinking it should help

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 14th, 2012, 10:25 pm

i got the temp gauges in, i lit ta fire in it after i got this far, used some pecan twigs and pecan chunks, i got excited and needed to see smoke come out of stack, the temp wasnt coming up but 10 degrees over air temp, then i looked in fire box and seen i had damper closed to cc, after i opened it took 7 minutes to get to 250,

..... Rick, the hinges on fb door i designed, or in my term, threw together lol,

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 14th, 2012, 10:32 pm

next is prep table, counter weight, and real handle for cc lid,,,,,,,,,,, anyone have a good idea for getting the thick primer off the smoker body, i thought i would strip it, then season and see if i need to make changes, then paint it.

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » May 15th, 2012, 2:16 am

The firebox has come up real well Duayne!, the door looks great

TuscaloosaQ · Post by **TuscaloosaQ** » May 15th, 2012, 5:17 am

I like that door DB, everything is coming along nicely.That paint is a devil to get off those cookers aren't they. How have you been removing yours???? I tried to get someone to sandblast mine but the knucklehead never called me back. I hope he does not need any welding in the near future!!!!!!!!

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » May 15th, 2012, 5:51 am

I'm a huge fan of knuckleheads calling me back

wait ... DANGIT TQ! ... lost my place ...

Anyway, sandblasting is the "A" answer - no chemicals involved and nothing left but metal ... easy to spot/fix imperfections (my work is always covered with them) and you'll be real happy with the paint job sticking good too ...

Smokeone · Post by **Smokeone** » May 15th, 2012, 6:16 am

That is gonna be a great looking cooker.

I agree with sandblasing to remove that old stuff.

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » May 15th, 2012, 6:47 am

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 15th, 2012, 8:16 am

Mac, thanks, i had the door and airflow waterjetted out, i had a customer come in the shop that has a waterjet business, he supplied the 1/4 plate and did the job for 70 bucks, i couldnt resist, i think i will have to open the tolerance a little but will see when i get some more heat in it,,,,, thanks TQ, so far i have just been using a scraper to get paint off, i checked with a blaster yesterday and think that is gonna be what i do, i have spent more then anticipated, i,m sure no one else has done that

, so now i am trying to watch what i spend, but finish is what everyone sees so i will probably blast it. Rick, it looks like Edna is powder coated, not sure and if it is, was it much to have done? thanks frank, got lots of good ideas from you guys, so thanks again for coming up with this site. S1, thanks alot, it has been fun doing project.....

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » May 15th, 2012, 9:17 am

Edgar is insulated then powder-coated and clear-coated. $116 for that but they kinda owed me a favor so prolly figure $200. Only 400 degree rating so be careful...

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » May 15th, 2012, 9:19 am

Edna is just BBQ spit cans...

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 20th, 2012, 9:14 pm

finally got the smoker done,,,, 90% happy with it, need to build another one to be 97% happy

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 20th, 2012, 9:17 pm

DUAYNE B · Post by **DUAYNE B** » May 20th, 2012, 9:21 pm

i was thinken Boarlesque BBQ, maybe i could get the wife to help with the lesque part,,,,,, Thanks a bunch Guys for your support and answers

Post by **Tom_Heath** » May 20th, 2012, 9:36 pm

Looks awesome....

There is one tiny little thing that I see.

The tires and wheels are a little on the small side. I only say this since I looked at the patio that Frank just let out of the bag.

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » May 20th, 2012, 9:38 pm

Dang nice looking smoker duayne! Looks real nice! Can't wait to see the next one!

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