Rick wrote:Very true ... but a good LASER looks so cool on my pegboard!
Rick I must confess I have a really good lazer level too. Among center heads and miracle points on and on and on I guess I got caught with my pants down!!!!!!!
Rick wrote:Very true ... but a good LASER looks so cool on my pegboard!
Rick I must confess I have a really good lazer level too. Among center heads and miracle points on and on and on I guess I got caught with my pants down!!!!!!!
Looking great soilhunter
hahaha, the truth come out!
Just kiddin bro! Looks great SoilHunter!
Snuck a late nighter in and got the FB welded out, exhaust hole cut, exhaust cut and got the FB welded to the CC!! Tomorrow night the stand goes on and I can't wait!
Each step makes us want to do the next one even more. My hardest part, is forcing myself not to cut any corners as I get near the end. I have to remember I'll have to live with the way I finish it, because I wont want to change it latter. Your doing great keep going.
Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........
I'm about at that point where there is so many small things that need done sometimes I just stall, thinking uhhhhh what now. I guess just one step at a time and it will all come together. I appreciate all the nice comments from everyone!!
If you're like me you get a little time each day - so I try to get one thing done each day (2 if they're small) - at 5 a week and the big ones on the weekend it sure seems to come together quick that way... the thing about smokers is that the time we spend building 'em ain't even close to their life expectancy - so I keep telling myself to keep plugging cause my grand-kids will appreciate it...
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
Stand on, exhaust done, reverse flow plate fitted, FB door latch done and intake adjustment handle done! What a night so glad to start seeing it come together and get on its wheels.
Yep first one..hoping they only get bigger and better from here! I scored a full size tank yesterday for an awesome price, not sure on gallon size yet I just saw it sitting and knew I wanted it its a 250 or 500. I think a disco or a few are in play after this, something a little smaller and easier.
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
Door is on! Handle will come Sunday and I'm out of steel for the grates..I have plenty of angle but its all 1/4" I think that's a little over kill for them.
Had to take time to teach the girlfriend to weld too...lookout!!!
...I once dated a girl that changed her own oil...
...and I like your re-purposed tank bottom/trash can
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
Haha well now she wants to weld on the smoker...I let her a little but she just not at that level yet! I keep that tank bottom around for a butt can, I absolutely hate rod butts scattered all over the floor, it ends catching about everything but I dont have to worry about it if it catches fire.
I bet you don't have to worry about it blowing away either!
Remember: Go ahead and let her weld but teach her how to grind off her own mistakes. THAT will improve her technique quicker than anything....
At least that's what my instructor did to me - it worked too...
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
DC and Rick took the words right out of my mouth. I have "shop envy" and I believe the idea of teaching her to grind will teach her to be more carefull. Looks like a lot of fun, as for your coment about "over kill" SH well I just don't think that way, not that that isn't good thinking, but I do wind up with things that I can't pickup without a forklift. Your cooker is coming along nice.
Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........
Looks great! Reading through your thread brings back a lot of memories of my first couple builds. Awesome times and that is what happens, bbq addiction
You guys are awesome..I forget how big the shop is...maybe 80x100..with any almost any tools that I would need. I let my girlfriend read through the thread and she was amazed that there was people out here so helpful.
