21Gal Reverse Flow Patio Smoker

[jwsimpleville]

Hello again, now that I've finished up my 250 Reverse Flow Trailer,

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With how successfull that build came out, I've been asked by a coworker if I could build him a smaller one. I just so happen to see this old compressor at a friends house in the back of a pickup truck headed for the scrap yard.





When I asked him if he was planning on using it he said "nope, just gonna scrap it. If you can use it though take it with you."
I didn't wait for him to think about it or change his mind, it was loaded in my truck about 3 minutes later.
I will take alot of pictures along the way and keep posting updates as frequently as possible.

[Rodcrafter]

Here we go, awesome!

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

Heck yeah, time to build the mini me.

[jwsimpleville]

So the day wasn't as productive as I would've hoped, but I intentionally took my time to prevent as much heat build-up as possible from causing the door to spring.
I got the door cut out and the FB to CC opening cut out, and I rinsed all the crud out of the tank.

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

[Gizmo]

THanks for posting this one - I'm getting ready to do one like this next and I could use the inspiration

[The Czar]

Sweet!!!

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[jwsimpleville]

Got some more work done on the smoker that my friends and family refer to as "Mini-me" got a few pictures taken also so I figured I would share the progress.


Here I made the fire hinge the same as I did in the trailer smoker only smaller.

As you can see here I put the hinges on the wrong side causing the firebox to open from the rear of the smoker.
I blame that on force of habit and my being right handed.


here is another picture of the firebox with the removable grate installed, and you can see the angle I added to reinforce the firebox door.
here is a picture where the firebox joins the cook chamber.

last but not least I got ahead of myself in building the cart for the smoker and didn't take into consideration the weight of the firebox when placing the rear wheels. So I'll be cutting those off and placing them a little further under the firebox.
Right now it wants to tip over from all the firebox weight, and by the time I add the baffle plate and smoke stack it won't be getting any lighter.

[The Czar]

So cute...

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[Gizmo]

Is that the correct size FB the pit calc calls for? Looks larger….

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

Very nice looking little bugger.

[jwsimpleville]

DC I was thinking the same thing
Gizmo it's 14Hx14Wx12L and that calculates out to 142.2%
I had originally calculated 12Hx14Wx12L which is 121.9%
The reason I dropped it the additional 2" is because I've added the ash pan. Should work out in the end but that's prob why it looks bigger than it should be.

[jwsimpleville]

So while I was working on the smoker yesterday, my wife comes out to the shop and says "What do you have left to finish?" While I was explaining she said "I can use the grinder and wire thingy to get the old paint off, if that will help"
Now I'm not sure what the consensus is but I'm thinking that should get her a wife of the year award.
btw the wire thingy is a wire wheel on a 4 1/2" grinder

[The Czar]

Or show her the word translation thread .....


Wire thingy---grinder....lol

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[Gizmo]

MARRY THAT WOMAN …. NOW!

Oh wait … that's your wife?

Have you checked the car for new scratches lately?

…. just askin' …

[Rodcrafter]

Nice work!

[Smokeone]

Nice!
Definetly a keeper there.

[jwsimpleville]

My first thought to that was "what the smoker or the wife?" Then I realized this is smokerbuilder.com so we all know what you meant.

[The Czar]

That's the smoker.....right?

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[Clover Ridge Smokers]

[Gizmo]

….for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health in welding and grinding…..

has a nice ring to it!

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

I love it Rick

[jwsimpleville]

So I spent this morning moving the wheels further under the firebox. Here is a few pics







is definitely more stable now, it just sucks I lost 3 hours to making this adjustment.

[Gizmo]

Likely not 3 hours you'll ever lose again though…

[Smokeone]

Looking good, man!