First I built out the cart and welded on the caster plates.
Then it was time to get to work on the cooking chamber and baffle.
Had to cut and thread the pipe, never found one at Lowes.
Before welding the pipe to the baffle, I laid the baffle on the cooking chamber to mark where the pipe would exit out the bottom. This made it a lot easier then trying to measure and guess.
Once that was good, we welded the pipe onto the baffle and tested the fit.
After we were satisfied with the baffle fit and had it tacked into place, it was time to trim and weld on the ends.
Before we welded on both ends we did remember to make a center line on top for the door so we would know where to measure for the door once it was all welded up.
Once everything was tacked up, it was time to start running beads.
and run beads...
and run even more beads... All together about an hour of running beads.
Once both were done and cool, it was time to grind them and prep them for assembly
with some measurement, and checking and rechecking, they are finally one piece now. The scale says about 520 lbs...
Next week, we will get it mounted to the cart, and hopefully get the doors cut / made and begin the final odds and ends. Should not be long before I fire it up.
