1st smoker build

[Buggs]

Picked up a piece of wood for a front shelf!
Tell me what you think.

[Big T]

That'll make a nice looking shelf.

[Dirtytires]

Nice but it is going to need a good sealant to keep all the drippings and bbq mess easy to clean off of it.

[Cole Leffert]

Beautiful live edge slab!!!

[Buggs]

I'm going to use food grade mineral oil to seal it. I will be good with the patina that will come with age and drippings. Just going to add character.

[dacolson]

I love it. Beautiful.


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[towtruck]

I'm going to use food grade mineral oil to seal it. I will be good with the patina that will come with age and drippings. Just going to add character.

Might want to rethink that idea.....high gloss and wipe-able is what you want. I had a wood shelf that was just oiled and after a time it is just filthy dirty and cannot be cleaned......

[dacolson]

Had to strip my wood handle on the blue smoker and reseal it for that reason. Unless you get a hard seal on the wood, it just attracts dirt/grease/etc.

[Buggs]

I was able to cut and mitre all the rack material tonight. Still moving closer towards the end.

[Buggs]

Thank you for the advise on sealing the wood.

[Buggs]

Is the expanded metal flattened? for the racks?

[Big T]

Is the expanded metal flattened? for the racks?

Yes, you want the flat expanded metal. It's much easier to clean and you can slide things around on the flat.

[Buggs]

Thanks,
More progress racks welded and fire basket in place.

[towtruck]

Looking good!

[dacolson]

Ton of rack space! That will be a whole lotta meat

[Buggs]

I was able to shear the expanded metal for the racks, should be able to weld them up on Monday !

[Dirtytires]

Bonus! Expanded metal is a pain to cut with a wheel. Plasma is not bad if your machine will allow automatic re-starts but a shear is AWESOME!

[Buggs]

One tidy little package!
Only down side, very very sharp edges!
Let’s just say we have given the blood sacrifice ! Lol

[dacolson]

Lol. I burn through bandages. Surprised to find I’m bleeding from so many places when I clean up some days.

[Buggs]

Now just dropping the expanded metal makes it look more like a smoker.

[dacolson]

Now just dropping the expanded metal makes it look more like a smoker.

Looking good.


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[Big T]

[Buggs]

Not a lot of work getting done, but we were able to weld all the expanded metal to the racks and the stack showed up!

[dacolson]

Very cool. I have to say I do like your collector/stack set up. Did you say is this going on a trailer?

[Buggs]

Yes it will be going on trailer, I hope to get working on that this week. We’ve been collecting tubes and angles. The new wheels and tires showed up Friday.