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smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 5:53 am

Hello I am new to this site. Hell I am new to building smokers. I hope everybody could share a little knowledge with me

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 5:55 am

Here is some pics of my tank.

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 6:01 am

Pics of tank

rlmax02 · Post by **rlmax02** » March 16th, 2011, 8:06 am

thats gonna make you a nice smoker. how are you planning on setting it up?

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 8:25 am

I really don't know for sure. Was hoping to get all info needed from u guys. Would like info good or bad about my build. I know it is going to be a reverse flow

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 8:28 am

Here is pic without plate on top. I am going to use plate for top and bottom of firebox

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 8:31 am

The tank specs are 68"x24" What size firebox should I have and should I cut one end off to have flat surface to weld firebox on.

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 8:34 am

Here is plate off top of tank

rlmax02 · Post by **rlmax02** » March 16th, 2011, 10:20 am

tom and frank have pit calculators and helped me with sizing firebox and stack and chamber opening so im sure they will chime in. how thick is that plate. if its less than 1/4 i dont know if you would want to use that for your firebox. needs to be thick to hold heat and not distort i think. just a suggestion your gonna have a good rig tho. you gonna make it mobil or stationary. you might want to notch the tank and slide the firbox in. check out the pics of the king cooker project and see if you like the design.

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 12:36 pm

The plate is 3/8" for top and bottom. I have 1/4 inch for everything else.

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 16th, 2011, 12:42 pm

Yes it will be mobile. I will post pic of trailer when I get it. It is a trailer the rental place had to haul 1 yard of ready mix concrete. It is built like a tank. It actually has working surge brakes on it. I will probably take all That off and weld a new tongue on the front. It would look a lot better

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » March 16th, 2011, 4:24 pm

Hi smokey indiana! I will call you tonight and help you with dimensions. If I forget you can call me. Do you still have my number?

Post by **Tom_Heath** » March 16th, 2011, 9:53 pm

What a fantastic show of goods for a smoker project.

If ya let us know the size of the tank and some of the possible details of what you are wanting to do we should be able to help out.

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 17th, 2011, 7:48 am

Thanks smoker Tom. I am glad u guys are helping. I need help with the specs on smoker. The tank is 68 inches long and 24 inches wide. The tank is 1/4 inch thick. Any info would be great

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » March 17th, 2011, 8:09 pm

sent you a PM.

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 18th, 2011, 2:37 pm

Has anybody used these hinges. I picked them up at grainger. They are weld on bullet hinges

Post by **Tom_Heath** » March 18th, 2011, 6:02 pm

I use almost the same hinge on alot of things, the only difference is the ones I have do not have the grease fitting on them.

The best part is, if ya don't get it right the first time, just cut it off and start over.

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 18th, 2011, 9:40 pm

Smoker Tom wrote:I use almost the same hinge on alot of things, the only difference is the ones I have do not have the grease fitting on them.

The best part is, if ya don't get it right the first time, just cut it off and start over.

Thank u smoker Tom. I thought I couldn't go wrong with them. They were only 5.25 a piece. Couldn't buy material to make them for that

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » March 18th, 2011, 9:42 pm

My tank is 1/4 inch think. How many cut off wheels do u guys think I will go thru. Luckily rural king had them on sale. I bought 10. I hope that is enough

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » March 18th, 2011, 10:11 pm

I always use the Dewalt XP cut off wheels and they last fairly well. The ones Tom uses sound better tho. I can't remember the brand tho.

Post by **Tom_Heath** » March 18th, 2011, 11:37 pm

I use Metabo and ummmm I think its sait brand.
The metabo's are awesome but better make darn sure you are wearing your safety glasses as tiny pieces of graphite go everywhere. It hurts, LOL thats all I'm gonna say about this LOL.

I probably should mention that I also use 6" disc in a grinder with a 6" guard on it.

These things come APART on occasion. I'm not picking on any brands,,, they all will let go on ya if the conditions are right.
I have used them in a 4" with no guard but anymore I feel that my body parts are worth more then the convenience of not having the guard.

There is a fine line between letting them dance around and hogging into the cut to hard. Both will kill a disc fast. Just feel it out and you will find the sweat spot pretty quick.

Oh yes,

Walter is the company that has the awesome grinder and flap wheels. They also make a zip disc but I have not been able to try it yet. There other products last about 5 to 1.

smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » April 1st, 2011, 4:54 am

I have some spare time at work so I started building the firebox. I was limited to my dimensions because the top and bottom plates are off the mounting plate off of the tank I bought. The middle pieces are from the scrapyard. I paid 10 bucks for a piece 12"x48". It was a quarter so I thought That was pretty good. The price of metal is going thru the roof

rlmax02 · Post by **rlmax02** » April 1st, 2011, 8:08 am

looking sharp!. I wasnt sure how those plates would work but seems you have a good plan going

Post by **Tom_Heath** » April 1st, 2011, 12:21 pm

Looks good, ur right about the price's, its freakin terrible.1/4" should work out pretty good, did it try to warp on ya?

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smokey indiana · Post by **smokey indiana** » April 1st, 2011, 3:39 pm

No it hasn't warped yet. I just have it tacked right now. Not going to weld it good until I have one end on. I think that will help. I was wrong the two side pieces are a heavy 5/16

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