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Post by **Tom_Heath** » December 5th, 2016, 8:36 pm

Nice. Very nice.

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Post by **Pete Mazz** » December 6th, 2016, 6:04 am

Squiggle · Post by **Squiggle** » December 6th, 2016, 8:44 am

Lookin mighty sweet dude, well done!

Weldun · Post by **Weldun** » December 6th, 2016, 7:52 pm

Looks impressive, nice work!

Post by **Rodcrafter** » December 6th, 2016, 8:16 pm

Doing some nice welding too.

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alesmoker · Post by **alesmoker** » December 6th, 2016, 9:35 pm

Appreciate all the compliments folks! Had a short day but got my fire grate built. Tomorrow should be super productive. I've been keeping a journal of the Build along with hours put in and whatnot. Guys in my shop are JEALOUS!!

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Weldun · Post by **Weldun** » December 6th, 2016, 9:54 pm

alesmoker wrote:Appreciate all the compliments folks! Had a short day but got my fire grate built. Tomorrow should be super productive. I've been keeping a journal of the Build along with hours put in and whatnot. Guys in my shop are JEALOUS!!

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You think they're jealous now just wait until you start bringing leftovers for lunch!

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » December 7th, 2016, 4:51 am

Very nice looking work there! I'm not sure about your handle though - I don't think it could support the weight of more than 3 used cars hanging from it before it bends a little ..... (sarcasm warning here) Otherwise looks great!

Post by **Rodcrafter** » December 7th, 2016, 7:32 am

Gizmo knows some of us like our stuff heavier than others. You can lift some of the smokers Gizmo makes. Nothing I make, or Fortycreek for that matter. I have learned a lot from Gizmo. His Easy Bake Oven is a sweet cooker.

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temurf · Post by **temurf** » December 7th, 2016, 7:36 pm

Aint nothing wrong with heavy. Some prefer to think of it as solid.

alesmoker · Post by **alesmoker** » December 7th, 2016, 8:48 pm

Small progress today. Fire grate and its supports done and welded in the rear wall of the FB. More later[emoji6]

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Post by **Big T** » December 7th, 2016, 10:49 pm

It should last forever. Are you going to build a basket or just use the grate, does it slide out or is it wider than the door opening ?

Squiggle · Post by **Squiggle** » December 8th, 2016, 1:56 am

Post by **Tom_Heath** » December 9th, 2016, 7:18 am

That sucker looks ten feet tall. LOL. Better have forty creek help with the fire box build.

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alesmoker · Post by **alesmoker** » December 9th, 2016, 6:47 pm

The Smoker Build is coming right along. Capped off the two ends of the Cook Chamber. Installed an inner gasket. Got the grease drain put in. Got the exhaust in. Welded the Cook Chamber to the base and added casters. Got the damper on the Fire Box door done. Just a few more finishing touches before paint!

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ajfoxy · Post by **ajfoxy** » December 9th, 2016, 6:50 pm

Nice. Coming along well. q-view any day now.

Post by **Big T** » December 9th, 2016, 11:08 pm

Squiggle · Post by **Squiggle** » December 10th, 2016, 4:52 am

Post by **Rodcrafter** » December 10th, 2016, 9:20 am

Hey wait! Isn't one of those finishing touches, the FB?

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alesmoker · Post by **alesmoker** » December 10th, 2016, 10:58 am

Rodcrafter wrote:Hey wait! Isn't one of those finishing touches, the FB?

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Yup. Firebox is mostly done, just gotta hang the door and attach it to the CC. Fingers crossed, I'll be painting sometime next week.

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Post by **Rodcrafter** » December 10th, 2016, 10:46 pm

Oh ok, I think you are one of the fastest builders I've seen lately. Are you doing any work for the company, or just working on the smoker

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alesmoker · Post by **alesmoker** » December 11th, 2016, 3:07 am

[emoji23]. I've been a welder/fabricator for almost 7 years now. I have a journal at the shop of the Smoker Build. I'm right at about 19 hours in on it. I would say 90% of the time has been off the clock. Usually staying 2 hours after work each day to do what I can. I also teach welding at our local community college on Mon and Wed nights. Otherwise, it would probably be done by now. I just really dig fab work and problem solving. That's probably the greatest compliment I've received to date man! Thank you. Im just hoping that the big Beast actually works when it's all said and done!

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temurf · Post by **temurf** » December 11th, 2016, 1:06 pm

Of course that beast is gonna work.

You used the calculators and got the dimentions right and then welded her up nicely.

When you fire her up you'll see physics in action.

I am looking forward to seeing some awesome Q-wiew.

alesmoker · Post by **alesmoker** » December 12th, 2016, 5:47 pm

Got the much needed counterweight fabbed up and welded in place. There was a bit of guesswork involved here but the lid is now much easier to open. BONUS: The counterweight pulls double duty as my lid stop!

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