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I ordered them about a month ago, definitely not cheapDirtytires wrote: ↑April 25th, 2021, 7:47 amYou had better start saving cash now! Looks like 6 thermometer bungs....I made that mistake by drilling 5 holes before I priced out thermometers. My tel-tru dials set me back $50 a piece.
They look good, tho!
Thank you, don’t have a damper for the firebox yet, have a few ideas but...I don’t have way to secure door either, have a few ideas too. I want to get it home, Tom has mentioned it take up a lot of room at his little shop . I have to cut up the flat expanded metal for the racks and a few other things and then season it then some butts for first cook.
We measured twice and cut once just about everything lol, as long as they turn in the same direction they clear each other by an inch, when they turn the opposite direction they fight .
Thank you
It's not the clearance between the wheels that will bite you.....it's the fact that with the wheel turned 90* the axle is really close to the center line of the smoker making it super easy to tip the whole thing over. Imagine pushing it sideways and hitting a pebble...being top heavy it will go over before you realize what is happening. You'll want the center of the axle, when turned under the smoker at a 90*, to be wider than the smoker itself. That way the smoker has to overcome its own weight and raise up to tip over. With the axle center under the smoker it will tip over with zero resistance like taking a leg off the kitchen table. With all four casters being able to swivel, and those axles way under the smoker, you are going to have it go over on someone. Remember, it's not where the swivel attaches, but where the axle of the wheel is when turned 90*....they need to be wider than the smoker.Daves87gn wrote: ↑May 2nd, 2021, 3:19 pmWe measured twice and cut once just about everything lol, as long as they turn in the same direction they clear each other by an inch, when they turn the opposite direction they fight .
Funny story, we welded the hinges for the firebox door, discussed welding them with the grease fittings down so the grease will pool in the hinges. Everything is welded and “moment of truth” swing door open and door starts to fall . So we figured we welded hinges upside down, cut them off and turn them upside down and re-weld them and “moment of truth #2”, start to open door and we both noticed the door is ready to fall down again. We look at each other dumbfounded, Tom looks at me and says “what the hell”. We sit there for about 5 minutes trying to figure out what the hell is going on, and then light moment, bottom part of hinge needs to be welded to box not door , so we cut them off again and welded them a 3rd time.
sorry, life got in the way the last few weeks, and progress has been slow, but it's about to pick up again. She is home now and I'm ready to finish up the last few things and have to fix a few issues...I have OCD about some stuff and have to make them perfect