At that size you could do just one. Puff as far as it goes, even a little leak in the FB is not bad because you always have air coming in anyway. If you have to shut it down in a hurry it is the other end that will do most of it. Closing the air inlets will almost kill the fire anyway.
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RC is probably right. After all - his cooker is a lot bigger than mine.
I put 2 on with a tie-rod (Earl) for warpage reasons - the one in the middle hangs on while the top and bottom corners of the door warp out and away from the FB. Putting each latch at 25% in from the top and bottom stops that.
Prolly okay either way….
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Great! Thanks for both answers. As it sits, I'm amazed that the fit is about 95% flat all over. There is a 1/8" gap on the trim seal on the outside bottom corner so maybe the two latches can help keep it in line as you suggest, Gizmo
RC: that's the one thing that scares me some...." If you have to shut it down quickly". Yikes!
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Any of you guys got some good links to manufactured door latches (maybe wood stove door latches) or pictures of firebox door latches you have made. I'm looking for some ideas. My fire box is going to be a piece of 3/8 thick, 26" pipe 70" long horizontal to the cook chamber with two doors.
I wish I could point you directly to them as they are here with some very nice pictures. If I had some heat for bending, I know exactly what I'd do but I have no torch here only at work 60 miles away.
I'll bet someone will come along however that can help out and re-direct your needs
Good luck
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These are really cool….
I used the 305U on both Egor and Orvis for the FB.
I just changed out the rubber closure bolt with a stove bolt to get rid of the rubber.
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Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
For the FB latch I suggest making your own. I'm attaching a couple of pics to show you how I did it. It's hard to see in the pic, but the piece on the inside of the FB is welded at and angle. By doing this, the harder you push down on the handle, the more it seals the door.
That is similar to what I do, the difference comes in as to what the inside of the door is like if it is flat or is is curved do to being pipe. Here are pics of both, The flat doors flat bar is grind-ed on the striking edge so it slides by the edge it will hold against.
Flat example;
The outside of a flat door;
The outside of a curved door;
The inside of a curved door;
I cut my would be washers out of 1/4" plate so they never bend or need replacing. The 1/2" round stock is easy to adjust the striking to the inside of the CC by heating and bending according to need. These work very well.
Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........