I've been contemplating something like that as well. Which one are you using?
I've been contemplating something like that as well. Which one are you using?
Cool.Weldun wrote: ↑January 6th, 2020, 6:37 pmhttp://smokerbuilder.com/forums/viewtop ... 27#p103727
I did something along those lines, worked well!
I haven't gotten around to fixing this yet, and just had a dangerous thought. I've got some quarter inch round stainless rod stock here. I built replacement cooking grates for my charcoal grill out of it, and that's held up very well over 4 years. Weld up a grate with probably half inch spacing and vertical rods to replace the simple expanded mild steel grate. I also replaced the bottom of the charcoal tray in my grill with stainless expanded sheet and that's also held up to the direct heat very well. I'd really rather just do this once. The welded rod grate would be the longest lasting for sure, but considering how the stainless expanded sheet has held up, that'd certainly be a faster fix.JKalchik wrote: ↑December 17th, 2019, 5:34 pmWell, nutz. Not just that shelf.... the expanded metal screen between firebox and flue has already failed and was holding some pretty good lumps of ash. Doesn't look like a pleasant job to weld in a new screen, but looks like I'll have to do that when I get a chance. I may also need to re-evaluate what charcoal I'm using.
4 years later, I'm just gonna circle the wagons back on the bullet hinges. Ya'll are right.... I've hauled the smoker almost 3,500 miles hard mounted on a flat bed trailer, and the cook chamber door has not sagged one bit. I must have done something right.
And it's sill performing like a beast. Lit it off around 4:00 PM this afternoon, just above freezing, with a partial load of charcoal. It's down to 16 F, a 10-20 mph wind, and a bit of light snow. My controller just squawked that I needed to feed the smoker, cook chamber temp had dropped from 225 to 205, and in less than 10 minutes with a full column, it had recovered back up to 225 and holding steady. My controller has a fan and damper assembly, and it's pretty well choked off the air inlet already. I don't even want to think about the misery I'd be facing in these conditions with my old leaky thin horizontal offset.