Ha!The Czar wrote:
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Thanks for your generous review and insight on my project. I think all of those things you mentioned are great and I will be doing a minor redesign of the smoker based on all of the comments thus far.alleyrat58 wrote:Couple of things I see:
1. Reverse the way your door is opening. It looks good on paper, but you'll run in to problems putting it into practice, plus you'll be able to swing that door as wide as you want when you need some room. That door will be hot and trying to avoid getting burned while taking food out isn't fun.
2. Put a grease drain in the bottom with at least a 1.5" ball valve to drain it.
3. Raise your FB up a bit and put your air inlet through the side of the cooker and not on the door as most people do.
4. Build a small port for thermometer cables on the side. Search this site and you can see what others have done.
I agree with the others on insulating around the firebox and skip the downward baffle, you don't need it. A draft controller is a good idea, mine runs degree-perfect for hours with my guru running.
Awesome! Thanks for that great tip!alleyrat58 wrote:One other thing I just noticed, the door on top of the chute could use a lip or a raised jamb that it closes against. If it rains while you are cooking (and it will) it will keep water out of your chute.