New guy from central Indiana

[tractor guy]

Hello everyone!

I'm digging for info on building my own smoker. I found this site, and I have learned a lot from what I have already read. Looks like a good site full of good info. I know I'll be asking questions, so please be patient as I try to figure this stuff out.

My first build will be a patio sized reverse flow. I have been thinking about building a smoker for a while, and as an engineer by trade I think about projects quite a bit. I had come up with a design very similar to the RF without even knowing that there was a name for that style of smoker. Now that I know my idea is a sound one I just need to figure out if the stuff I have on hand will calculate out to make it work.

Joe

[Clover Ridge Smokers]

Welcome Tractor Guy, glad you found us. The people on this site are extremely helpful when it comes to building cookers.

[The Czar]

Welcome aboard and just remember....no pics never happened....

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[Rodcrafter]

I think this link is what your looking for:

http://www.smokerbuilder.com/pitcalc/

to the crew

[Smokeone]

Tractor guy
Glad to have you!

[Rev.Mike]

[Miketheforester]

Welcome, glad to see a fellow Hoosier.

[tractor guy]

MtF,

What part of Indiana? I'm just north of Indy in Lebanon.

Joe

[Miketheforester]

Sweet, I was a contractor for Boone REMC for a while. I am from Lafayette originally, but have lived in Missouri for the last 5 years.

[tractor guy]

So, does that mean your NOT going to be stopping by to help with my build???

Joe

[Miketheforester]

That's a negative. On the plus side not having me around filling your head with bad ideas will save you time, money, frustration, and generally an inordinate amount of beer.

[Gizmo]

Welcome Tractor guy! You got the pit calc link there so all you need is a very basic graph-paper sketch of your idea using your parts on hand that shows all the dimensions. Sit down and run the numbers and you'll have your question answered.

See how I made that sound simple?