New guy from Texas

[JuanC]

New to the site. Plan on absorbing as much info as possible. Looking to build an offset smoker in a few weeks so any tips and help would be much appreciated. Thanks

[Pete Mazz]

[ajfoxy]

Welcome to the crew.

[Rodcrafter]

Welcome to the crew!

What part of Texas? I'm from Odessa.

[JuanC]

Welcome to the crew!

What part of Texas? I'm from Odessa.

I’m from Galveston Tx.

[Rodcrafter]

My sister is down there in Corpus.

[Big T]

Welcome aboard!! Sketch up a rough drawing and let us see what you have in mind.

[Squiggle]

[JuanC]

Welcome aboard!! Sketch up a rough drawing and let us see what you have in mind.

It’s just your average horizontal offset smoker with tuning plates. Plan on using 20”x3/8” pipe that’s 42”long for the chamber. Same pipe for the firebox thats gonna be 20” long. I’m trying to figure out how big the inlet is going to be from the fb to cc. Also how long my stacks needs to be. I have a 4” pipe that’s 36 inch long with a 90° elbow on the end. Just not sure how short to cut it.

[Squiggle]

Run the numbers through the pit calcs at the top of the page & that will take all the guess work out of it.

[Squiggle]

Ok, so I ran the numbers for you & to get the right FB size you’ll need the drop down to 17" long & that will put you at 106%. Next is your stack, at 4" diameter you should make it just under 22" long (that is measured from the to of the CC, not where the elbow comes out of the CC). Last of all, the second pic tells you how to setup your throat to get optimal area.

[JuanC]

Ok, so I ran the numbers for you & to get the right FB size you’ll need the drop down to 17" long & that will put you at 106%. Next is your stack, at 4" diameter you should make it just under 22" long (that is measured from the to of the CC, not where the elbow comes out of the CC). Last of all, the second pic tells you how to setup your throat to get optimal area.

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Wow, I really appreciate your help. Would like to keep the firebox at least 20”. I have access to a lot of wood that’s about 18” in length. I figured the extra space would aid in letting it breath.

[Squiggle]

No prob dude.

If you keep the FB at 20" it will be about 125% which is way too big & would make it very hard to keep the fire working effectively(ideal is 105-110%). Remember your FB is 20" diameter so you could probably just angle the splits when you put them in, or you could insulate the FB & keep it the same length, just have a play with the calc & see what you come up with. Another option is a square FB.

[Rodcrafter]

You could fill a few inches of the bottom of the FB with refractory and make it match.


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[The Czar]

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[Dirtytires]

I'm not trying to rain on the parade but it was my understanding the calculator is only for a reverse flow. Juanc mentioned offset which I interpreted as traditional offset. Maybe we should clarify.....or am I wrong and it doesn't matter?

[JuanC]

I'm not trying to rain on the parade but it was my understanding the calculator is only for a reverse flow. Juanc mentioned offset which I interpreted as traditional offset. Maybe we should clarify.....or am I wrong and it doesn't matter?

Yea, I’m going to building a traditional offset. I think Squiggle input the wrong dimensions on the calculator also.

[Rodcrafter]

They are the same,it is vertical/center-feed that are not really the ones that apply.

[Frank_Cox]

welcome aboard!

[Dirtytires]

Cool....no rain then. Thanks for setting me straight.

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[Cole]

Welcome! Tons of knowledge in this site!

[ssegurb]

Welcome fellow Texan