Learning generally boils down to "Repetition or the avoidance of pain", some people learn by doing, some by watching and some just have to pee on the electric fence.
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. Henry Ford
Welcome to the crew. I don’t know where you heard that information. But the calculator is designed for offset smokers so it’s the same for both. It’s all about the draft and the baffle plate on an RF makes up for any heat loss with radiant heat.
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Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........
There is a lot of information out on the web. Some good and some no so much so. I have been here a while and i promise, if you follow the calculators and guidence provided on this site you will turn out a well tuned pit. This site has the experience of hundreds of pits.
Bottom line, no, dont multiply anything by 1.5....lol
Thanks for the welcome, before i found this site i was looking at Feldens calculator but i think that was designed for offsets so there was talk about multiplying some of the dimensions rf's. The calc on this site is for rf offsets, so i will take exact dimensions of my old compressor tank and put into this calculator and go from there.
I was thinking of putting a paving slab in the bottom of the firebox when its done will that help with heat retention or even protecting the bottom of the box?
The bottom is actually the coolest part of the FB. I would say that building an ash pan to catch everything from falling on the floor of the FB and cleaning it out after you cook is probably the best thing that you can do to prolong the life of the FB.
Ash is superdry and will actually pull moisture out of the air making it damp. Himid or rainy climates are worse. It not cleaned out quickly, this damp ash will promote rust.
Put in an ash pan and clean it out after every use....it will last forever.
Its been a while since posting and i have almost finished my build and wanted to know whats the best way to mount a chimney, i will try to add 2 sketches of ways to mount it but wondered whats good or bad aboit each one. Thanks
Both will work. I think most recomend nude straight out of the highest part of the tank, but don't take my word for it I'm still learning.
Where are the pics of your build?
Yeh i like the cleaner look of the straight out of the top, i did it that way on my first build and just wanted some pros and cons on the two designs. I have taken a few pics on my phone but I am not sure how to post pics properly yet but will try to get some up.
Learning generally boils down to "Repetition or the avoidance of pain", some people learn by doing, some by watching and some just have to pee on the electric fence.
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. Henry Ford
I wish i cauld have found a slightly larger CC. The wife asked yesterday why i was looking at compressor tanks on ebay and i couldnt lie, i said i was already thinking about the next build. She said "you still havent finished this one yet, and what are you going to do with the first one"?