It is and im getting really excited for the first burn and the first real cook!
Thanks! I actually built a firewood rack over the weekend to store all of it on. It holds a face cord and is 4' by 8' by 14". Turned out really nice. Material is 1.5" square tubing, 1/8" wall.Dirtytires wrote: ↑December 21st, 2020, 11:24 amDitto!
Get it stacked properly as soon as you can but no reason you can’t use it.
I actually had planned on getting a full cover for the rack but I like the idea of the roof. That obviously wouldn't cover the sides though. Would I need something to also cover those so the wood doesn't over dry?
Hey thanks for the compliments and nice observations. I have tried to design the smoker from the ground up to produce the best quality Central Texas style BBQ possible. Because of that, I modeled it after Franklin's restaurant smokers. I know there are several great BBQ joints around the country but he seems to be the best and most consistent out of all of them. I follow several BBQ channels (such as Mad Scientist BBQ) that do BBQ for a living and every one that I have seen that has gone to Franklins says that its the best brisket they've ever had. That speaks volumes to me. Can't wait to see how well the meat turns out on mine!shearman23 wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2020, 12:20 amAwesome build on this thing. Can't wait to see the first meat off of it.
Wish I would have seen this earlier, but I just joined the forum.
You guys were talking about the stack and its airflow and restrictions and having a stack that folds. I follow a lot of builders on Instagram and have watched a lot of their videos and stuff. Moberg Smokers is one of the bigger smoker builders in the country for Texas-style smokers and they use large pipe elbows to exhaust with a reducer. It's pretty cool.
Here is a link to a video on one:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/Lt2FhchOdcY[/youtube]
The style you ended up with is more like Mill Scale Metalworks out of Lockhart, TX which were the 2 brothers that built all of the pits at Franklin's BBQ with Aaron Franklin when he would go to their shop. They designed it that way because they thought the air flow with be uninterrupted exiting the chamber and pull more evenly across the grate. They normally have a stack that is slightly bigger than the height of the exit from the CC.
Good Point. I am a little worried about that and will play it by ear. It won't be the end of the world to move the handles down a bit if necessary. I do plan on wearing heat gloves most of the time when handling the meat anyway so we'll see how big of a deal this is if at all.shearman23 wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2020, 12:20 am
Only thing I was wondering is; Does your wrist hit the bottom of your lid when you lift it all of the way up? That's been known to burn people... just saw that and wondered. You can see how the handle drops down a ways in the picture above on the Mill Scale pit. Either way, great stuff. I love to see when people take authentic pride in something they do, they are almost always more successful in life and that's a great asset.
Also its funny you mention Mill Scale Metalworks. I did'nt know they were connected with Franklin but it makes sense. This was my iPhone wallpaper for a while, another Mill Scale smoker, this time a 500 gallon one.shearman23 wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2020, 12:20 amAwesome build on this thing. Can't wait to see the first meat off of it.
The style you ended up with is more like Mill Scale Metalworks out of Lockhart, TX which were the 2 brothers that built all of the pits at Franklin's BBQ with Aaron Franklin when he would go to their shop. They designed it that way because they thought the air flow with be uninterrupted exiting the chamber and pull more evenly across the grate. They normally have a stack that is slightly bigger than the height of the exit from the CC.
So the end cap isn’t insulated so there’s just one layer there. Only the sides of the firebox are insulated. That hole goes through where the end cap and the inner wall meet.
I might go bigger, good point. What do you mean by the nipple? Can you post a pic?tinspark wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2020, 1:41 pmYou might be able to use a short nipple and add a cap at the end:
Drill a hole through both skins and weld the nipple inside of the FB and outside of the second insulated skin, and attach a cap on it..... Done.....
You may want to go bigger so that it doesn't plug up