60 Gallon RF w/ Insulated Firebox

[Saskattak]

Looks amazing. Love the reuse of the OEM bungs for the handle!! I am thinking of ditching the bullet hinges on the CC door and moving towards what you have


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[Big T]

Nice work!

[hogaboomer]

Looks good! Are you keeping that one for yourself?

Never mind, I see where you said you already have a buyer.

[dacolson]

I’m feeling kind of partial! I might try and talk him into an octagon I’ve got and keep this one.

[dacolson]

Looks amazing. Love the reuse of the OEM bungs for the handle!! I am thinking of ditching the bullet hinges on the CC door and moving towards what you have


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Thx sir. I try and keep the tanks in their original state as much as possible. I like the character. I even reused the tank spec plate as the door stop.
I do like this hinge style with the exception they tend to have a bit of play side to side. I split a bushing in half and tacked the to the rod on either side of the tube to eliminate the play. Fixed the issue but I think if I’m more careful with the bends I might be able to snug it up more without using the bushings.

[dacolson]

Nice work!

Thx Big T. You got any builds in progress lately?

[Big T]

Nice work!

Thx Big T. You got any builds in progress lately?

No sir, unfortunately we have been short handed at work for quite a while now so I've had very little time for any side projects. I don't have a shop at home so I have to build at work and when I clock out I leave as soon as possible. lol I've been brainstorming a cabinet style cooker with a friend and I'm hoping to get started after the first of the year. I have to keep myself entertained by keeping up with all of your builds and the others on the forum but it does make me a little bit jealous. Keep up the great work!

[dacolson]

Nice work!

Thx Big T. You got any builds in progress lately?

No sir, unfortunately we have been short handed at work for quite a while now so I've had very little time for any side projects. I don't have a shop at home so I have to build at work and when I clock out I leave as soon as possible. lol I've been brainstorming a cabinet style cooker with a friend and I'm hoping to get started after the first of the year. I have to keep myself entertained by keeping up with all of your builds and the others on the forum but it does make me a little bit jealous. Keep up the great work!

Sweet! You better post some pics. I’m sure we’ll jump in with suggestions, lol.

[dacolson]

Looks amazing. Love the reuse of the OEM bungs for the handle!! I am thinking of ditching the bullet hinges on the CC door and moving towards what you have


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I also really like the hinges Hogaboomer builds. I may give those a try on a build soon.

[hogaboomer]

They work really nice! I stole that from Mill Scale, too.

[dacolson]

It’s not stealing. It’s flattery.

[hogaboomer]

haha, I'm flattering the hell outta those hinges.

[dacolson]

Wrapping up this build with final cook. Couple things to tweak but 99% done. 13# choice. 12 hours at around 225.

[towtruck]

Looks good!

[Saskattak]

Nicely done!

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[dacolson]

I don’t know about you guys, I try to eat healthy sometimes, but just look at that point!! Fatty goodness ...

[hogaboomer]

That looks good!

[SheffSmoker]

Yummy!

[Cole Leffert]

Looks amazing!!

[dacolson]

Thx boys. Brisket’s gone. Was delicious.
And the build was fun too. Learned a lot.


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[dacolson]

Well, an interesting day today. Cleaning up the smoker - filling some grinder scars, touching up some bad welds, refinishing the handle hardware, and wire-wheeling all the steel. Getting her ready to oil up the unpainted steel. I was just finishing up - hitting the stack cover - and the wheel grabbed the hinge and hit me straight in the forehead. Here’s a reminder for everyone to wear a face shield. Could have been worse but was definitely avoidable ... I have 2 shields hanging on the wall. Bad place for them to be.

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The pit faired better. Still working on the finish. One more coat of linseed on the handle and waiting on a spring handle for the FB.

[Big T]

I always say that we put our blood, sweat and tears into building these things but I think that you took it a little to far! All kidding aside, I'm glad it was just a flesh wound. The pit is lookin great!

[Saskattak]

Yikes!! I am always one to at least run safety glasses. Being an inspector my eyes are my livelihood. That will be quite the scar, glad its just a flesh wound! PS..scars tell better stories then tattoos lol

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[dacolson]

I always wear safety glasses - can’t see much w/out them - hearing protection and a respirator. Just got caught skipping the face shield. Better this than taking a shattered cutoff wheel to the face. Good reminder!

[Pete Mazz]

Ouch!