i was just outside showing the neighbor the smoker, we were coming up with trailer ideas. saturday i get to finish firebox and then i think i will do a burn to get the crud out of it, thats a cool work truck you got for sale, that should go quick Ts. i put alot of headers on those trucks in the day.
howdy all and Happy mothers day to your moms tomorrow,,,,, Got to spend quality time on smoker project today, was up at 5 and just got done for the day abit ago, will post progress later,,,, got the stack damper done, the grate for the firebox done, finally got it on wheels, that was a task in itself, dont have the tools here that i have at shop. got the firebox door fitted and hung, still need to make a latch setup for it. almost done and ready to burn something next weekend, maybe some of them Ribeyes i seen in new thread,,,,,,. to ya all
Looks hell for stout and I love those hinges - are they your design?
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
i got the temp gauges in, i lit ta fire in it after i got this far, used some pecan twigs and pecan chunks, i got excited and needed to see smoke come out of stack, the temp wasnt coming up but 10 degrees over air temp, then i looked in fire box and seen i had damper closed to cc, after i opened it took 7 minutes to get to 250, ..... Rick, the hinges on fb door i designed, or in my term, threw together lol,
next is prep table, counter weight, and real handle for cc lid,,,,,,,,,,, anyone have a good idea for getting the thick primer off the smoker body, i thought i would strip it, then season and see if i need to make changes, then paint it.
I like that door DB, everything is coming along nicely.That paint is a devil to get off those cookers aren't they. How have you been removing yours???? I tried to get someone to sandblast mine but the knucklehead never called me back. I hope he does not need any welding in the near future!!!!!!!!
Anyway, sandblasting is the "A" answer - no chemicals involved and nothing left but metal ... easy to spot/fix imperfections (my work is always covered with them) and you'll be real happy with the paint job sticking good too ...
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
Mac, thanks, i had the door and airflow waterjetted out, i had a customer come in the shop that has a waterjet business, he supplied the 1/4 plate and did the job for 70 bucks, i couldnt resist, i think i will have to open the tolerance a little but will see when i get some more heat in it,,,,, thanks TQ, so far i have just been using a scraper to get paint off, i checked with a blaster yesterday and think that is gonna be what i do, i have spent more then anticipated, i,m sure no one else has done that , so now i am trying to watch what i spend, but finish is what everyone sees so i will probably blast it. Rick, it looks like Edna is powder coated, not sure and if it is, was it much to have done? thanks frank, got lots of good ideas from you guys, so thanks again for coming up with this site. S1, thanks alot, it has been fun doing project.....
Edgar is insulated then powder-coated and clear-coated. $116 for that but they kinda owed me a favor so prolly figure $200. Only 400 degree rating so be careful...
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)