that was my thought a vertical cabinet. devide it about 16 inches from the bottom would make the fb the rite size by the calc. 4 feed hole with baffle plates.
Horizontal - Vertical ...
How about one at 45 degrees? I don't think anybody's done one like that yet... course maybe there's a reason for that ...
I'm kinda with DC on this one - center-feed RF's are cool - Edgar is one of those and his temps are as stable as a 3-legged milk stool.
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)
the gravity feed chute sounds like a good idea and i know i saw a build for it somewhere on this site. i will look for it.
but first things first i am about to start my 275 oil tank
free tank and trailer hear at the shop.
anyone got any sources for 1/4 steel in the northeast? havnt bein able to find any where near enough scrap steel need about 50 sq ft
If you make it vertical you could put alot of racks in that rascal. Put them tracks close together and have the option of smoking a ton of jerky or ribs or fish at a time. I like those types you can get really fancy with it too.
Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........
actually my ideas are along the lines of horizontal split in the middle with two FB and CC center fed. still plenty of rack space but with versatility and abjustable RF plate
You could sure run different temps and smoke at a comp with that rig - nice 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)
would like to take the credit but it was franks idea actually. still got a couple of glitches though once on the trailer its 6 ft tall and i'm only 5 7. working on the hight issue
I know there's a trick to flipping the spring under the axle that might buy you 4 inches or so by lowering the trailer ...
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)
good idea except this trailer has coil springs. instead i am thinking about recessing the FB into the smoke chamber 3 inches below the RF plate with an 11 inch opening in the center top of the FB. thinking about addl plate between RF plate and FB
That could work. Edgar only has 2.5 inches clearance there but uses 2 deflector plates like you're suggesting and he works fine. By fine I mean he doesn't want to change from his happy place of about 275 with a typical fire. Calc your openings at every step as the hot air passes through there just to make sure you aren't choking it any and you should be okay.
That said - leave yourself a way to open up the intermediate plate with a hole saw etc. - that way you can "tune" it.
Remember: You can tune a BP but you can't tune a fish!
Sorry - I couldn't help myself...
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)