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Re: Build Design Help

Post by Smokeone » May 22nd, 2013, 6:50 pm

I'm sure it will go fine, but since you asked, good luck! :beer:


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Re: Build Design Help

Post by smokeinnj » June 10th, 2013, 12:42 pm

Soo i slacked hardcore on posting these but a few pics from her first burn

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She cooked but she is going to need some fine tuning .


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Post by Frank_Cox » June 10th, 2013, 2:30 pm

:LG: :LG:
Nice lineup!!! :beer:


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Re: Build Design Help

Post by Rodcrafter » June 10th, 2013, 3:40 pm

:LG:

What are you having trouble with? Is it still running too hot? I know I do the best when I'm learning my cooker, by not giving it a lot of fuel at one time or not a lot of air if I have to put a lot of fuel in it.


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Post by Smokeone » June 10th, 2013, 5:26 pm

:LG:


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Post by Clover Ridge Smokers » June 10th, 2013, 8:10 pm

:LG: I'm getting hungry AGAIN!!


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Re: Build Design Help

Post by smokeinnj » June 12th, 2013, 10:16 am

Rodcrafter wrote::LG:

What are you having trouble with? Is it still running too hot? I know I do the best when I'm learning my cooker, by not giving it a lot of fuel at one time or not a lot of air if I have to put a lot of fuel in it.
My main problme was running consistent temps in it. This is actually something i wanted to bring up before what do you guys recommend for a thermometer in it or through the door. Because i had the internal like oven one so i had to keep on opening it to guage my temps where they where so i knew how much fuel to add and what not. At some points it would run too hot so would open it to cool it down and then close back up then other times not enough fuel wasnt running hot enough and took awhile to bring back up to temps. So if anyone recommends a fairly inexpensive thermometers for me to use it would be great i eventually want to put a digital on it in we have already put in the piping for the wholes to run everthing through but right now i am broke so gotta finish it up on the cheap.

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Re: Build Design Help

Post by The Czar » June 12th, 2013, 11:32 am

If you go thru the door get a TruTel from Smokerplans.net...,.if you do a external wired get a Maverick 73 series.....

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Re: Build Design Help

Post by Rodcrafter » June 12th, 2013, 1:19 pm

:yth:


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Re: Build Design Help

Post by Gizmo » June 13th, 2013, 5:33 am

I HATE it when DC is right. Through the door Tel-Tru will be the handiest down the road AFTER you have the fire size figured out. The digital is definitely the way to start. You can't be opening the door to read it without undoing you work in the process. The other thing is to build a small fire and gradually grow it to the temp you want then add a little fuel every half hour to help you stabilize it. That's been my best success in the past … :D


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