205 gal RF natural gas pipe smoker

[ronn1234]

LOL Gizmo to funny.......

[Grabber70Mach]

TMI Gizmo, [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES] nice looking build ronn1234.

From infinity and beyond

[The Czar]

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[ronn1234]

Thanks for the comment Grabber I know it is going slow but I'm not in a real hurry. I try to get out in the garage every night and at least one day on the weekend. I'm so meticulous i don't get allot done but it will pay off in the end.

[ronn1234]

Hey guys got a question for you all.
I just welded the side door strap on the CC door and noticed a slight gap at the bottom. I tried to measure the gap and it appears to be about 1/16 of an inch out. Just to make sure i placed a 3/32nd welding rod in the gap. So is this going to really impact the performance of the smoker? How do i fix this? I have a 6ton hydraulic jack but no chains, I do have a 10K aircraft strap "picture a 2" wide tow strap that can pull 10,000 lbs." Do yall think I could just run a couple of beads of 6011 on the inside right there in the corner and draw it in? Have any of yall had success with this, or should i just try my strap and jack?

Here is the Pics

I appreciate any advice i can get
Thanks Ron

[Gizmo]

Unless you are really practiced up on the weld/bend technique I would just strap/jack it back a little.

And if all you have is 1/16 of an inch gap then I would suggest you look for something else on your smoker to worry about - that's certainly well within acceptable range - especially if you plan on any kind of seal material; silicone - firerope - etc…..

[Rodcrafter]

I would say that you can use toggle clamps to latch it down and if using any gasket material you will really like the way that works. I would use this one http://www.thetoggleclampstore.com/225d.html when it comes in take the bolt with the rubber end off and replace with a carriage bolt and you will be in there.

jm2cw

[ronn1234]

Thanks for the reply guys. I tried the strap and jack bent it as far as i dare take the strap, but i was chicken because it started looking really stressed. It did not modify the shape of the door at all as soon as i released the tension the door went right back to it's original shape. So i think i will try the fire rope.

[Rodcrafter]

The fire rope is a very good choice.

[bstory]

I asked around and finally figured how to make these latches they work great and you can really crank them to get rid of a gap especially with fire rope. The are ugly but I am going to spruce them up and put a rod with cool touch handles.

[ronn1234]

Very nice those could be adapted easily to a round CC

[bstory]

Very easy

[ronn1234]

Hello all,
I know it has been a while but i'm back at the smoker project and have a few new pics to post. These pics are of the frame that I plan to put the cook chamber on. I will weld the 2 taller uprights to the left side of the smoker(non-firebox side) the shorter side that has the horizontal bar will have the Cook chamber sitting on the horizontal bar. Just on the other side of the bar I have built a formed cradle for the fire box to rest in and to be welded to. I have added the non-fire box end of the cook chamber end cap but no photos of that yet but soon. The wheels are galvanized BB wheels with grease zerts at the pivot point and in the axle's.

frame 2 wheels added

How i laid them out

Just another view

My friend who helped providing scale reference

scale reference number 2

[Big T]

Sometimes we have to put things on the back burner, good to hear that you're back at it.

[Pete Mazz]

Mine has been on the back burner so long I lost the stove....

[Rodcrafter]

Keep the faith you will be using this rascal soon

[ronn1234]

Hello all,
Got allot accomplished today I finished the left end cap and my buddy helped me attach and stand the smoker up. It is very solid in the upright and not near as top heavy as i thought it would be. Enjoy the photos below this is a huge step in the project.

first one

My buddy posing haha

with door

end view

[Big T]

[ronn1234]

Hello all,
So i have a question, I am prepping the inside of the Cook Chamber to get ready to put the baffold plate in. Here is my question there is some surface rust on the inside of the pipe. Can I just use the wire wheel to take the rust down to the mil-scale or do i need to grind all the way down to bare shiny metal?

If i have to take it down to shiny metal is there a better way than a grinding disc? I have a bad back and it is tough and very time consuming to stay bent over for long with out taking lots of breaks. I do have home sandblaster that I tried and it will take the rust down to bare metal at a very very slow pace. The wire wheel only takes the rust off down to mil-scale and so far the grinder has seemed to be the best/fastest.

I would appreciate and thoughts or suggestions, I do not want to take it to get it sand blasted as i am still far away from paint.

Thanks in advance,
Ron

[Smurf]

My opinion, wire wheel will be fine with just surface rust. After completion season it properly.

[ronn1234]

i just saw your build it was so shinny, i have a 7.5 inch dewalt angle grinder. Fromm what i could tell you got it shinny like that with a flapper wheel right? What grit did you use was it a flapper wheel?

[ronn1234]

so here are the pics to get an idea of the surface rust that i'm talking about. In the first pic on the left you have the surface rust and on the right i use the wire wheel to go down to mil-scale. In the second photo on the left you see some of the surface rust in the middle is the wire wheel and on the right is with the grinder.

Left shows surface rust and right is Mil-scale

this is the second one

[Smurf]

Most of my sanding is done with 7" 36 grit for carbon. 4" flapper wheel to make it smoother if needed.

[ronn1234]

so silly question what is a 36 grit for carbon, is that one of those metal diamond wheels i see at Lowes, or is that just a bigger flapper at a rougher grit? The lowest i have seen is 60 grit at Lowes

[ronn1234]

one more question how long does the 7" 36 grit for carbon last?