10-15%. But I only put the foods into the chamber once the temp is a little above target and the smoke is near invisible. Recovery time is shorter on temps and I avoid that yuk taste of thicker white smoke. My RF is all wood and I get the same great smoke flavor, of course it's a personal thing.
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Biscuits out of the way. Figured out temp control- thank-you Puff! Huge deadline today. Had to push the cook. (Would that me me or the meat? Dunno!) If I had done this by myself, I'd say, "Dam I'm good!" But I had all of youse helping, so, "Dam, you're good!"
Dante- I have not built one of these or looked at plans "yet".
From my experience with cooking on them if your referring to the interior wall it should be on the inside, I wud think. Then again I'm not up to speed on the interior guts of a cabinet. I do know they are really nice. I have access to two different size Backwoods.
DF, I welded the inner sheetmetal both ways. I think that is what you are getting at. It made for more welding. I think that welding them in the corners where they meet would be easiest, if you can keep the gap-osis to a minimum. Next GF smoker I make will have all three sides made out of one sheet. That is two legs and the web made out of one sheet. Then just the top and bottom will be welded to the sides. Hope this answers your question. I think I know what you're going through right now.
Which begs the question: for someone not doing this for a living, would it be easier to tack weld all of the sheetmetal together (that makes the inner CC, then measure and cut and weld the frame to the sheetmetal.
Thanks Chris.. It's gonna be a tough weld, it barely touches in some spots, and damn I wish I had thought of making it in one piece and just bending the inside corners..
I can only add that once my framework was completed, I measured several time to insure that the fit would be as good as the plans. Some were a tad larger, some smaller but all of those welds were finished in the outer and inner surfaces. And it took a bunch of extra welding. Worth it though because the seal is important. My gf performs so well and burns so long as there is no leakage
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To insure that doesn't happen, you could direct any dripping with a light weight sheet metal tray below the stack. I haven't built one of these. I would say it it not using the draft of the stack. So it should be fine.
jm2cw
Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........
Dante, when my box is up to temp, and the charcoal is going good, there is very little smoke coming from the stack. That said, I have not put any serious amount of meat in it. As Rodcrafter mentioned, a baffle could eliminate contamination of the meat. Cookshack makes a vent system that sucks the exhaust up and out to where-ever. You could look at how they do that. Then if you wanted to move the cooker out of the trailer, you could do so without fiddling with the plumbing?
always bend when possible BUT....
since the plans focus on the average builder with minimal equipment (ie. grinder and a welder) they show every seam being cut and welded. as far as the welding on the 16ga or 14 ga seams goes, Tacking the corners is the best way and then do small 1 or 2 inch stitch welds skipping 6 or 8 inches in between and then go back and fill in between with more stitches. this helps prevent warping and burn through. tacking 1 inch apart before you start welding the seam will help you close the gap which will make the welding easier. keep a hammer on hand for tapping the joint closed. weld on the inside of the joint when possible and go downhill will also help minimize burn through.
Hope this helps!
Well, I like that idea that Frank posted. I'll be using it on the BABY GRAVITY FEED getting started today when I get home from work.
90% of my supplies are not in the shop ready to go....YUP, even the insulation. I can see this version of the GRAVITY FEED becoming extremely popular based on size and weight alone.
Make no mistake, there ain't no powder in this Puff ! And... I'm not really a crazy person but I play one in real life
Well this may be a really dumb question but I'm gonna ask it. So I had someone weld the cooking chamber for me and he primed all of the welds , I'm guessing I am gonna have to grind all of the paint off. Right??
I'm in the final push to finish mine.
Question, do you insulate the inner wall next to the fire box. Was not sure if I left it uninsulate would that cause the cook chamber side closest to the fire box to be hotter.