I'd post my pictures but Big T showed me his idea when I was building it and mine is exactly the same. My problem is I used 3/4" Rod and it's a bit heavy lifting it up with aging rotator cuffs
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
Thanks Big T for sharing. I like that it would actually sit in the stack opening and seal when closed. Mine have a plate with the threads of a bolt welded to the top of it to grab onto to adjust. That's the part I want to get rid of, having to reach to the top of the stack to adjust. A plus would be that I don't add anything to the height since it "just fits" into the garage, height-wise.
-Cyber
Where faith + family + tradition always equals success. Serving up BBQ the old school way.
Currently using...
Five Barrel Cookers; One New Braunfels horizontal; One Trailer smoker (being built)
I find that cookers are not all the same, some need to be adjusted more than others. The Pit Calc helps that not being so much of an issue. But my bigger smoker has 2 CC on it and so it has 2 stacks, I adjust them differently to get the temps I want in each.
Lots of experimenting with burn time will answer the questions the best.
jm2cw
Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........
Mine is very similar to the others but I used strap to attach. It's ground at an angle where the bearing surfaces are at the top so that it lowers a bit when closed and lifts slightly when you open it. It's not as precise as it could be say, cutting a piece of pipe at an angle (which is how I'd do it next time.).
Note this is also exactly what Big T said to avoid above--it's in the way of a door at about 50% open.
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My motto on building smokers: “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop” ~ Confucius