Yea, that SS is a pain. I'm still fearing what will happen when I skin the exterior with it. If it warps as badly as the inside did I'm going to shoot myself.
For those (all) who don't remember...
I'm building a vertical SS gasser.
Hinges
Latches
It'll be set up like a hand truck. Wheels on one side with a handle.
Kick ass thermometer.
High output burner.
This is (hopefully) going to be my pizza oven as well. I have two 3/8" thick SS plates that I'll use that will form the quasi oven.
I'll also use it to cold smoke using a small electric hotplate placed in the bottom.
If it's tourist season, how come I can't shoot 'em?
Got most of the outer skins on yesterday, as well as the door. So far, so good. Tried some stitch welding on the outside corners. Went OK, but will need more grinding wheels....
Even this little smoker is getting heavy! I'll have to fix one corner that took a hit when it dropped from the cart I had it on.
No work for a few days as we're getting a foot or more of snow Saturday and my back already hurts from welding and grinding.
If it's tourist season, how come I can't shoot 'em?
Clean up the inside welds? angle grinder with flexible pad or just cook in it as normal- a few good smokes and you won't notice them much. Looking good sir.
I use a lot of spatter shield in hard to get to places before I weld there. The dingle berries don't stick then I just need to make a pretty good weld and leave it alone. Most of my welds are on the outside seams so I get a good strong weld.
jm2cw
Making memories.
Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........
I'm talking about the dark brown areas around the welds. Look at the drip edge on the back wall of the smoker. Is this something to not be concerned with before seasoning?
If it's tourist season, how come I can't shoot 'em?
Got the door hung today, along with more welding and grinding. Made a trip to Harbor Freight for more grinding wheels too. After I install the latch tomorrow I'll take some more pics.
If it's tourist season, how come I can't shoot 'em?
Try this again. Last nights post magically disappeared.
Here's a close up of the burner and the adjustable bolts for the skillet.
Here's the latch mechanism. A 1/2" ss rod with a washer that has been cut on one side which engages an angle bracket. I also installed a drip edge on the back of the door. The gasket material I ordered should be here soon.
And here's the (almost) finished smoker with the side handle and thermo installed.
I still have to install the ss piano hinge for the exhaust vent cover as well as clean it up some.
I'm bringing in a tank of gas today to see what she'll do.
Last edited by Pete Mazz on January 31st, 2016, 2:22 am, edited 1 time in total.
If it's tourist season, how come I can't shoot 'em?
I set it for a 1" gap but since I'm using a high output burner it may need to be set higher.
I got the igniter installed today as well as some more grinding and sanding. Hooked up the gas and fired her up. Got it up to 500 degrees and let her cool off. No pops so far....
Haven't got the gasket material yet. Frank must have sent it Pony Express.
If it's tourist season, how come I can't shoot 'em?