My RF build

[temurf]

[Pete Mazz]

Sweet!!! Congrats

[Squiggle]

Did the first burn today to season the wombat



After coating the inside with spray oil I got it up to 200C(about 390F) for about an hour & a half.



After that I closed the vents down to about 1/4 & it sat at 135C(275F) for the next two hours so far while adding a stick every 45-50mins. I'll run it for a few more hours & see how it goes.

[Tim Brann]

Great job on the Wombat Squiggle I like how compact it is. Looks like you're getting great heat which I'm sure is largely due to the fire brick. The boxed cook chamber is also a great idea. What are you using for wood? Did you find the chamber hotter at one end?

[Squiggle]

Thank dude, I'm using oak at the moment & ive been given some wattle(acacia family) to try later. I've had to close the vents down a bit more as the temp was climbing a bit, but as with all smokers, I'm still learning how the wombat works. The temp is as even as I could ever want, literally no difference end to end, there was at first but now it's at operating temp it's even steven.

[Tim Brann]

Well that's good that temp is even. I'm finding mine is consistently hotter at the throat end of the BP. Not a big issue as generally I just place the thicker chunks of critter at the warmer end. Its only a difference of about 10 degrees. Oak is not an option for the area I'm in. I would love to try some though. Apple is the go to around here. I notice you didn't put a shelf across the front. Is that to follow or on purpose?

[bigbook]

No Oak just where in tarnation are you I thought oak was everywhere just like pine trees.
That reminds me. I've got to go cuts some Pecan down for fall .

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[Rodcrafter]

Great results! Congratulations on your new Wombat. You will see a big difference in smoke ring using this little fella. Stick burners are hard to beat, but does require you to pay attention to it.


Making memories!

[Tim Brann]

Oak can be found in eastern Canada but not in the west. That's where I am....Alberta. Poplar willow spruce and pine with the odd birch in the more northern end of the province is whats native around here. None of which I would use for smoking wood.

[Squiggle]

I think the even temps are mainly cause of the shadow plate.

I only have oak cause I was lucky enough to work on a truffle farm while we were pruning all of the 22000 trees & I was allowed to take as much as I wanted, otherwise it was going to be burnt. Not much else available around here, mainly eucalypt & pine which are unusable.

There is a sheet on another thread that has info on all smokable trees & I'm pretty sure willow is on the list.

Thanks RC I'm sure it will be a big learning curve, I've definitely learnt that you can't take your eye of it that's for sure.

[bigbook]

I think you will find that after the pit is at Temp for about an HR it will settle out and you should be able to just add a log every 45 min to an HR using the stack damper and firebox air as a throttle.
Enjoy your reverse flow Great Food is coming soon from it .

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[ajfoxy]

Yep, now it's all about Q-View Squiggle.

[Weldun]

Nice work Squiggle, you've gotta be pleased with the wombat.

[Squiggle]

I notice you didn't put a shelf across the front. Is that to follow or on purpose?

The only reason I didn't put a shelf was that the smoker isn't very deep & feels very top heavy & I thought it might mess with the balance. I'll probably regret it later but that just means I'll have to build another smoker

[Big T]

It's good to hear that it performed as you expected it would. I see that thin blue smoke bellowing out of the stack

[Tim Brann]

I completely understand the last thing you need is to have a wreck and dump the thing over in the middle of a cook.

I see a very well made unit you should be proud.

[Fishgod]

Way to go! That is a beauty for sure.

[temurf]

Awesome pit Sqiug. I think you'll like her.
You might even find that its worth the extra attention she demands.
All that remains is the Q-View.

[Pete Mazz]

Congrats Squiggs!!

[KarateDoc]

Hey Squiggle, any chance that you could get the picks back up for this one?

I want to build a small smoker to haul to picnics and this might work

[Squiggle]

Oh man, I'll have to upload all the pics to the new hosting site. It might take a while, but I'll get er done!

[Squiggle]

Hey Squiggle, any chance that you could get the picks back up for this one?

I want to build a small smoker to haul to picnics and this might work

All done dude!

[KarateDoc]

Thanks