Started a Double Pan GF

[Bricklayer2]

I finally stated my Double Pan GF using the plans I purchased here. I plan on making a few minor mods to make it my own. So any mods you think I should add I am open to all suggestions. Here is my shake down project. Man I am rusty (no pun intended) I have welded on a lincoln 225 Buzz Box a long time just not in the last few years. So I purchased a Hobart 210MVP Mig welder. So I had to build a cart.

[Bricklayer2]

OK Pics did not work, I will watch video again.

[Bricklayer2]

I watched the video again , asked my daughter and here are the pics:

[LivnDream]

wow nice job on the welding cart

joe

[Big T]

[Heatermeter builder]

Nice cart.

I too would like to know any modifications that are useful, as I will be starting my build in a few weeks, when I receive my steel.

[wbegg]

i added a recessed shelf in mine, just right of the front door. Not too big, but just big enough to hold my Heatermeter ATC and i plan on drilling and installing a through pipe to run my probe wires.

[Bricklayer2]

I have been thinking about a couple penetrations for probe wires and I was going to use a high temp silicon plug to seal around lines.

[Squiggle]

Nice cart dude, well done!

[Rodcrafter]

Oh yeah! You will fit right in.


Making memories!

[Bricklayer2]

OK I have pics! I started and accomplished a little.

[Bricklayer2]

OK, now I have questions. As I told earlier, I have stick welded quiet a few years. I have never Mig welded. Check these welds and make any suggestions or comments, I am in a learning curve with this machine but I already love it. I think I may have a little time on the DP tomorrow afternoon. So any suggestions will be appreciated.

[Big T]

[Rodcrafter]

I would try turning the wire speed down a few inches and see if those beads lay a bit flatter. But they look like they will work.


Making memories!

[ajfoxy]

or travel a bit faster. Probably easier to turn the wire speed down just a bit.

[mp4]

Less wire is probably a big part. You may want to get your gun closer to the work to reduce stick out. Make sure your gas is flowing 20 cfm when your welding too.

[Squiggle]

nice work otherwise.

[Smokeazy]

Finished mine a little over a year ago, good luck, I LOVE it!![I

[Bricklayer2]

I know what that dust is on the concrete. Evidence of work going on .

[Squiggle]

I have a question, are the horizontal bars at the bottom on the wrong end of the smoker? Now I'm just going off my mini plans & the DP may be different, but aren't the small horizontal bars meant to go on the FB side, not the CC side?

[Bricklayer2]

Squiggle you have a good eye. I am going to place the CC door on the end of the smoker instead of the long side of the cooker. I welded a piece of 2"X4" tube to weld the end of the heat transfer tube to. This will work better for my application. Actually working on heat transfer tube today. So I will try to post some new pics tonight.

[ajfoxy]

Yep they don't call squiggle hawkeye for nothing... or was that hawk, or perhaps eye...

[Bricklayer2]

I was able to work a little on the smoker yesterday. I had some 5/8" thick plate so I used it in the front and back of the FB. Everything else on the FB is 1/2" thick. Here is what I have so far, any suggestions will be appreciated.

[Bricklayer2]

At this point I removed the FB / HTT to do the final welding on them. Here is the finished dry fit.

[Bricklayer2]

I will be back at work tomorrow so I will slow down a little. I will start work on the charcoal chute tomorrow night if I do not rake leaves .