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by ajfoxy » November 10th, 2017, 4:39 pm
Yep, you are on your way. Don't be intimidated by the size of the thing, well not until it gets too heavy to move that is, then put it on wheels.
If you tackle one task at a time, it all comes together. If you are like most of us and are a "weekend warrior" then you don't have that many weekends to chew through until March. So you will need to press on. You are a step ahead as you have had your material cut and mitered where necessary. That takes a fair chunk of time on its own. From my own experience of building a double pan may I give you my take on how to build it so you don't have all the hassles I had. First up, build the cook chamber complete, then build the frame around it so the frame fits the cook chamber. Don't get hung up on minor measurement discrepancies, this is a smoker not a NASA space probe. When building the frame don't forget to leave out the top right spar where the firebox/chute goes. This is to enable you to insert the completed firebox/charcoal chute into the unit without overuse of profanity. Put wheels on it as soon as you can, this thing gets very heavy, very quickly. Unless you have access to a gantry crane or fork lift it's going to require a buddy to help move, rotate for welding and fabrication etc.
But most of all enjoy the journey of building your very own Double Pan, Gravity Feed Smoker. At the end of the day you can say, "She's a good 'un".
Learning generally boils down to "Repetition or the avoidance of pain", some people learn by doing, some by watching and some just have to pee on the electric fence.
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. Henry Ford
. I am in the middle of my DP build and I am using an engine lift to move the FB around
Prescription: 50 oysters for dinner, understand what your wife is telling you, lots o rest later, then probably start a college fund asap. 
