Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

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Re: Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

Post by Dargo » August 17th, 2020, 8:21 pm

Blending the welds on the door:

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Door installed:
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Insulation around the heat transfer tube:
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Post by Big T » August 17th, 2020, 9:44 pm

:LG:


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Post by Dirtytires » August 18th, 2020, 11:48 am

I hate grinder work....I need a minion!



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Post by Dargo » August 18th, 2020, 10:17 pm

Firebrick firebox:
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Post by Dargo » August 19th, 2020, 9:59 pm

A lot of progress was made today.

Angle iron supports for cooking grates:
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Cooking grates:
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Drip pan:
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Post by tinspark » August 20th, 2020, 2:59 am

Looking very awesome! It wont be long and you'll have a bag of charcoal dumped in and cooking away. :grillin:


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Post by Big T » August 20th, 2020, 8:37 pm

:yth: :kewl:


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Post by Dargo » August 22nd, 2020, 11:31 am

All the fab work is done. Just installing seals and paint left.

Firegrate:

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Ashbox view with firegrate and ashpan:

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Post by tinspark » August 22nd, 2020, 12:13 pm

Looking great!!


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Re: Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

Post by Dirtytires » August 22nd, 2020, 2:28 pm

Can’t wait to see smoke!



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Post by Dargo » August 22nd, 2020, 2:31 pm

Dirtytires wrote:Can’t wait to see smoke!
That makes at least two of us.


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Post by ajfoxy » August 22nd, 2020, 5:22 pm

Very nice!


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Post by Dargo » August 22nd, 2020, 7:50 pm

She is done.

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My buddy has a big job tomorrow so he cannot deliver it tomorrow. I am crying inside. Have to wait until next Saturday.

All high temp black for now, but I want to do an automotive paint job on the CC.


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Post by tinspark » August 22nd, 2020, 7:53 pm

Looks beautiful
Good job! Did you paint the inside too?


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Post by Dargo » August 22nd, 2020, 7:56 pm

tinspark wrote:Looks beautiful
Good job! Did you paint the inside too?
Nope, the inside is just seasoned bare metal.


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Post by tinspark » August 22nd, 2020, 7:59 pm

Awesome!! I saw some shiny on the inside of the door in the pic, (reflection of one of the cook grates) It must be the oil.. HAHA!


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Santa Maria Rebuild: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=7533&p=112344&hili ... 34#p112344

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Re: Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

Post by Big T » August 22nd, 2020, 8:50 pm

It turned out great!


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Re: Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

Post by Dargo » August 22nd, 2020, 8:57 pm

Big T wrote:It turned out great!
Thanks. I think so too.


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Post by Pete Mazz » August 23rd, 2020, 3:30 am

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Post by mp4 » August 23rd, 2020, 9:45 am

AWESOMENESS!!!



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Re: Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

Post by Texasbowhunter » August 23rd, 2020, 10:37 am

Very cool
you got me pondering my next build and what I might consider incorporating
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Re: Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

Post by Dirtytires » August 23rd, 2020, 10:47 am

Hard to wait for delivery when you know if finished.....hang in there.



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Re: Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

Post by Dargo » August 23rd, 2020, 12:30 pm

Texasbowhunter wrote:Very cool
you got me pondering my next build and what I might consider incorporating
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Good to hear. Hope some ideas are good enough to incorporate into your build.


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Post by Dargo » August 23rd, 2020, 12:31 pm

Dirtytires wrote:Hard to wait for delivery when you know if finished.....hang in there.
Yeah, this is exactly my current mind set and predicament. It will be a very long week.


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Re: Our Gravity Feed Smoker design and build.

Post by Dargo » August 28th, 2020, 9:42 pm

Well, since tomorrow will be raining my smoker was delivered today.

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All I have are some low light pics but tomorrow I will take better ones.

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Here she is with her family:

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Tomorrow she will have some smoke whispering towards the sky.


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