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    Two new smokers being built

    I've spent some time yesterday and today putting two new pits. One normal flow, and one reverse flow. Doing a few things different on these, we'll see if I keep those 'features' or go back to how I built 'Slick Rick'. The full-width door is not my personal preference, gonna go back to cutting the door out from the food chamber while still leaving two inches on each side. Oh well, you never know until you've tried it. Steady progress though, should be able to fire these up soon.

    Bought rock steady casters from Germany (much better price than Sweden). Two fixed and two swivelling.

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    Some of the raw material being worked on

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    Fitting the door (and soon the hinges) on the food chamber. Notice my 'fancy' shop

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    #2
    More sleepless nights I see !!! 🤣😂🤣👍👍👍
    Will you be exporting to the US sometime soon ?!

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      Nah, shipping offset smokers isn’t exactly cheap :-)

    #3
    Nice work, Brotherman!

    Hopin ya'll bring me one to test, when ya come to Memphis???? lol

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      Now that would be fun!

    • Mr. Bones
      Mr. Bones commented
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      What with alla th Social Distancin, nowadays, math tells me th aircraft oughtta have an abundance of cargo weight availability, so a Hank's offset oughtta be categorized as a Carry-On lol

      They gots th cargo room, an weight allowance available.
      Last edited by Mr. Bones; October 11, 2020, 09:16 PM.

    #4
    I always enjoy your builds Henrik.

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      Thanks Ron!

    #5
    Fantastic. What’s the thickness of the rolled steel?

    Totally envious that you know how to do this.

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    • Ahumadora
      Ahumadora commented
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      That's 3/16" for you metrically challenged folks....

    • Elton's BBQ
      Elton's BBQ commented
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      Haha.. good one!

    • ddmcwhirter
      ddmcwhirter commented
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      I love my 3/16 " smoker! I love my accessory 1/4" over fire plate.

    #6
    I especially like your rake.

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      Good eye! That one is our dog’s favorite toy, hence the ‘worn’ look! I keep replacing the stick 4 times a year :-)

    • Elton's BBQ
      Elton's BBQ commented
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      That's the swedish model.. lol

    #7
    Henrik do you model up these pre cut parts yourself?
    They look like they are water cut, very neat assembly.

    Just a noob question here, the manifold for the chimney seems to be at the top of the cook chamber.
    I've only started researching offset design recently, but I have read that the ideal position is level or slightly below the lower rack.
    Or am I misinterpreting your pic?

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    • Henrik
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      They are water cut. The manifold is for the reverse flow model, that’s why it is positioned higher up.

    • Stuey1515
      Stuey1515 commented
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      Thanks mate, always learning here

    #8
    Looking good! Always love seeing the things people create themselves!

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      #9
      Love this thread. I could never do this, but I sure do enjoy watching it.

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        #10
        I’m always amazed by guys who can work with metal. Your building cookers gives new meaning to MCS!

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        • Henrik
          Henrik commented
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          I'm enabling MCS, not fighting it, Lol!!

        #11
        Henrik - What's the wall thickness of your pipe?

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        • Henrik
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          Everything is 5 mm, except for the main pipe which is 4 mm. The reason for that is that I can then get the metal rolled at that exact size (dia/length) with zero waste or scrap metal.

        • Dewesq55
          Dewesq55 commented
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          Thanks!

        #12
        Looks fantastic Henrik !
        You just "order" the parts and you assemble it yourself?

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        • Henrik
          Henrik commented
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          Thanks! Well, there's quite a bit more work involved than that, but yes, I have a lot of parts laser/water cut.

        • Mr. Bones
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          Suitably impressed, Brothers!

        #13
        It appears that on your full width door you have flanges on the door to lap over the body. Just thinking; The expansion of the metal or any warping, particularly on the firebox side end plate could cause some fitment problems?

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        • Henrik
          Henrik commented
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          I see your point, but you would have to run that smoker pretty hot to get it to warp or bend.

        • Ahumadora
          Ahumadora commented
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          When assembling the pit I usually put a #14 guage plate in between door and end plates while welding to allow enough play and stop any jamming.

        #14
        Fantastic!!

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          #15
          Quite a talent you have!

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          • Henrik
            Henrik commented
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            Thank you!

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