I saw the smoke, knew something was cooking!
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Friend of mine built one out of an old compressor tank. Buy ahead and buy the bulk pack of blades. LOL

Turned out great when he was done.

Blades? I don't need no stinkin blades, me's gots a plasma cutter to use. No pics, but no turning back now. I cut the opening in the tank for the lid today, pressure washed and cleaned it out as best I could, and welded the reverse flow baffle into the bottom of it. Now I gotta get more welding wire, angle iron, and maybe another piece of plate to finsh up the firebox.

Ding Ding Ding Ding! Looks like a trip to Lakeland is in the works for you.. I got some steel like I said. Let me get an inventory of what is out there and I will get back to you..

OOPS, I already went and bought steel today. Got 60 feet of 1" angle iron, 20 feet 2" angle iron, 24 feet 1" square tubing, 31" 4" pipe, and 2 sheets of 1/4 scrap plate they had. I didn't need a full sheet, so I told him I wanted a 5' X 6' foot piece they had that was used. It was $150 for a piece of SCRAP plate. The guy loading the stuff helped me out though, and threw another piece up there even bigger along with it. So it looks liek I might be looking for another tank and building another smoker after this one. Figured since I have a GOOD THICK wall tank, I might as well make the rest of it as heavy or heavier and have a high quality smoker when done.

:beer:LOL! Well OK, I didn't have any 1/4"plate anyways..
When I took an inventory I found mostly 1/8" thick, that is what they used for the frames on the removable cooking shelves... I am looking for a picture of this smoker they built. It was involved.. It is now mounted on a cook trailer and the guy is going around selling Q..

1/8" x1" flat x 8'
x1" angle x 25'
x1" sq tubing x 6'
expanded metal 2'x4' maybe
plate 15" x 36"

3/16" diamond plate 3'x4'
x2" flat x10'
plate 4.75"x6'
plate 4'x10' ? several large pieces are buried under a ton of crap out back, done so to keep from having to move everything to mow..
2" angle x 28'
3" channelx 25'

PS I just thought we were busy with Melissa and the soccer schedule, add to the mix volleyball with practice two nights a week and one night for games..Holy cow, I am gonna sell all my tools cause at this rate I will never get another project started nor finished..
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finish a project? what a strange foreign concept:you:

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Fire box on the bottom, four holes for indirect heat, drainpans, fairly well configured but not a tested design...

That design is pretty good for conserving wood as you don't get much heat loss. They all have there pros and cons from what I can find out. Been using alot of info fro mthis site http://www.smokerbuilder.com/ , has a calculator to punch in sizes and dimensions to tell you the required firebox size, chimney size and length, air inlets, and the rest. Heres another http://www.feldoncentral.com/bbqcalculator.html .

Foreign, strange and novel an idea as "finishing a project" may sound to some--- :nut:I did finish the refit on that skiff. AND In my defense I have been sicker than any dog I ever had, SO I really don't know where to stop, just opened another can-o-worms with a bathroom remodel... Which I intend to FINISH before X-mas so help me.. If I ration my time better: 12 hours a day Ridge- 3 hours Melissa - 5 hours Rest - 1 hour SSS - 1 hour to eat and prepare meals, LOL what does that leave me? Good couple hours a day, unfortunately none during daylight hours, LOL! PLUS Weekends are mine for the taking..