[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Ferm, any danger from the galvanized metal when cooking? I know when you weld galvanized the fumes are particularly harmful, much more so than from welding regular cold rolled or hot rolled steel. Not trying to be a wet blanket. The project looks great, just don't want to see you getting sick. The Zinc bath usually contains lead in it, and welding galvanized produces toxic fumes. You might want to read this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot-dip_galvanization, especially the part about the temp. required to start the coating peeling off.

Well you got me to thinking on this one. I wasn't worried about the galvanized danger as I grew up eating out of one, but I guess as I've gotten older I'm more paranoid and I have decided to abandon the galvanized tank. So I went to digging and thinking(ridge probably seen the smoke from his place), and I remembered my neighbor had an old 80 gallon 2 stage air compressor pump and tank without a motor on it. Went over and asked him how much he wanted for it, and he said free when he found out I would be using it to build a smoker. SO I scored a heavy wall 24" diameter 80 gallon tank with a little over 36 inches of good area to cook on for free. SO I lose a days worth of work, but my designs for it will stil lwork since it is the same diamter tank. So no more worry about the galvanized tank problem, and it will be made of a heavier wall tank.