Smoker build

[smokeonthewater]

one of these days I'm gonna build a grill....... thinkin about copying an engine block/heads and bolting on headers, valve intake, etc.... I know you can buy one already made from stamped sheet metal but where's the fun in that.....

Keep burning wire/rod Ferm.... Good call on the tank and BONUS that heavy wall should last longer and regulate heat better too

[THEFERMANATOR]

Heres the new victim. It's an old challenger 80 gallon air tank rated to 200 PSI, and it is over twice as thick as the water tank was. This thing is HEAVY.


And here it is cleaned up with all of the holes welded up.


I have it taped off for the marks to cut the opening, but cutting it won't be anywhere near as easy as cutting the other tank. This thing has to be 10 or 11 gauge steel. Since it is already REALLY close to the 36" cooking surface I was shooting for, I'm going to leave both ends on it and do all the work through the opening. So it actually makes for a little less work in the end. Just gonna take me some time to cut out the door opening as I don't want to chance distorting it using the plasma cutter, so gonna take some time with a sawzall. The best part is I'm still sitting at $0 as the new tank was a freebie from my neighbor.

[RidgeRunner]

I saw the smoke, knew something was cooking!

[bradford]

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.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by bradford

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.

[RidgeRunner]

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..

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

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.