Smoker project

[Borr 7,693]

So I've decided to make myself a wood fired offset smoker, this may drag out somewhat as I'm hoping to use mostly reclaimed bits and pieces, I'll be stick welding it as I can't justify getting a mig atm, partly as a home smoker and possibly as a prototype if I decide to make a bigger one but I'll probably stop at this one....anyway so it begins, I purchased a knackered air compressor for £40, bought a rotary wire brush for a tenner so £50 in so far....2hrs in....

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Not sure on finish yet....

[leegreen 2,244]

What's the diameter of that, may serve you well to make some kind of baffle for it. A fire box, feeding a small space, it would get pretty hot near the fire end. 

[FLATTOP 5,136]

My boys hand built smoker had the fire box on the right hand side if you stood facing it and the chimney on the same side of the box, but with baffles inside the smoker allowing the smoke to stay in longer before coming out of the chimney, there was a hole and bolt holes and a covering plate on the opposite side to allow the chimney to go either side.

Looking forward to seeing how it comes on and performs.

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8 hours ago, leegreen said:

What's the diameter of that, may serve you well to make some kind of baffle for it. A fire box, feeding a small space, it would get pretty hot near the fire end. 

Yeah it'll be an off set with a fire box one end and a chimney the other. It's around 400mm diameter so not so big..