A couple questions about Big Poppa Smoker kit

bbqgeekess · Dec 9, 2013

1. Are all the pieces stainless steel? Do they pass the magnet test?

2. How airtight are the bottom vents? Can I snuff out a fire quickly with it to conserve fuel?

Fwismoker · Dec 9, 2013

Yes Yes and Yes.

Yea all stainless, the bottom vents are great..i do add high heat silicone beed around the inside perimeter. Yes it snuffs out quickly. First class system without question.

bbqgeekess · Dec 9, 2013

So very nice, all stainless. Very much worth the $139 for the kit! I am going to get it and a 55 gallon stainless steel drum

Hitman0321 · Dec 9, 2013

It is what I used for my drum and I love it. It chokes off the fire pretty quickly, but as stated above some rtv silicone (essentially making a gasket) around the intakes makes a big difference. I would suggest having another person around to help for the rtv and intake installation, it is kind of a pain to do by yourself. Also, a little dish soap on the step bit during the hole drilling helps to keep it a little cooler so you don't have as much downtime during the prep.

Hitman

kingstar · Dec 9, 2013

You can't rely on the magnet test for SS. Check out the link below.

http://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1140

ebijack · Dec 9, 2013

I don't think your going to drill thru any quality S.S. with a step drill. Cutoff wheel yes. Torch, yes. Just so you know.

Fwismoker · Dec 9, 2013

ebijack said:
I don't think your going to drill thru any quality S.S. with a step drill. Cutoff wheel yes. Torch, yes. Just so you know.

Yes you can...I did it with a 80 Qt stainless pot. At first it was hard and then i figured it out. The key was laying it on it's side and starting with a fat 1"step bit, then switching to a smaller size...after it starts it's easy Use lube

See this thread.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=173767

sdgoodspeed · Dec 9, 2013

Fwismoker said:
...after it starts it's easy Use lube

Words to live by.

Wneill20 · Dec 9, 2013

Like FWISMOKER said yes.

bbqgeekess · Dec 9, 2013

Well I can get a SS drum for $150 in dallas. it's .9mm thick though.. is that thick enough? It doesn't have a removable lid but doesn't this mean a weber 22.5 lid should fit over it? All I have to do is cut out the top like I would with a can opener to a tin can--maybe get someone to cut it with plasma.

Heisenberg · Dec 9, 2013

Mine smothers pretty quick when I shut it down, and I haven't sealed around the intakes yet.

ebijack · Dec 10, 2013

I could be wrong, but that 80 qt pot is ALOT thinner than any S.S. drum your going to find. That is why I mentioned it. It can be done, but for the amount of holes for that smoker kit, it is a lot more work than a steel drum. And if the S.S. drum is 9mm thick, she is really in for a battle. Unibits are not really made for going thru quality S.S. Some of the lower grade stainless has a lot of carbon in it and much easier to work on. Just sayin.

bbqgeekess · Dec 10, 2013

ebijack said:
.. And if the S.S. drum is 9mm thick, she is really in for a battle. ..

It's less than 1 mm thick--9 tenths of a millimeter thick.

jimbloomfield · Dec 10, 2013

As others have mentioned seal the intakes and you will be fine. I found it helps with adjustments also. I have one of the first kits and it is as good as the day I got it.

Wampus · Dec 10, 2013

ebijack said:
I don't think your going to drill thru any quality S.S. with a step drill. Cutoff wheel yes. Torch, yes. Just so you know.

Oh yes you can.

I drilled all these holes in this SS "bucket" with a unibit to make what was originally supposed to be the firepan on my SSUDS, but is now a giant chimney starter.

It was pretty thick walled too.....

Now.....I'm not saying it wasn't tough.
AND.....I'm not saying I didn't trash the bit either.

BUT......I am saying it can be done.

AND, by the way.....there's about 1.58 MM in 1/16th of an inch, so the wall of my bucket was more than twice as thick as his 0.9mm drum wall.

Yellowhair42 · Dec 10, 2013

The main thing with drilling stainless(or any steel)is to match drill diameter to the speed it's turning.The larger the drill bit or harder the steel the slower the rpm the drill bit is turning.More important than lube is KEEP THE BIT COOL.Just plain water will work the best.

Fwismoker · Dec 10, 2013

On my stainless steel build i started with a 1" step bit...the big ones dig into it. After it digs into it and it starts to punch through switch to the smaller bits. I used dish soap as a lube.

ebijack · Dec 10, 2013

Have fun

Fwismoker · Dec 10, 2013

ebijack said:
I could be wrong, but that 80 qt pot is ALOT thinner than any S.S. drum your going to find. That is why I mentioned it. It can be done, but for the amount of holes for that smoker kit, it is a lot more work than a steel drum. And if the S.S. drum is 9mm thick, she is really in for a battle. Unibits are not really made for going thru quality S.S. Some of the lower grade stainless has a lot of carbon in it and much easier to work on. Just sayin.

My pot is 1mm stainless but even if a step bit won't work that one that Wampus used will. The only thing that made mine difficult was that it was polished...slippery stuff

ebijack · Dec 10, 2013

Look at Wampus's material. Not a quality stainless. It has alot of rust he did not remove, quality stainless will not rust, no carbon. But what do I know.

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