Smoker build-slowly but surely - Page 5

Garman · 07-30-2012, 08:51 AM

You have some talent Muscrat!! Very cool build! Awesome score on the wheels/tires!! I can't wait for your next update!!

Muscrat · 07-30-2012, 09:17 AM

Thanks guys I've really put my heart and soul in this thing. Absolutely the nicest thing I have built.

I just hope it works!!!

luke duke · 07-30-2012, 10:42 AM

That looks great. I think that you're really going to wish that you had sliding shelves. I would also consider adding a second shelf. Here's an example.

Muscrat · 07-30-2012, 10:54 AM

Yes I plan on adding a shelf on the left side.

I still am having trouble figuring out how I'm gonna do that space on the back beside the firebox. I have a fish cooker and a wok and stuff. I just can't wrap my head around how to build it and it match the rest of the rig!!!

Full Draw BBQ · 07-30-2012, 02:37 PM

Man this has been fun to watch.......thanks for posting! Can I back up and ask a really simple/stupid question? On the boxes, how do you bend the steel in such a perfect line? Thx.

Muscrat · 07-30-2012, 04:37 PM

The place where I get all the steelhas a sheer and a brake and they do it. I just Give them the demensions and they cut it and bend it. Each brake and each sheer are $5. It gets expensive but it's worth it!!

Muscrat · 07-30-2012, 09:03 PM

I went to add the second shelf and I don't have enough room. The grill isn't set low enough in the chamber. There really won't be enough room between the upper and lower. So nix that idea!!!

Meat & Heat · 07-30-2012, 09:56 PM

As for the empty space on the back, put a charcol grill in there. Yours is almost the same as mine, I put a grill there with some storage underneath for little things and it works great. I use it for crisping chicken, carmalizing sauces, and just makin burgers and stuff after all the stress of a comp is over.

Muscrat · 07-30-2012, 10:10 PM

^^^^^
Do you have any pics of that setup?

Muscrat · 08-01-2012, 07:36 PM

Well I couldn't stand it I had to get it out of the shop. You know-some fresh air! LOL
I've only done some grinding this week so not much to show!!

Attachment 68742
Attachment 68743

12guns · 08-01-2012, 10:24 PM

Looks AWESOME! How much does the whole package weigh?? Heavy on the tounge?? I just flipped through all the pages and you have a good eye for design and fab work!

Muscrat · 08-01-2012, 11:06 PM

Not sure how much it weighs yet. The firebox is about 350 or better so that helps the tongue weight. It's not too bad I can pick it up but everything that needs to be added is forward of the axel unless I plan on adding something in the rear beside the firebox.

I figure it'll be 1500lbs when finished

Grizzly6 · 08-02-2012, 08:19 AM

Muscrat. I love the build your doing. My question is how are your going to finish it? I mean are you going to paint or powder coat and what kind of design are you looking at? Also, I'm sure this has been asked, but does it have the reverse flow heat design same as like a Jambo pit would have? Thanks in advance.

Muscrat · 08-02-2012, 08:36 AM

It is built the same as a jambo but isn't reverse flow. If you think about it the principle is the same-heat comes it at grate level, exits great level. The thing is it doesn't have to travel the length of the chamber before turning and traveling back through the chamber again.

As far as the paint goes I have gotton hooked up with a local powder coating place and they are gonna ceramic coat the box and chamber. The toolboxes and trailer will be a different color. I was thinking red but my artistic abilities SUCK!!! So it will be powder coated just not sure what color or colors!!!

BBQ PD · 08-02-2012, 11:35 AM

Looking outstanding. Can't wait to see the finished product.

07-30-2012, 08:51 AM	#61
Garman On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-09-12 Location: Fairview, NC	You have some talent Muscrat!! Very cool build! Awesome score on the wheels/tires!! I can't wait for your next update!! __________________ Weber Spirit E-210 gasser, Weber Performer, WSM, Maverick ET-732, Weber 18.5 OTS, Weber Smokey Joe

07-30-2012, 09:17 AM	#62
Muscrat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Tuscola Texas	Thanks guys I've really put my heart and soul in this thing. Absolutely the nicest thing I have built. I just hope it works!!! __________________ Its Si-intistic, Jack! LIL' Shananay-backyard cooker Coming soon- micro smoker!!!

07-30-2012, 10:54 AM	#64
Muscrat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Tuscola Texas	Yes I plan on adding a shelf on the left side. I still am having trouble figuring out how I'm gonna do that space on the back beside the firebox. I have a fish cooker and a wok and stuff. I just can't wrap my head around how to build it and it match the rest of the rig!!! __________________ Its Si-intistic, Jack! LIL' Shananay-backyard cooker Coming soon- micro smoker!!!

07-30-2012, 02:37 PM	#65
Full Draw BBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-22-11 Location: Frisco, TX	Man this has been fun to watch.......thanks for posting! Can I back up and ask a really simple/stupid question? On the boxes, how do you bend the steel in such a perfect line? Thx. __________________ [B]Full Draw BBQ[/B] [B]Frisco, TX[/B] Lang 60D trailer [COLOR=darkorange][B]Orange[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen 22.5 Weber Kettle - retired Gateway 55 gallon Clone X2

07-30-2012, 04:37 PM	#66
Muscrat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Tuscola Texas	The place where I get all the steelhas a sheer and a brake and they do it. I just Give them the demensions and they cut it and bend it. Each brake and each sheer are $5. It gets expensive but it's worth it!! __________________ Its Si-intistic, Jack! LIL' Shananay-backyard cooker Coming soon- micro smoker!!!

07-30-2012, 10:42 AM	#63
luke duke is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-16-10 Location: Dallas, TX	That looks great. I think that you're really going to wish that you had sliding shelves. I would also consider adding a second shelf. Here's an example.

07-30-2012, 09:03 PM	#67
Muscrat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Tuscola Texas	I went to add the second shelf and I don't have enough room. The grill isn't set low enough in the chamber. There really won't be enough room between the upper and lower. So nix that idea!!! __________________ Its Si-intistic, Jack! LIL' Shananay-backyard cooker Coming soon- micro smoker!!!

07-30-2012, 09:56 PM	#68
Meat & Heat Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-17-12 Location: Grand Junction CO	As for the empty space on the back, put a charcol grill in there. Yours is almost the same as mine, I put a grill there with some storage underneath for little things and it works great. I use it for crisping chicken, carmalizing sauces, and just makin burgers and stuff after all the stress of a comp is over.

07-30-2012, 10:10 PM	#69
Muscrat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Tuscola Texas	^^^^^ Do you have any pics of that setup? __________________ Its Si-intistic, Jack! LIL' Shananay-backyard cooker Coming soon- micro smoker!!!

08-01-2012, 07:36 PM	#70
Muscrat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Tuscola Texas	Well I couldn't stand it I had to get it out of the shop. You know-some fresh air! LOL I've only done some grinding this week so not much to show!! Attachment 68742 Attachment 68743 __________________ Its Si-intistic, Jack! LIL' Shananay-backyard cooker Coming soon- micro smoker!!! Last edited by Muscrat; 08-04-2013 at 04:10 PM..

08-01-2012, 10:24 PM	#71
12guns Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-22-11 Location: Russellville, Ar	Looks AWESOME! How much does the whole package weigh?? Heavy on the tounge?? I just flipped through all the pages and you have a good eye for design and fab work!

08-01-2012, 11:06 PM	#72
Muscrat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Tuscola Texas	Not sure how much it weighs yet. The firebox is about 350 or better so that helps the tongue weight. It's not too bad I can pick it up but everything that needs to be added is forward of the axel unless I plan on adding something in the rear beside the firebox. I figure it'll be 1500lbs when finished __________________ Its Si-intistic, Jack! LIL' Shananay-backyard cooker Coming soon- micro smoker!!!

08-02-2012, 08:19 AM	#73
Grizzly6 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-31-12 Location: Altoona, IA	Muscrat. I love the build your doing. My question is how are your going to finish it? I mean are you going to paint or powder coat and what kind of design are you looking at? Also, I'm sure this has been asked, but does it have the reverse flow heat design same as like a Jambo pit would have? Thanks in advance.

08-02-2012, 08:36 AM	#74
Muscrat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Tuscola Texas	It is built the same as a jambo but isn't reverse flow. If you think about it the principle is the same-heat comes it at grate level, exits great level. The thing is it doesn't have to travel the length of the chamber before turning and traveling back through the chamber again. As far as the paint goes I have gotton hooked up with a local powder coating place and they are gonna ceramic coat the box and chamber. The toolboxes and trailer will be a different color. I was thinking red but my artistic abilities SUCK!!! So it will be powder coated just not sure what color or colors!!! __________________ Its Si-intistic, Jack! LIL' Shananay-backyard cooker Coming soon- micro smoker!!!

08-02-2012, 11:35 AM	#75
BBQ PD is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-17-10 Location: Livermore, CA	Looking outstanding. Can't wait to see the finished product. __________________ Dave CBJ, 15' custom BBQ trailer with a Backwoods Competitor, Pitts & Spitts off-set, & Santa Maria grill. Ole Hickory CTO, 1 BGE, 2 Weber kettles and 1 Smokey Joe, BWS Chubby, Sonoma gasser, and a BBQ store full of everything BBQ.