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06-02-2015, 07:00 PM | #136 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 12-28-11
Location: Belton, Tx
Name/Nickname : Texas Pete
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Not a Weber but still a mini
Its a Brinkmann but it came with an ash pan. No need to drill or mess with the intakes. The Lid is a little awkward to hold but other than that it works great. Handles on the bottom sides make it easier to carry when hot vs my Jimmy. Got the Brinkmann portable for $9.
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06-02-2015, 08:33 PM | #137 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-28-15
Location: Asheville NC
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Is black iron pipe ok to use for adding side intake vents on a SJS, or do I need stainless(same for a ball valve)? If SS, where do you guys get it at?
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06-02-2015, 08:42 PM | #138 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-28-15
Location: Asheville NC
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06-02-2015, 08:49 PM | #139 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-22-13
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
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A little more appreciation for the mini. You can expand it's capability by removing any diffuser, laying rebar on the top of the pot and hanging food also...ala Pit Barrel cooker. Lid simply sits on the rebar, use your intakes like normal.
It can hold quite a bit.
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06-02-2015, 08:51 PM | #140 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 03-24-12
Location: Medina,Ohio
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ExFinally posting a pic. I actually forgot about this thread. Sorry about the sideways pic,. First time posting from phone.
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06-03-2015, 04:27 AM | #141 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-23-13
Location: Detroit Mi
Name/Nickname : tom
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(3) 3/4" black pipe elbows. I can get any temp I want. If I add extra air by opening the bottom vent with the 3 elbows, it really takes off. The lid vent is the restriction and you'd have to put angle sheet metal or rebar across the top to hold the lid up( like someone around here ). You should be able to easily do small pizza's. I drilled the elbow holes where the coal grate meets the Weber bottom so I have air below and just above the grate so ash can not choke it out. Also on long smokes (6hrs) the elbows partially fill with ash but do not close off. I only need one elbow for most cooks, but during long cooks, if the coals are only burning on one side I can switch which elbow I want as an intake and direct the heat doing that and the lid. The elbows also stop direct wind blowing in and messing with the temp. Same thing I do on my UDS's only larger elbows. I have a personal concern of hot ash/coals escaping so I eliminated that from happening. I burned the heck out of my foot once standing next to another Weber I had, never saw the hot coal that escaped and it burned into my heel. Lesson learned. This is a photo from my first mini showing the grate/intakes. I was just a bit more careful with location this time as the first one was an experiment. Last edited by ebijack; 06-03-2015 at 04:56 AM.. |
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06-03-2015, 08:35 AM | #144 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-28-15
Location: Asheville NC
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06-06-2015, 12:43 PM | #146 | |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 05-20-13
Location: Indiana
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This thread has inspired me to make some needed upgrades to my Smokey Joe. I'm not much of a metal worker, though, so I have some questions: 1) What kind of intakes did you use? I'd like to add something under the coal grate to get some more air flow. I'm working on a handle for the vent cover now. 2) I picked up a cat food bowl ($.97 at Walmart) that is metal but doesn't specify what kind. Is there any danger in it? And if so, how can I determine what it is? 3) I have a grate to hold a clay saucer on the indent in the pot. Do I need this? I've seen some use the inset with holes in it that comes with the bowl. Anyone have issues with airflow doing it that way? |
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10-04-2015, 09:26 PM | #147 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 08-07-13
Location: Hurst
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I suppose this is the best place to share...
One thing I always thought that kept the mini-WSM from really looking like a WSM was the flat-ish lid. It just so happened that I had a couple of WSJ bottoms laying around from a couple of keg smoker builds that I did, so I figured I'd grab a tamale pot and kill a couple hours this weekend. This is how it turned out. I still need to get a couple of racks to try it out, but I will say, it is a pretty nifty looking little smoker. I don't think it'll take any cook time away from my keg smoker, so I don't guess I'll keep it; it was just a fun little project while my daughter napped and the short rib was on the Pitfaced BBQ drum. Here it is: 1-inch ball valve in addition to whatever I get from the bottom vents ought to suffice: Shameless plug for my keg smoker :):
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10-06-2015, 02:23 PM | #148 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 11-29-09
Location: Alabama
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Had mine about 3 years now...I cook most of the time with no deflector . I use this a lot instead of my PBC since there is only two of us. Thats a Tip Top Temp controller on top.... works great.
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10-02-2017, 02:32 PM | #149 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-23-13
Location: Detroit Mi
Name/Nickname : tom
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10-02-2017, 02:36 PM | #150 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 07-13-17
Location: York, PA
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Here are some more details about how I put this little guy together. https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/s...52#post3880152
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