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Old 06-02-2015, 07:00 PM   #136
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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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Old 06-02-2015, 08:33 PM   #137
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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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Old 06-02-2015, 08:42 PM   #138
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Well my other mini went to a good home. Sooo.. I had to build another. This time the pot did not fit all that tight ( leaked like crazy) so I used the lid attached to the bottom of the pot like others. Welded on some handles for easier grate removal. Elbows/magnets for intakes. No HOT ashes getting out during any cook.



Can you give more info on your elbow vents? What size and material list did you use? Looks great.
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Old 06-02-2015, 08:49 PM   #139
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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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Old 06-02-2015, 08:51 PM   #140
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Try to find a 15 gallon barrel. I just scored one for free. Will be adding my pictures to this post soon. Going to work on it this weekend.
Finally posting a pic. I actually forgot about this thread. Sorry about the sideways pic,. First time posting from phone.
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Old 06-03-2015, 04:27 AM   #141
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Can you give more info on your elbow vents? What size and material list did you use? Looks great.
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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.

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Old 06-03-2015, 07:32 AM   #142
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I don't remember if I ever posted here but minis rock! Great way to get into smoking.
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Old 06-03-2015, 08:25 AM   #143
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great project to do but the painting and curing was a bit of a pain.
lots of ideas here and the wkc forums
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Old 06-03-2015, 08:35 AM   #144
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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.
Thanks. How did you attach them to the grill? Did you use a coupling and an electrical nut or are they welded?
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Old 06-03-2015, 08:52 AM   #145
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Welded, but you might be able to use male/female and the flange nuts if you do not have access to welding.
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Old 06-06-2015, 12:43 PM   #146
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I decided to add 2 handles to the base/bowl sides just below the grate radius to make moving mine around easier. Works great, easy peasy.

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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Old 10-04-2015, 09:26 PM   #147
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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.

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1-inch ball valve in addition to whatever I get from the bottom vents ought to suffice:




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Old 10-06-2015, 02:23 PM   #148
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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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Old 10-02-2017, 02:32 PM   #149
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Old 10-02-2017, 02:36 PM   #150
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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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