Designing my smoker and teaching myself CAD at the same time....

Nickos · 02-22-2010, 11:16 PM

is NOT easy.. thank goodness for the Brethren and Prairie

NO WHERE NEAR finished, making a stumps clone :)

BBQ Grail · 02-22-2010, 11:24 PM

Gotta start somewhere.

Nickos · 02-22-2010, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBQ Grail

Gotta start somewhere.

yup, and i think the right kind of smoker for me is a stumps clone
they just seem to be so efficient and need a lot less babysitting

Papa Payne · 02-23-2010, 02:15 AM

Nice start! I think learning a 3D version of CAD would be pretty hard to do....

Keep us posted!

Papa

HolySmoke · 02-23-2010, 05:23 AM

is that solidworks or inventor? just a curious nerd...... if so be sure to draw outer body in sheet metal so you can flatten it later for fabrication drawings.

good luck & keep us posted..

Finney · 02-23-2010, 05:52 AM

What CAD program are you using?
There are some that are a lot easier than others.

chibi · 02-23-2010, 06:02 AM

Any questions on the clone fire away. I have made 2 so far. Prairie also a great place. My build is there also.
Michael

jacob · 02-23-2010, 06:18 AM

any links for these programs?

Phubar · 02-23-2010, 07:40 AM

Good luck and if this CAD thing takes too long grab yourselfs some paper and pencils.

BBQ Bandit · 02-23-2010, 08:28 AM

Nice start on the frame.

I could help you with the design work...
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/album.php?albumid=176
[email: bbq_bandit (at) comcast (dot) net]

King · 02-23-2010, 09:27 AM

Nice isometric 3d frame! It appears drawn to scale and I see no gaps, which means you used your snaps.

I'm a AutoCAD Tech, I've working with CAD programs for over 12 years. Happy to see CAD being used for a better cause. Unless you have a subscription for a Autodesk product, this software was probably bought off the shelf at a Best Buy or Staples.

barbefunkoramaque · 02-23-2010, 10:21 AM

Long Hand Meat Mama 3000

Plus a Tank project I always wanted to do. I have lugged the tank cross country for 4 years.

Nickos · 02-23-2010, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Finney

What CAD program are you using?
There are some that are a lot easier than others.

Solidworks Premium 2009

Nickos · 02-23-2010, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phubar

Good luck and if this CAD thing takes too long grab yourselfs some paper and pencils.

i have it all drawn out on paper already, but for some reason i wanted it in CAD also, that way when people ask for plans, which they will, ill have them ready

suprfast · 02-23-2010, 06:00 PM

Looks like you and i are in the similar boat. Been using cad for no more than a month now.

If you need help let me know. Im new to this. the guy above looks like he knows what he is doing
kris

02-22-2010, 11:16 PM	#1
Nickos Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-03-10 Location: Northren Minnesota Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Designing my smoker and teaching myself CAD at the same time.... is NOT easy.. thank goodness for the Brethren and Prairie NO WHERE NEAR finished, making a stumps clone :)

02-22-2010, 11:24 PM	#2
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Rocklin, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Gotta start somewhere. __________________ Larry The best way to reach me is with email: larry@thebbqgrail.com

02-23-2010, 02:15 AM	#4
Papa Payne is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-23-09 Location: Taylorsville, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice start! I think learning a 3D version of CAD would be pretty hard to do.... Keep us posted! Papa __________________ [COLOR=white]Chargriller Offset[/COLOR]

02-23-2010, 05:23 AM	#5
HolySmoke is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-14-07 Location: Long Island Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	is that solidworks or inventor? just a curious nerd...... if so be sure to draw outer body in sheet metal so you can flatten it later for fabrication drawings. good luck & keep us posted.. __________________ -Joe Out of the Ashes BBQ Team "Keeping the Bar in Barbecue" JC'S BAR-B-QUE & CATERING http://www.jcbbq.com LANG 84-Deluxe warmer, Yard Pit, JC'S Bar-B-Que Roadhouse (SOLD), 18WSM 22.5WSM, Smokey Joe, Meadow Creek PR60

02-23-2010, 05:52 AM	#6
Finney is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-15-09 Location: Salisbury, NC & Savannah, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What CAD program are you using? There are some that are a lot easier than others. __________________ Iron Pig BBQ - www.IronPigBBQ.com - "Reverse Sear" info on website

02-23-2010, 06:02 AM	#7
chibi Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-14-06 Location: ftcollins,Co Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Any questions on the clone fire away. I have made 2 so far. Prairie also a great place. My build is there also. Michael __________________ CHIBI-Q comp team. Vertical insulated charcoal dropping clone. Homemade offset. Traeger LilTex for winter cheating. <>< Remember when you get in the storms of life that's when you have to learn to dance in the rain.

02-23-2010, 06:18 AM	#8
jacob Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-30-06 Location: North Georgia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	any links for these programs? __________________ Weber One Touch Gold Smokers- Back In Stock Napoleon Apollo Smoker Courtesy of *Ray Lampe*

02-23-2010, 07:40 AM	#9
Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,The NetherPharkinglands Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good luck and if this CAD thing takes too long grab yourselfs some paper and pencils. __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by Ecobrasa Coco Briquettes Lowland Smokers Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012 *Lowland Smokers Dutch BBQ Champion 2013 Low 'n Slow

02-23-2010, 08:28 AM	#10
BBQ Bandit Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-15-08 Location: Harrisburg, PA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Nice start on the frame. I could help you with the design work... http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/album.php?albumid=176 [email: bbq_bandit (at) comcast (dot) net] __________________ Bacon should be capitalized as a pronoun for pork! A BBQ Servant; cooking for the Troops, Churches, and Charity Operation BBQ Relief founding member Lang 84 Deluxe Kitchen known as "The Glamazon" Custom Klose Backyard Chef... of Snot, 22.5 WSM Former smokers; Lang 60 Mobile - The Damsel II, Lang 48 Patio - The Damsel, and Bubba Keg Grill - RIP

02-23-2010, 09:27 AM	#11
King Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-22-09 Location: O'Fallon, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice isometric 3d frame! It appears drawn to scale and I see no gaps, which means you used your snaps. I'm a AutoCAD Tech, I've working with CAD programs for over 12 years. Happy to see CAD being used for a better cause. Unless you have a subscription for a Autodesk product, this software was probably bought off the shelf at a Best Buy or Staples.

02-23-2010, 10:21 AM	#12
barbefunkoramaque Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-11-07 Location: Gone Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Long Hand Meat Mama 3000 Plus a Tank project I always wanted to do. I have lugged the tank cross country for 4 years. __________________ Popdaddy is Dead - 1933-2011 - Pitmaster T is a free agent Last edited by barbefunkoramaque; 04-03-2011 at 02:32 PM..

02-23-2010, 06:00 PM	#15
suprfast Take a breath! Join Date: 01-08-10 Location: State of confusion. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks like you and i are in the similar boat. Been using cad for no more than a month now. If you need help let me know. Im new to this. the guy above looks like he knows what he is doing kris

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