PalmettoSmoke
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2007
- Location
- Columbia, SC
If you find a good deal on the parts, please share
Will do. I'm going to try to get the smoker to the welder today or tomorrow.
If you find a good deal on the parts, please share
I just spoke to a guy at Metal Supermarket (not sure if you have one there). He said that he could sell me 20" of 6" Schedule 40 pipe for a little over $28.00. I've never bought pipe before, so I don't really know if that's a good deal or not (or even what schedule 40 means)!
Schedule 40 defines a particular pipe wall thickness based on diameter = .28" thick.
Ref: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/nominal-wall-thickness-pipe-d_1337.html
They are. He didn't seem happy to talk to me. That's why I've decided to just procure the parts elsewhere.
Also, look at this site below (measurements may not be exact). According to this, we need a 6" pipe at 20" long (I'll get exact measurements when I get home).
Link to BBQ Pit Calculator
Question for you all: Since there are 2 stacks, could that one 20" piece be cut in to two 10" stacks and achieve the same results? I would cook with one stack closed most of the time (since it is a reverse flow design).
As a R/f smoker - you need plenty of airflow... accomplished with a tall exhaust (known as draft).
Keep the 20" intact.
Metal Supermarket will cut them any length I want. I'll get them to cut two 20" pipes. Then, hopefully the welder won't charge me an arm and a leg to put them on (I really need to learn to weld)!get a 40 inch pipe and make 2 20" 6" exhaust!
Metal Supermarket will cut them any length I want. I'll get them to cut two 20" pipes. Then, hopefully the welder won't charge me an arm and a leg to put them on (I really need to learn to weld)!
how thick is the smoke chamber metal???
I'm not sure. I'm not at home right now. Does this make a difference in what I can use for the stacks?
No problem. If I had to guess, I'd say 1/4" thick. Like I said earlier, I have no experience welding. I had no idea that it was easier to weld 2 things the same thickness together.
I may just take the smoker to the welder, and ask what he recommends.
I think that would the best idea. You may take him something and then he suggests something else, might as well get his recommendation.
To add to that...if you develop a business relationship with a local welder/fabricator, try to barter BBQ with future welding jobs, yielding a win-win scenario.