Phrasty
01-15-2012, 11:04 PM
Yea guys another farkin Phrasty build! :crazy:
I'm at a standstill on the 100 Gal build (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121043) cuz I'm waiting to get a sheet of 1/4 steel. Have to wait a bit before I can squeeze it into the budget... :doh: Probably looking at the end of the month...
Anyways been meaning to upgrade my everyday smoker/grill. I have the big girl but my smaller grill is basically a 100lb propane cylinder and I can grill and smoke on her but I've always smoked by placing the fire and the food on opposite sides of the tank and it's taking it's toll on the poor thing. I've had this grill now for about 4-5 years and I dunno if you guys notice but I use her a LOT... She's served me amazingly but it's time for an upgrade!
And after that long intro, lets dig into the good stuff:
I washed and purged the tank with soapy water 3 times yesterday and left it full overnight. I started on it a bit late today but I masked off the door, laid out the hinges and cut the doors. I also managed to get started on the door seals as well. It's going pretty nice so far. I think I'm going to make this one into a reverse flow. Not sure if I'm gonna make it tunable or not yet... we'll see.
Here's the progress made today:
Masked out the doors with tape:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/54ec743b.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/ff3f574c.jpg
My little man came by and double checked everything... Once I got the all OK i started cutting! :thumb::becky::heh:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/7c9d3df8.jpg
Then I cut the top line and tacked on the hinges:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/4b487976.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/5961ccdd.jpg
Cut out the rest of the door:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/f0e548f2.jpg
Pretty good looking interior:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/8af6b0dc.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/04291071.jpg
Then I ground of the paint from the edge of the door:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/b706cfda.jpg
Cut and bent the side seals:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/ff294038.jpg
And tacked them on:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/9dcf9503.jpg
Then the front:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/356282d4.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/64ec40bf.jpg
And this is where we are right now... Depending on how the evenings are after work I should get a bit more progress done this week. **I've left on the base of the cylinder for now so I can stand it up on end if needs be. That's gonna come off pretty soon!**
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/7d64bb6d.jpg
So nice to work on a smaller tank again... Things come together so quickly! :heh:
Still thinking about the legs/support setup. Not sure if I wanna make a cart for this one or make it just have 4 separate legs and supports so that they can be removed and the grill can be a but more transportable like the others. What do you guys think? Any suggestions?
Thanks for looking guys...
Cheers
I'm at a standstill on the 100 Gal build (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121043) cuz I'm waiting to get a sheet of 1/4 steel. Have to wait a bit before I can squeeze it into the budget... :doh: Probably looking at the end of the month...
Anyways been meaning to upgrade my everyday smoker/grill. I have the big girl but my smaller grill is basically a 100lb propane cylinder and I can grill and smoke on her but I've always smoked by placing the fire and the food on opposite sides of the tank and it's taking it's toll on the poor thing. I've had this grill now for about 4-5 years and I dunno if you guys notice but I use her a LOT... She's served me amazingly but it's time for an upgrade!
And after that long intro, lets dig into the good stuff:
I washed and purged the tank with soapy water 3 times yesterday and left it full overnight. I started on it a bit late today but I masked off the door, laid out the hinges and cut the doors. I also managed to get started on the door seals as well. It's going pretty nice so far. I think I'm going to make this one into a reverse flow. Not sure if I'm gonna make it tunable or not yet... we'll see.
Here's the progress made today:
Masked out the doors with tape:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/54ec743b.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/ff3f574c.jpg
My little man came by and double checked everything... Once I got the all OK i started cutting! :thumb::becky::heh:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/7c9d3df8.jpg
Then I cut the top line and tacked on the hinges:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/4b487976.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/5961ccdd.jpg
Cut out the rest of the door:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/f0e548f2.jpg
Pretty good looking interior:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/8af6b0dc.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/04291071.jpg
Then I ground of the paint from the edge of the door:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/b706cfda.jpg
Cut and bent the side seals:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/ff294038.jpg
And tacked them on:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/9dcf9503.jpg
Then the front:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/356282d4.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/64ec40bf.jpg
And this is where we are right now... Depending on how the evenings are after work I should get a bit more progress done this week. **I've left on the base of the cylinder for now so I can stand it up on end if needs be. That's gonna come off pretty soon!**
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/phrasty/100lb%20Propane%20build/7d64bb6d.jpg
So nice to work on a smaller tank again... Things come together so quickly! :heh:
Still thinking about the legs/support setup. Not sure if I wanna make a cart for this one or make it just have 4 separate legs and supports so that they can be removed and the grill can be a but more transportable like the others. What do you guys think? Any suggestions?
Thanks for looking guys...
Cheers