ebijack
Babbling Farker
There is sealer on Humphrey's. But only at the intake and exhaust at the outer skin.Good question. Does Humphrey's or other builders that rivet use sealer? I bet ebijack can answer this...
As far as welds, Those are as good/bad as my Humphrey's welds. Besides missing welds I found.
Just because the welds are not pretty does not mean they are not strong enough. Besides, the welds on smokers (I'm not talking trailer smokers) really only need to hold things together and seal. There is no shear or deflection or stress or vibration effect. That tests a welds ability to be as strong or stronger than the parent metal. If that makes sense.
Use the bottom grate to hold a drip pan. Easier clean up. Unless you needed to do a full load of protein.
I'd buy one if I was in the market for a GF.