Wholly Moly Batman! Rolled Steel is not cheap!

busmania

Smoke Blower

Original poster

Mar 10, 2015

125

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Centennial, co

• Sep 25, 2015

• #1

I was thinking about making another smoker.  I started getting quotes for rolled steel for the CC and firebox.  $675 for a 42" x 20" diameter x 3/16" pipe and a 22" x 20" diameter 3/16 pipe?  Damn, seemed high to me.  This does not even include the end caps.  Guess my plans might be changing unless I find a cheaper source.  Is this price about right?  After adding end caps ($100 each), I can buy the Yoder I was going to model mine after for that price!

 

Last edited: Sep 25, 2015

ribwizzard

Master of the Pit

May 10, 2012

2,184

84

Orlando and Tampa Florida

• Sep 26, 2015

• #2

Paying for labor. You got less than $200 in steel there.

 

busmania

Smoke Blower

Original poster

Thread starter

Mar 10, 2015

125

17

Centennial, co

• Sep 26, 2015

• #3

Ribwizzard said:

Paying for labor. You got less than $200 in steel there.

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For sure.  It's got to take a long time to roll that.  I started shopping steel pipe.  Way cheaper (21' of 20" diameter for $900...why not make 4 smokers?).  I just wonder how thick it is.  I am waiting to hear back.  The 60 gallon compressor tank I have in my garage is looking better and better the more I research this one.  But, I already did a compressor build and was hoping for flat ends...and not reverse flow either. 

 

ribwizzard

Master of the Pit

May 10, 2012

2,184

84

Orlando and Tampa Florida

• Sep 26, 2015

• #4

Shop around and find someone that will roll that cheaper for you. Most shops are not good at making a perfect circle, so they charge more. Think about building it shaped like a mail box. Less labor to roll and no need for rounded bottom??? Easier to build. Doesnt have to be so tall???

Just an ideal

 

cornbread

Smoke Blower

Sep 23, 2013

101

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Shelby North Carolina

• Sep 26, 2015

• #5

Sometimes the scrap yard has big diameter pipe schedule 40 and plate for ends some places sell by the lb some sell buy the ft. Doesn't hurt to check . Around here scrap is really cheap right now the prices have dropped a lot lately

 

parrish15

Fire Starter

Jun 11, 2013

65

12

South east ohio (noble county) approx 1000 ft in e

• Sep 30, 2015

• #6

Wish you were closer, I would hook you up with some pipe
I work on natural gas pipelines and have a good surplus of 16-42in pipe
I am in ohio