My Stainless build Australia

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lazzar

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May 21, 2016
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Just started my Stainless steel reverse flow smoker, as you can see it is coming along nicely.

Sorry for the metric measurements, it is 5mm thick, not sure what this is in imperial.

Planning on a 4 inch stack and has a  throat size of 36 inch sq.

Planning on making Fire Box 16 wide x 16 Long x 18 High, i will be making this  18 high to accommodate a burner underneath.

Forgot to mention it is 20 inch diameter x 34 inches long.

How do these calcs look

Link to BBQ Pit Calculator


 
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That looks great. Wish I had the time and skill to knock something as nice as that up
Good job mate.
Bob.
 
 
Quality work there mate. Stainless steel something you have access to at reasonable cost?
So far it has cost me $500 in materials , once cooking chamber is done then will get the FB laser cut which will probably cost another $300 to $400.

I am lucky i have access to all equipment to make my build easier.
 
That is one fine looking smoker. One thing about Stainless  it will last Forever,   You sure couldn't buy a S/S smoker like that for anywhere around that

Great job

Gary
 
Gary in australia you couldnt even buy a steel smoker for that price.. but how good is it. I like the look of the baffle plate in ss. You have done a good job lazza. How many hrs do u rekon you have in your build? I imagine ss would be slower to work with then mild steel. Its really going to stand out and make a great feature to your entertainment area
 
Gary in australia you couldnt even buy a steel smoker for that price.. but how good is it. I like the look of the baffle plate in ss. You have done a good job lazza. How many hrs do u rekon you have in your build? I imagine ss would be slower to work with then mild steel. Its really going to stand out and make a great feature to your entertainment area
I would not want to pay for the hours i have spent making this, as for how long it is many hours, i would guess that i have done around 30 to 40 hours so far.

Yes stainless is a bit harder to work with when you start welding things move a bit, so you have to be extra careful.
 
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Welded FB to CC today, also made some changes.
I took out the center legs of the CC and put 4 legs on the Fb.
Also put in extra strength for the top of FB , should not move around with the heat.
Stainless steel does not like to much direct heat, should be strong enough.

Getting closer to the finish, man i can't believe how much time i have put into this Smoker.
Today i worked out how to put on sliding dampers, happy with the look and operation.
Ash pan is complete and started to make fire grate, still thinking of how much spacing i need between the bars to allow enough air to flow through, at the moment i have about 3/4 inch between bars.
Still to fabricate is a folding table and still need to look at how i am going to hold main door on CC open, not keen on putting counter weight on . Just looking at something simple as a stop to keep it open.
Massive clean up when finished need to passivate inside and outside, i was going to get it glass bead blasted but have decided not to do this. Looking at getting small scotch brite wheels that fit into a electric tool and will be polished in a circular motion, this way if

it gets marked i can fix it myself.





 
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All finished, i did a burn in on the weekend and it worked well. Manage to get up to 320 degrees no problems at all.

Just a slight problem with top of FB  bowing so could not close door properly, it will be a easy fix, will do the weekend and will do it's first cook just planning on smoking a couple of chickens.

That what you get when you work with stainless, but overall all the calculations are spot on.
 
That is very cool!!!!!! I would have loved to have done just stainless racks for mine but cost and finding anyone who welds the stuff made it a no go. 
 
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