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  1. craig1017

    Weekend#2 Project Fatman & Little Boy

    I see your firebox door latch has what looks like a rubber tip - I don't think that will last long. I built mine very similar to yours - 40gal air compressor tank, and a 16" cube of 5/16" plate with the firebox door on the front. The only thing I don't like is when I open the firebox door...
  2. craig1017

    My Char-Grill Mod Photos. Enjoy

    I would be leary of using plumbers tape for my charcoal basket. I suspect that there is galvinization plating on the outside of that that could burn off and end up on your food.
  3. craig1017

    Lumpy the Wood Chunk Burner,reverse flow build!

    Great build! I'm a first time smoker, long time welder - trying to make something similar right now. I posted some pics and questions in the "intro" section, but didn't get any answers - like how high does the grill need to be above the reverse flow plate, and the exhaust outlet level - at the...
  4. craig1017

    New guy in WA

    No answers to the "build" questions - should I repost this in the "charcoal smoker" section?
  5. craig1017

    New guy in WA

    Makin' progress last night
  6. craig1017

    New guy in WA

    Fishawn - your only a little north of me - any chance for some lessons? I live in La Center, just outside Vancouver.
  7. craig1017

    New guy in WA

    Thanks cowgirl! - it's been a fair bit of work just to get this far, I hope it will make good tasting ribs ;-) One more question for the builders out there - do most of these use some type of fiberglass rope, or just a lip seal to close up the firebox? I'm a little worried about being able to...
  8. craig1017

    New guy in WA

    Found this forum, lots of interesting stuff . . . . . Let me start off with saying, I've never owned a smoker, but love going to BBQ restaurants. I decided earlier this summer that I wanted to build myself a smoker, in order to enjoy some "Q" at home - more so than the gas grill can provide. I...
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