Looks like Fridays are going to be work days... slow going but at least its moving. So plan for tomorrow is to get it split in half and extended, endcaps on, and then start on the RF plate of FB... just depends on how many interruptions there are...
Apparently me working on my smoker build inspired another guy in the shop to continue with his. When I had designed mine months ago we had discussed applications that he could use. He liked my idea of splitting the 20"dia. pipe and extending it (he only went 9" tho) but he wanted a bigger smoker so he made it 5' wide and he wanted a straight side box design, not an RF. He's had the split and extension done for a couple months now and things got busy so it's just been sitting.
This is where he sits now. Doors almost completed and then he'll just need to make the rack. I'm not a fan of what he decided to do on the doors placement/size (besides using my suggestion of tread plate) and firebox but its his build. My biggest complaint... I mean suggestion... was his FB opening into the cooking chamber, it's just a 4" circle.
He's only putting one rack in because he plans on having a bar across the top on the inside so he can hang things. I personally think the doors are too small.
You can barely see the 4" opening. He plans on putting on a 4" stack as well. I guess if it doesn't work he can always cut out a bigger opening...
The FB was actually a wood stove a shop guy had made that he changed his mind on.
Sorry for the distraction of another guys build but like most of you... I like to see what other people are doing, especially when I can see it first hand.
More pics of MY build coming tomorrow!