need ideas for new build (watt burner)

[morkdach]

any ideas for this thinking horizonal with end door whats your thoughts.
its about 24" tall & 20" dia .

 

[morkdach]

bump still looken

 

[mikey]

Too bad that thing's not 36" tall. Being that it's only 24" & you want to do a horizontal, might be able to get by with a smaller element. I wonder if you do your doors like I have done mine in the past. I make my cuts where the hinges are going to go first. Weld the hinges, then complete the rest of the door cut. Seems to keep everything nice & straight without the hassle of squaring up the door with the body. Just my nickels worth.

 

[smokebuzz]

Was you planning on the element being below the grates, that may be too close if it was horizontal, and would be very long. I think your best bet would be to make a vertical out of it.

 

[morkdach]

still thinken on this and looken for ideas maybe heat in back of vessal and door on end kind of like a rod oven. smokes another ?.

 

[morkdach]

heres a side view.

 

[smokebuzz]

the only thing i would be worried about is, if your heats on one end, will it heat evenly across the greats or will you need a gentle breeze/fan.
With the conventional horizontal wood burner, you can get even heat flow naturally, but you loose alot going straight up and not for cooking.

I think a horizontal electric is feasible, but will take some ingenuity to get desired results with out a lot of wasted heat/power.

 

[morkdach]

scrapped smoker idea i'm thinken fire pit