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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    Neither of those prices are from Raceway. I didn’t know about them to check at the time. The Spartanburg location is a little over 2 hours away, so it’s doable. Yes, my original question was for the inside, but has since evolved to the outside too. I’m going to plan on seasoning on top of...
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    Thanks. I’ve updated my location, I’m probably not too far away from one of your supplier locations. I haven’t heard of that place and I wasn’t able to find P&O Steel. I found 4x8 3/16” for around $330 for a 2 hour drive. Locally the same piece was $500. But I’m going to finish out with...
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    That is worth some investigation. Vinegar works well, but it’s like a 12 hour set and wait. I get what you are saying because the mill scale comes right off of the square tube I’m using, no problem at all. Just doesn’t work on the plate. Here’s a picture of where I’m at! This is the base.
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    Thanks. That is what I’m going to do. It took about 10-15 minutes with a flap disc to do twice as much as what I did in 3 hours with no vinegar. I don’t think I’m brave enough to try the muriatic acid.
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    I took a flap disc to the piece that I soaked it vinegar. It came off very easy compared to what I was previously dealing with. Here’s a picture. Do you think it is worthwhile to do this to all the metal if I’m seasoning with oil?
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    Thanks for the reply. This is 3/16”. I looked at the website of business I bought from. They offer cold or hot rolled sheet, but neither go as thick as 3/16”. 3/16” is the thinnest plate they sell, and they don’t give a choice of hot or cold rolled, but they don’t specify which it is. If I...
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    Oh I thought it was a specific brand. I’ve tried flap discs already. I used a DeWalt brand and another I can’t remember off the top of my head. I’ll give them a try again though. Do you think the vinegar method is worth it? It seemed to do alright and if I left it over night it might have...
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    Thanks for the help. I’ll give the brand of flap discs posted above a shot. As far as discoloration goes, if I coat it in boiled linseed oil, it will give it a dark color anyways from what I understand. So if I go all out to remove it to a nice sheen just to add the oil, is that just a waste...
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    Is it necessary to remove? And if I use a flap disc do I need to go all the way down to the really shiny part (for lack of a better term). This is something I didn’t completely anticipate for in my build plan. It looks to take a considerable amount of time and money with an angle grinder. If...
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    I thought so. I can assure you, nothing seems to make short work of this. Is it necessary to remove?
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    Thank you for the reply. I’m pretty sure it was hot rolled, but I guess I could be wrong. I don’t have anything flaking, it I would call it a dark gray color. The wire wheel seems to take even longer to get to the shiny metal. I don’t plan on painting, but seasoning the outside with boiled...
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    Mill Scale inside of smoker

    I’m beginning my first smoker build. It will be very similar to a vertical smoker. Is it necessary to remove all of the mill scale from the inside (or outside) of the cook chamber? This seems to be the most time consuming and expensive part of the build. This is the first panel I’m working...
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