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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    Do you think I could get away with cutting out a piece of that aluminum flashing and doing the same thing?
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    Hey yall, Regarding the baffle and tuning plates, I'm finding a lot of info about why I should do them - but having trouble with the 'how'. I had some 6", 4", 3" steel plates fabricated from a shop nearby, and I plan to use these for tuning the pit. My confusion is how the baffle is supposed to...
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    Thanks for your feedback to - I was planning on doing all these things but I thought I had to get something done about the firebox first. Y'all have convinced me before I get all crazy with the firebox I'll do the baffle and tuning plates stuff and see how things read.  This kind of great help...
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    Thanks again for your help.
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    This is the smoker I got: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/products/new-braunfels-hondo-smoker But it's a 'classic' I think - it doesn't have wood shelf or handles, it has a metal shelf and spring handles. Otherwise the same I believe. Regarding air-tight firebox - alrighty I'll take y'alls...
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    Ah I probably used the wrong word there - I just meant deformed after repeated pressing up against the box over time.
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    Thanks for the pointer - I'd be worried about the flange warping over time which is why I was thinking something thicker, but again I don't really know anything about fabrication like this so I appreciate the tips.
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    When I was there looking for metal I only saw things in the size of 2'x4' sheets or larger. Can I cut 26 guage with tinsnips or something?
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    I was using freshly calibrated digital thermometers to gauge the close and far ends of the pit. I'm surprised you're saying the temp problem is not due to the airflow - on my little weber kettle adjusting the air intake to the coals was the biggest influence on controlling the temperature. What...
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    Need help sealing a firebox door on an offset smoker

    Howdy guys and gals, I recently got a new offset smoker and in my burn in tests I am having a hell of a time controlling oxygen to the fire. With everything closed up, the temp inside the pit near the firebox was reaching over 500 degrees, after 1 hour! (perfect example of why you should do...
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