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    PLANNING FIRST BUILD ( PICS NOW INCLUDED )

    It's been awhile since i have checked in.  I have painted the smoker and been doing some cooking and adjusting.  I am looking for some some heavy duty door latches for the fire box door.  I am going to build a much smaller fire basket to put inside the firebox.  I just never need a very big fire...
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    PLANNING FIRST BUILD ( PICS NOW INCLUDED )

    I cut some more out of the exhaust pipe inside the cc.  The temp is still staying too hot in the top of the cc. I am thinking about cuting the whole thing off. I ran the smoker for a few hours last weekend.  It takes an hour or two to get the temp up.  Is that normal?  It holds temp very...
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    PLANNING FIRST BUILD ( PICS NOW INCLUDED )

    Here are a few pics of the smoker and the modifications that i have made. After opening up the exhaust stack inside the CC my temp is still too high in the top of the CC. Do you think that i need to open it up more? Damper removed. I also bought a new trailer. I loaded the smoker and...
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