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  1. bowtie82

    New Smoker in Midlothian VA

    Welcome from a fellow newbie
  2. bowtie82

    want the real deal

    Welcome I am a newbie also and have found tons of info on this forum.
  3. bowtie82

    Gravity Feed Firebox/Chute Sizing?

    The fire will not burn up the chute because it is sealed so that it is "airtight" and oxygen cannot reach up the chute to burn the coal. The chute is nothing more than a hopper, the placement of the opening from the fire area at the bottom of the chute into the cooking chamber determines how...
  4. bowtie82

    Gravity Feed Firebox/Chute Sizing?

    Ok, so Ive done some research and figuring and this is what I came up with. The cooking chamber is going to be 23" deep 24" tall and 32"wide. To have the ability to heat this insulated chamber to my max set temperature of 400 degrees it will take about 41000 btu. Since charcoal has a btu rating...
  5. bowtie82

    Hello from SC

    Thanks will post pics as soon as i can get started this spring
  6. bowtie82

    Gravity Feed Firebox/Chute Sizing?

    Im new to the forum and have done my roll call and I am getting my plans together to build a stump gravity feed clone (Vertical). I understand the operation and all but I was wondering if there was a certain formula or standard that you go by to determine the size of the chute, firebox area...
  7. bowtie82

    Hello from SC

    To everyone Im from South Carolina, and I have been reading and gathering information from the forum for a couple weeks now and decided to join. The wife will not let me drag race so I have been thinking about getting into competition BBQ. I have been cooking for years now but on a gas cooker...
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