Gotta have a mini!!!

[brooksy]

Who takes a brand new pot and cuts a giant hole in the bottom?? A guy building a mini that's who!!

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• brooksy
• Apr 26, 2014

 

[fwismoker]

Then you have the mini's bigger brother!

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• fwismoker
• Apr 26, 2014

 

[brooksy]

Getting the charcoal basket together. Held together with cable ties till I get some rebar wire. I will be buying a welder in the near future then it will be welded.

 

[brooksy]

Getting the charcoal basket together!! Gotta get some rebar wire to hold it together till I get a welder.

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• brooksy
• Apr 26, 2014

 

[brooksy]

Then you have the mini's bigger brother!

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• fwismoker
• Apr 26, 2014

just waiting for a drum to get empty at work ;-)

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Looks like you'll be smoking soon!

 

[brooksy]

Looks like you'll be smoking soon!

I want to have it done this weekend so I can take it with me on Monday when I head back it for work. In case I can't get any ball valves will it work if a just put holes for now?

 

[dirtsailor2003]

I want to have it done this weekend so I can take it with me on Monday when I head back it for work. In case I can't get any ball valves will it work if a just put holes for now?

Yes it will, you can damper using the lower vent. You will definitely want an ash guard or you'll spend a bunch of time clearing the vent holes.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

One thing it's nice to have the pipe nipple handy when drilling the holes. You want the hole to be snug enough that the nipple will thread in tight.

 

[brooksy]

What kind of pipe nipple did you use? Brass?

 

[foamheart]

 
Then you have the mini's bigger brother!

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• fwismoker
• Apr 26, 2014

Wow, I can't believe that nasty graffiti, won't your homeowner's insurance cover that? I guess if nothing else you can paint the whole center section yellow. At least you'll know which school kids did it, DN ( Downtown North?), doesn't look like a common abbreviation. At least they didn't paint them all!

 

[dirtsailor2003]

What kind of pipe nipple did you use? Brass?

Black pipe. Don't use galvanized!

 

[brooksy]

I know the no galvanized rule and didn't even pay attention at the hardware store. I think I'll have to use brass if I can't find black pipe. Is the black cast iron maybe?

 

[dirtsailor2003]

No, any hardware store that has plumbing supplies will have black pipe too.

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• dirtsailor2003
• Apr 26, 2014

 

[brooksy]

OK I'll see what I can find tomorrow at Lowe's. Got my bolts for the grill rack and my wire to hold the charcoal basket today before taking the boat out.

 

[pc farmer]

You will be cooking soon.  I can feel it.

 

[brooksy]

You will be cooking soon.  I can feel it.

I can't wait Farmer!!

 

[fwismoker]

 
Wow, I can't believe that nasty graffiti, won't your homeowner's insurance cover that? I guess if nothing else you can paint the whole center section yellow. At least you'll know which school kids did it, DN ( Downtown North?), doesn't look like a common abbreviation. At least they didn't paint them all!

LOL.. I should have left a note for them to do the other ones the same way! 

 

[dirtsailor2003]

OK I'll see what I can find tomorrow at Lowe's. Got my bolts for the grill rack and my wire to hold the charcoal basket today before taking the boat out.

Lowes has black pipe and ball valves. You could use gate valves too. Quite a bit cheaper. I have gate valves on my UDS.

 

[brooksy]

I found some gas pipe valve's on sale at my ace. Can you post a pic of the ash guard your talking about? I'm going to use the steamer insert

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• brooksy
• Apr 27, 2014

as my heat deflector is that going to work?