- Sep 25, 2017
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I wanted to share my progress on a stumps clone build and am open to feedback on a couple things.
1. I was able to procure a 14 foot long stainless steel sink counter to to use for the cooking chamber inner skin. All tubing is regular steel. Because of this i chose to screw the stainless steel panels onto frame instead of weld. Does this present any issues?
2. My welder can only handle up to 3/16 thickness. Should i just make firebox and chute out if 3/16 or try to use 1/4" which i see most people using and potentially have weak welds?
3. My cooking chamber is 24h x 19w x 19d and my planned firebox is 10w x 10d x 8h with 18in chute above. Will this be sufficient because i came across bbq pit calculators that recommend a certain percentage of chamber volume for the firebox and mine is way under that percentage.
4. Where can i get those rope gaskets i see on the stumps doors? And can anyone confirm how they are installed? It looks to me like its stuck between the inner skin of the door and the frame.
Here are my pics of progress to date
1. I was able to procure a 14 foot long stainless steel sink counter to to use for the cooking chamber inner skin. All tubing is regular steel. Because of this i chose to screw the stainless steel panels onto frame instead of weld. Does this present any issues?
2. My welder can only handle up to 3/16 thickness. Should i just make firebox and chute out if 3/16 or try to use 1/4" which i see most people using and potentially have weak welds?
3. My cooking chamber is 24h x 19w x 19d and my planned firebox is 10w x 10d x 8h with 18in chute above. Will this be sufficient because i came across bbq pit calculators that recommend a certain percentage of chamber volume for the firebox and mine is way under that percentage.
4. Where can i get those rope gaskets i see on the stumps doors? And can anyone confirm how they are installed? It looks to me like its stuck between the inner skin of the door and the frame.
Here are my pics of progress to date
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