Custom build ? i like to think so !
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:26 pm
OK sit down, hold tight and try to keep awake reading this build.
Its 2014, could be 2015 also as its a bit confusing for me when i really started this build, first of all i am from the Netherlands, yes the little country in Europe known for the windmills, tulips, and wooden shoes. Please don't mind the bad writing as its not easy for me.
I work at the dutch railroads for 34 years and what does every train have, and needs? youre right, airtanks.
Well i started out with this one, 66 gallons big and a lid was easy made:
Then onto the firebox, i figured out i need about 21 gallons of firebox, to bad my boss didnt have that one, but what he did have where 2 16 gallons airtanks"
So what to do? well, i cut off the top of both tanks and welded them together again, now i am no mathematic but it has to be close to the 21 gallons like this:
Made the firbox entry and i can close it tight with my dutch redneck locking system ( read chain):
Heat has to travel so a hole was made , at first a little to small at second i was quit happy with it:
Smoke stack with lid on it to get rid of the smoke later on:
Next thing was to light up the firebox in order to get fumes and other unhealthy stuff out, tanks where blue when i was finished so the heat was enough to get rid of the nasty.
Did the same for the smoke chamber:
Next on the list was cleaning the outside thoroughly and put some rust preventer on it :
Still some paint left on the bottom firebox, to bad i am to lazy to get it off, heat will take care of it
After some research i was told to make a baffle plate to disperse smoke and heat:
On the outside there is a lid support:
And ofcourse i needed some oxygen in the firebox so a shutter was made:
And i was in need for a ash tray/fireplace:
Thats the outside for so far, on to the inside i say !!
Made a grid support from some angle iron and some stainless grids from the IKEA:
and then to find out that i made the grid to close to the top lid so a beercan chicken was out of the picture, no way.
So another tray with angle iron and grids was made.
How about some temperature measuring, well, got it covered:
Thats the story so far, building the smoker was fun, i guess using it will be a lot more fun, hope to smoke a chicken on saturday, dont know how i go on about that but trial and error will teach me.
Thanks for staying with me so far .
Jeroen
Its 2014, could be 2015 also as its a bit confusing for me when i really started this build, first of all i am from the Netherlands, yes the little country in Europe known for the windmills, tulips, and wooden shoes. Please don't mind the bad writing as its not easy for me.
I work at the dutch railroads for 34 years and what does every train have, and needs? youre right, airtanks.
Well i started out with this one, 66 gallons big and a lid was easy made:
Then onto the firebox, i figured out i need about 21 gallons of firebox, to bad my boss didnt have that one, but what he did have where 2 16 gallons airtanks"
So what to do? well, i cut off the top of both tanks and welded them together again, now i am no mathematic but it has to be close to the 21 gallons like this:
Made the firbox entry and i can close it tight with my dutch redneck locking system ( read chain):
Heat has to travel so a hole was made , at first a little to small at second i was quit happy with it:
Smoke stack with lid on it to get rid of the smoke later on:
Next thing was to light up the firebox in order to get fumes and other unhealthy stuff out, tanks where blue when i was finished so the heat was enough to get rid of the nasty.
Did the same for the smoke chamber:
Next on the list was cleaning the outside thoroughly and put some rust preventer on it :
Still some paint left on the bottom firebox, to bad i am to lazy to get it off, heat will take care of it
After some research i was told to make a baffle plate to disperse smoke and heat:
On the outside there is a lid support:
And ofcourse i needed some oxygen in the firebox so a shutter was made:
And i was in need for a ash tray/fireplace:
Thats the outside for so far, on to the inside i say !!
Made a grid support from some angle iron and some stainless grids from the IKEA:
and then to find out that i made the grid to close to the top lid so a beercan chicken was out of the picture, no way.
So another tray with angle iron and grids was made.
How about some temperature measuring, well, got it covered:
Thats the story so far, building the smoker was fun, i guess using it will be a lot more fun, hope to smoke a chicken on saturday, dont know how i go on about that but trial and error will teach me.
Thanks for staying with me so far .
Jeroen