Cutting Door in Custom Pit Build
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:57 am
Forum,
Has anybody ever cut a door the full width of a food chamber?
I am building a 24" x 40" (foot chamber only) reverse flow smoker. Chamber is made of 1/4" thick, new steel pipe.
Before cutting the door, I will weld in the reverse flow plate and both ends. The fire box side will have smokestack and firebox openings precut before its welded on to the steel pipe (i.e. the food chamber).
My question is can I cut the door the full width of the pipe or should there be cut where the ends leave a strip of the pipe on each end to form the door opening?
When welding the reverse flow plate and the ends I'll go slowly and do intermittent spot welds so there shouldn't be any warpage of the pipe. Warpage would likely make the door not close correctly.
Anyway, anybody have any experience with full width doors?
Thanks,
Dave
Has anybody ever cut a door the full width of a food chamber?
I am building a 24" x 40" (foot chamber only) reverse flow smoker. Chamber is made of 1/4" thick, new steel pipe.
Before cutting the door, I will weld in the reverse flow plate and both ends. The fire box side will have smokestack and firebox openings precut before its welded on to the steel pipe (i.e. the food chamber).
My question is can I cut the door the full width of the pipe or should there be cut where the ends leave a strip of the pipe on each end to form the door opening?
When welding the reverse flow plate and the ends I'll go slowly and do intermittent spot welds so there shouldn't be any warpage of the pipe. Warpage would likely make the door not close correctly.
Anyway, anybody have any experience with full width doors?
Thanks,
Dave