New Pellet Cooker Build

FIREMANJIM

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Well I decided to build me a pellet smoker. Looked around and got a few ideas. Bought me a pellet hopper and burner assembly from SmokeDaddy.Com. Burner and hopper unit looks awesome. Cooking chamber is 44"tall 20" wide and 26" deep. It will have 6 cooking racks that are 19" x 24" for a total cooking space of 19sq feet. Inside metal is 11 gauge and outside skin is 16 gauge. Frame is 2" x 2" 14 gauge square tubing. It is insulated with 2" mineral wool high heat insulation. It will have a Tel-Tru thermometer on the door. Has three ports for running meat probes into the cook chamber without having them ran in thru door and messing up the door seal. Has a sloped grease and drippings pan that runs into a 2" channel which then drains to the bottom of the smoker into a stainless steel steam table pan. Got quite a bit done on it this week. Still got to build my door and attach it and build by cooking grates. Then it will be off to the powder coater. Here is a few pics...Let me know what you think...
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Neat design & great fab skills:thumb: Could not really tell but you might want to add some anti-tilt stops to the cooking grate rails. Can't wait to see it finished & cooking:clap2:
 
I got the door built today and got the piano hinge tacked on. I will post some pics tomorrow.
 
Well....Door is built and installed now. Tel-Tru Thermometer installed in the door. Tadpole gasket installed on the door. Pit Probe from the SmokeDaddy Hopper system is installed. De-Staco latches are installed on the door. SmokeDaddy Pellet Hopper Assembly is now installed. Door is swinging on a McMaster Carr Weld On Piano Hinge. All I like on the cooker is building some 3/4" channel to secure the Pit Probe wires you see above the pellet hopper assembly and putting in some grate tilt stops. Got to secure those ugly wires in something. Then she is ready for some powder coating. While she is away getting pretty I will build the 6 cooking grates. Coming along nicely.....
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Make sure you make it somewhat easy to replace the pit probe on there, they do go bad eventually.
 
holy crap that is awesome. Love the use of the heavy mineral wool for insulation.
 
NICE!!!
How much in material do you think spend once it is finished.
I would like to build one,
I just dont know how to start a project like this,

EG
 
The Smoke Daddy Pellet Hopper Assembly was $375.00
Metal including some custom breaking was $655.00
2" Insulation was $55.00
TelTru Thermometer was $60.00
Latches and Piano Hinge from McMaster Carr was $85.00
Powder Coating $125.00
Having a Best Friend who Owns a Metal Fabrication Shop is "PRICELESS"

So $1355.00 Total.....What would something like this sale for guys????
 
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