"Chain Smoker" official build

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All, as promised here is the thread of my our smoker build :)

We debated with family and friends and decided on the name "Chain Smoker" :mrgreen::rolleyes:

Plans are:

46x33x26
2" Fully insulated
4 racks - Fit 2 full size pans side by side
No Flat wheels with a turning axle
Dual Tel-Tru gauges

Here is day 1. Frame is almost completely boxed in. Have about an hours worth of welding to finish the plate lining the firebox. Have 1/4" Defuser plate cut and ready to go in.

Tomorrow hope to have inner skins and exhaust in. All welds on the outside are ground down ready for the outer skins. Day 3 I want to have it insulated and skins on.

Tuesday I can pick up the steel for my shelves, but will have rails built ready for them. Wednesday I would like to be building doors, Firebox and ash pan.

And I love the new 3 axis jig...wow does it make things easy! Wish I had a little more done today, but my help didnt show up today. A buddy of mine stopped by for about 2 hours and I put him to work to help me carry heavy stuff :)
 

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Great start! Corner clamps and 3-axis clamps really do make this kind of a build so much easier. More important, making sure your frame is square & true will pay off bigtime when mounting cooking grates, doors, etc. :thumb:
 
dwfisk said:
Great start! Corner clamps and 3-axis clamps really do make this kind of a build so much easier. More important, making sure your frame is square & true will pay off bigtime when mounting cooking grates, doors, etc. :thumb:
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Well said! Loving the new Evolution Cold Saw too! Wow does that make short work of things.

Off to buy a new air compressor this morning....issues with mine kept me from getting more plate cut yesterday.
 
Pics look interesting. Though I don't understand all the details... When you say insulated do you mean there will be two layers for the sides? What will be between them? Is this going to be a cabinet style smoker?
 
OferL said:
Pics look interesting. Though I don't understand all the details... When you say insulated do you mean there will be two layers for the sides? What will be between them? Is this going to be a cabinet style smoker?
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Double walled steel with internal insulation. And yes it is a Cabinet Style.
 
Not done for the day, but stopped for some supper.

Had 3 major stops today...had to get a new air compressor, had to refill a bottle...and had a pesky work call.

Tons of time spent stitch welding!! Added a fab pic showing the cutout in the frame for the exhaust to sit offset in it. I offset the exhaust because I wanted to insulate around the exhaust.
 

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Ok done for the night. Happy where this is at considering the interruptions today.

I got the exhaust stacks in and the inner walls in. Will need to finish welding the walls up tomorrow. Will still attempt to have skins on it tomorrow, but welding is taking a bit longer than expected.
 

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Stopped for supper again, so I thought I would throw an update on here.

Finally starting to look like something. Inner sides, exhaust and inner roof fully welded. False inner walls are just tacked for now.

Im working faster than my welder can keep up. At 20% duty cycle, im not sure this thing was meant to do these seam welds in this short amount of time, A new Lincoln might be coming soon!
 

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Stopping for the night. Most everything is welded up and I feel good about where it is considering.

Tomorrow I will finish up the welding on it. I am thinking on the next steps of what will be easiest for me as I need to build mounts and steering for wheels and tires. It is starting to get a little heavy and each plate is making a big difference. Doors will be last to help out with weight.

I will build mounts for my firebasket before I weld in the 1/4" diffuser plate.
 

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