"Chain Smoker" official build

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Went to the welding shop to pick up a refill and a larger bottle....and came home with this bad boy...wow where have you been all my life!

This thing rocks...been home 20 min and have it hooked up and welding already And as you can see, the boy loves it too!

 

[THoey1963]

Looking good so far. So, this is going to be reverse flow?

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Terry, thanks! It will be reverse flow vertical cabinet.

 

[fnjay]

Looking good!

 

[Fwismoker]

Crazy good fab skillz!!! I love it, will follow the rest of the way. :clap: :clap:

 

[MisterChrister]

Nice 210, where'd ya buy it?

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Nice 210, where'd ya buy it?

I bought it at my local AirGas, ended up cheaper than on line and they hooked me up with gas and consumables with the purchase

I now pay $20 per 11.5# spool of wire thru them, pretty good price!

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Had B Team match again tonight so between that, work and shopping for a new welder my fab day was cut short. Still got plenty done today.

I was able to finish all welding on false wall, front of smoker, and insulate and plate the bottom of the smoker.

Excited for the new welder as this will greatly speed up the time I am spending on this and in the future. Not only am I saving time, but the welds are much better on this machine..money well spent.....

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Crazy good fab skillz!!! I love it, will follow the rest of the way. :clap: :clap:

Thanks Brother appreciate it!

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

And as packages of parts roll in, have to put up some cool parts pics!!

Kason Latches, some blind weld in bungs, a clevis mount and a couple of weld on hinges. Its fun meshing a past life with this one :mrgreen:

 

[WHS88]

Looking great! Looking forward to the rest of the build!

 

[Smoke Dawg]

This is looking really good!

 

[Sol00]

LOVE IT! I'm in

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Not finished for the day, but taking a break to go have dinner with the kids.

Its getting heavy enough that I need to put it on wheels. So I spent some time today designing how the steering and wheels are going on. More of it is insulated and skinned too. I have been sanding to a nice finish along the way as well.

Im waiting for my heims to show up on Saturday to finish off the steering.

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

Got the extra panel welded up, and the rear wheels mounted up. I need to throw a brace and gusset on it like the front. Its a roller now though!!


And loving the new welder, it lays down super nice beads :mrgreen:

 

[tonyjohnson619]

Looking real nice... I like the steering axle setup alot more then casters

 

[cowgirl]

That's looking great Shane!! You do nice work! Looking forward to seeing the Chain Smoker in action. :grin:

 

[Hillbilly BBQ]

That's looking great Shane!! You do nice work! Looking forward to seeing the Chain Smoker in action. :grin:

Thanks Jeanie! Im off today, so I expect big things today in the shop :mrgreen:

 

[KevinJ]

What no double wishbone???? :loco:

If that thing cooks half as good as it's going to look, that will be one bad arse pit, awesome build. :thumb:

 

[pjtexas1]

really like the wheel design. that should give the cooker a lot of stability when moving it around. moving mine around on casters is easy on smooth concrete. any other surface feels like an accident waiting to happen.