What did you accomplish today?

Gary Goodson

Gary Goodson

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@420God @tangerinegreen555 @curious2garden check it out. My heat deflector and tuning plates came in this morning. I already drilled the holes and installed it.
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I also added a gasket to the door and sealed the firebox to the smoke chamber with high temp silicone. Then I bought these latches(one on each side) to make sure the door is shut tight with no smoke/heat leaks.
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The only other thing I need to do is drill a hole and install this probe port that I got from home deep throat for like $3. I'm trying to figure out where I want to put it.
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And lastly, I'm waiting on my charcoal basket. It's in mail, headed my way as we speak.
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When it's all said and done, I've got about $350 into this kick ass smoker. Not bad at all
 
420God

420God

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Gary Goodson said:
@420God @tangerinegreen555 @curious2garden check it out. My heat deflector and tuning plates came in this morning. I already drilled the holes and installed it.
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I also added a gasket to the door and sealed the firebox to the smoke chamber with high temp silicone. Then I bought these latches(one on each side) to make sure the door is shut tight with no smoke/heat leaks.
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The only other thing I need to do is drill a hole and install this probe port that I got from home deep throat for like $3. I'm trying to figure out where I want to put it.
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And lastly, I'm waiting on my charcoal basket. It's in mail, headed my way as we speak.
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When it's all said and done, I've got about $350 into this kick ass smoker. Not bad at all
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Nice! Should work as good as any $1k unit.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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Gary Goodson said:
@420God @tangerinegreen555 @curious2garden check it out. My heat deflector and tuning plates came in this morning. I already drilled the holes and installed it.
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I also added a gasket to the door and sealed the firebox to the smoke chamber with high temp silicone. Then I bought these latches(one on each side) to make sure the door is shut tight with no smoke/heat leaks.
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The only other thing I need to do is drill a hole and install this probe port that I got from home deep throat for like $3. I'm trying to figure out where I want to put it.
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And lastly, I'm waiting on my charcoal basket. It's in mail, headed my way as we speak.
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When it's all said and done, I've got about $350 into this kick ass smoker. Not bad at all
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WOW that is so plush and well done! GREAT value for the buck Gar! Can't wait to see what comes off it.
 
Gary Goodson

Gary Goodson

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420God said:
Nice! Should work as good as any $1k unit.
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I'm sure it will. The heat deflector website said if you install the baffle/heat deflector DO NOT use something to bring the smoke stack to grate level. Lol and I already did that. Looks like I'll be removing it. I guess its because the deflector makes the heat run through the bottom of the chamber and you'd be losing heat with it installed. Oh well, that elbow was only a few bucks anyway.
 
420God

420God

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Gary Goodson said:
I'm sure it will. The heat deflector website said if you install the baffle/heat deflector DO NOT use something to bring the smoke stack to grate level. Lol and I already did that. Looks like I'll be removing it. I guess its because the deflector makes the heat run through the bottom of the chamber and you'd be losing heat with it installed. Oh well, that elbow was only a few bucks anyway.
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We used a layer of lava rocks to help hold and disperse heat evenly. Makes it harder to clean but seems to work OK.
 
tangerinegreen555

tangerinegreen555

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Been working on some old furniture a couple hours a day after dinner. The wife bought all this stuff at estate sales, flea markets, etc.

This curio with glass shelves is pretty cool.
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There's a mirror in back that makes it look hexagonal. It looks so hexagonal I banged my hand into the mirror several times, but I have to be stoned to do monotonous work. Lol. You get a better idea what the piece looks like on the 'operating table'.
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That shelf cabinet behind the curio cost the wife $5. Lol.
The curio needed a better base, used to be a tad wobbly.
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Stable as fuck now. Also, it had top and bottom lights somebody added at some point. Took them out and will look at Lowe's for accent lighting to put in. Hoping for colored LED's maybe.
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And, @Gary Goodson , I'll be looking at smokers while I'm there. Had over a dozen grills, always wanted a smoker. Have a Dr's. appt. later, if he says I'm not dying, I'm getting a smoker later tonight. Might just set it up on new driveway as it's my primary entrance and where I hang out the most.
My older daughter calls it the 'business entrance'. Lol. I only do 'business' with her though since we both grow and exchange seeds and samples.
 
Gary Goodson

Gary Goodson

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curious2garden said:
Somehow I bet there's a grocery store close by that has something thawed out LOL! How can you NOT christen her!! Get thee some meat :)
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Ahhhhhhh shit! You've got a point there. I already smoke a couple of slabs of ribs, but that was before I did all the mods. Let me see what I can come up with for today...


edit: I want brisket, but that might be outta the budget for today. Thats why I wanted to wait for this weekend.
 
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