I almost never comment on RUclips videos, but Sir, you have made one hell of an impressive smoker. I love seeing innovation of this magnitude, and your explanation / description of everything is top notch. Overall this is incredibly impressive and thank you so much for taking the time to show us what you're building.
Those folding counterweights are genius! And the diffuser is brilliant as well, you're outside the box thinking is much appreciated. True innovation there, friend, I look forward to seeing a cooking video.
this is a great design. I'm excited to see the results of some of your cooks. What really sets this offset from the vast majority of the market is the 100% usability of the cooking grate. Goldees offset, from what I've seen, is the only other design to have a 100% usable cooking area. You need to see if you can get a patent on the 'diffuser". it's definitely a game changer.
Best offset smoker design and build I’ve seen 🔥. Manufacturers will definitely like the firebox diffuser design so you may want to look into a patent 😂. Excellent work! Would love my 1st offset purchase to have a design like this 🫡
Wow! You should have been an engineer. A lot of trial an error into your work I can see. Very nice work there fella. That's what's nice about building and designing your own what ever it is. Time and money is no concern, only perfection. And I think you succeeded in your venture of perfection!
Get a brisket going, por favor..... nice design utilizing fluid dynamics, differential equations and all that fancy schmancy stuff. I can see where that diffuser being on top of the firebox is going to increase air speed increase chamber pressure and overwhelm the stack. Instead of the stack drawing on the chamber creating a low pressure area. Should still work when you find the proper tune on the damper.... Looking forward to some results.... I helped my welder father build an offset when I was 14 and it weighed around 1000 lbs and took a winch to move. The firebox was 36” casing and 1/2” thick.....chamber was 24” casing and 3/8” thick. He cooked hundreds of briskets on it from 1978 - 2002 back when briskets were $0.69/lb. I couldn’t get it when he passed because I didn’t have a wench truck so his best friend took it... I am 60 now....
Any tutorial for your probe port? Also, if you could do anything different now that you have it running, what would it be? Any way to address the backpressure you mentioned?
I started out with a chimney starter of lump charcoal and 3, 16" splits. It was way too much. It had to run for about 2 hours before the temps quit trying to run between 350 and 400°. It looks like it likes 12" splits added one at a time.
I do not plan on using a water pan. It has been my experience, based on several years using a Weber Smokey Mountain, that the main reason for a water pan is to even out harsh temps. This smoker does not have the harsh temps of typical offset smokers. I may test a water pan and change my mind later, but for now that's my thoughts.
Thanks for asking, but i'm just too slow to build these for others. You are more than welcome to have a pro pit builder use any or all features from my design. Holler if you need any details to pass on.
@@KerryMooney-rl6oh Did you base your opening from the firebox into your "deflector" from a calculator such as Feldons? You mention an adjustable part in your deflector as well as a curved piece. More details on all of that would be great. Can't quite make it all out in the video.
Awesome. Only thing I might do would be to add a safety pin to the folding counter weight
I almost never comment on RUclips videos, but Sir, you have made one hell of an impressive smoker. I love seeing innovation of this magnitude, and your explanation / description of everything is top notch. Overall this is incredibly impressive and thank you so much for taking the time to show us what you're building.
Wow! Thx for the comments.
Man that is very nice offset everything about it is awesome
Thx
OUTSTANDING DESIGN! WAY to think outside the box. Awesome!
Thank you very much!
Love the folding counter weight design- Genius 😁👍👍. Looking forward to seeing the BBQ coming off that Functional work of art!
Those folding counterweights are genius! And the diffuser is brilliant as well, you're outside the box thinking is much appreciated. True innovation there, friend, I look forward to seeing a cooking video.
Thanks so much!
So awesome. Can't wait to see how long til pit makers incorporate this.
This is wonderful! Can't wait to see videos of cooks!
Nice job Kerry! Love the well thought out extra features! Looking forward to seeing some meat on those racks:)
Looks like an outstanding design. Nice work!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for the videos and all the inspiration. Looking forward to the cook video!
Now I just need to learn to weld ;).
Great idea with the input diffusor.
Really pro-level build there. I'm glad you're proud of it - you should be!
Thank you.
this is a great design. I'm excited to see the results of some of your cooks. What really sets this offset from the vast majority of the market is the 100% usability of the cooking grate. Goldees offset, from what I've seen, is the only other design to have a 100% usable cooking area. You need to see if you can get a patent on the 'diffuser". it's definitely a game changer.
Nice build. Now let’s scald some goodies on that beauty. 👍
Best offset smoker design and build I’ve seen 🔥. Manufacturers will definitely like the firebox diffuser design so you may want to look into a patent 😂. Excellent work! Would love my 1st offset purchase to have a design like this 🫡
Thanks for your comments. I watch you tube all the time and I'm just trying to give back. The design is available for anyone to use.
yeah this thing is amazing.
Wow! You should have been an engineer. A lot of trial an error into your work I can see. Very nice work there fella. That's what's nice about building and designing your own what ever it is. Time and money is no concern, only perfection. And I think you succeeded in your venture of perfection!
Thanks. Yes sir, lots of time. At least 160 hours, I would guess. It was a fun build at first, but by the end I just wanted to be done.
Very nice, hopefully I can finally build mine exactly like yours, I'll need to figure out the measurements. Great video.
In a few weeks I should have time to post a video where I go over the dimensions.
@@KerryMooney-rl6oh Perfect, That would be great. Looking forward to it. Take care.
Get a brisket going, por favor..... nice design utilizing fluid dynamics, differential equations and all that fancy schmancy stuff. I can see where that diffuser being on top of the firebox is going to increase air speed increase chamber pressure and overwhelm the stack. Instead of the stack drawing on the chamber creating a low pressure area. Should still work when you find the proper tune on the damper.... Looking forward to some results....
I helped my welder father build an offset when I was 14 and it weighed around 1000 lbs and took a winch to move. The firebox was 36” casing and 1/2” thick.....chamber was 24” casing and 3/8” thick. He cooked hundreds of briskets on it from 1978 - 2002 back when briskets were $0.69/lb. I couldn’t get it when he passed because I didn’t have a wench truck so his best friend took it... I am 60 now....
Brilliant! I’m stealing some of these features
Any tutorial for your probe port? Also, if you could do anything different now that you have it running, what would it be? Any way to address the backpressure you mentioned?
Looks like you're going to build some great bark on Briskets and Pork Butts ... curious to see how it smokes meat ...
well done.
i like it!
🔥🔥🔥
When's the first brisket
I was trying to see how much wood you put in that thing
I started out with a chimney starter of lump charcoal and 3, 16" splits. It was way too much. It had to run for about 2 hours before the temps quit trying to run between 350 and 400°. It looks like it likes 12" splits added one at a time.
Are you going to use a water pan with your smoker
I do not plan on using a water pan. It has been my experience, based on several years using a Weber Smokey Mountain, that the main reason for a water pan is to even out harsh temps. This smoker does not have the harsh temps of typical offset smokers. I may test a water pan and change my mind later, but for now that's my thoughts.
Will you build one of these for me ?
Thanks for asking, but i'm just too slow to build these for others. You are more than welcome to have a pro pit builder use any or all features from my design. Holler if you need any details to pass on.
@@KerryMooney-rl6oh Very nice build. How would one go about getting a few more details?
Let me know what details you want and i'll post. If I get enough interest I might make a video where I go over the whole smoker with a tape measure.
@@KerryMooney-rl6oh Yes, I would like to follow your design. Something new. I'll be watching your channel for any updates. Take care brother.
@@KerryMooney-rl6oh Did you base your opening from the firebox into your "deflector" from a calculator such as Feldons? You mention an adjustable part in your deflector as well as a curved piece. More details on all of that would be great. Can't quite make it all out in the video.