Beautiful pics with much attention to detail and a really well thought out design. You helped me a lot. Cheers from London England. You sir are a You Tube Legend!
The door I just cut flat pieces of steel 1" wide, cut the ends at a 45° angle. Formed them to the barrel and spot welded them on the door so it over lapped the unit.
Very nice BBQ, I am in the process of looking at different designs to build my own and so far I like most of your ideas. After you had some use out of it is there anything you would change if you would build it again?
thank you. I've added shelves since this video. next time I think I would use bigger intake vents or add another. just because if I want to cook at higher temps its a little harder to get there. maybe 3"
I used 3/4 expanded steel. Bought them at my local home depot for $29 each. They came in 2' x 2' square 12 gauge and cut them to fit the frames I made with 1/4 angle iron. The little handles on the grate are 1/8 round steel stock I bent and welded. Hope that was a help for ya.
Thanks. Those where 2¼" diameter double female exhaust pipe connectors I bought at local auto parts store, auto zone. I welded them in the spot I wanted and grinded them out from inside. The dampers I made. Those I traced on flat steel, but cut them slightly oval so they wouldn't turn 360° once mounted to the ¹/8 round solid stock for the controls. I mounted a tee on it with same stuff, in the same direction as dampers so I knew where I set it. Hope explained it well so it made since lol.
Casper0878 I use it for both. When smoking I only use half and put the coals and wood to one side and food to the other and use the dampers to control the heat flow
Beautiful pics with much attention to detail and a really well thought out design. You helped me a lot. Cheers from London England. You sir are a You Tube Legend!
Very nice. Looks good.
JOFIE H. Thank you
For the chimneys what size pipe did you use?
Awesome concept !
Luke Spangler thank you. I love it!!
oh yeah what did you use around the door to seal it? it looks like some kind of bar
The door I just cut flat pieces of steel 1" wide, cut the ends at a 45° angle. Formed them to the barrel and spot welded them on the door so it over lapped the unit.
Very nice BBQ, I am in the process of looking at different designs to build my own and so far I like most of your ideas. After you had some use out of it is there anything you would change if you would build it again?
thank you. I've added shelves since this video.
next time I think I would use bigger intake vents or add another. just because if I want to cook at higher temps its a little harder to get there. maybe 3"
+Anthony Link
Cool do you maybe have updated photos of your bbq now? I will change my base but your drum design is a winner for me.
+Mauritz Oberholzer
I do. I'll have to make it and throw it on here.
thank you again.
What are the size of the grates? I have a few 55 gal drums and want to try and make a smoker.
I used 3/4 expanded steel. Bought them at my local home depot for $29 each. They came in 2' x 2' square 12 gauge and cut them to fit the frames I made with 1/4 angle iron. The little handles on the grate are 1/8 round steel stock I bent and welded. Hope that was a help for ya.
Thanks mate
Your welcome
very nice smoker. where is you get the pipes for the bottom? did you make it that way with the controls?
Thanks.
Those where 2¼" diameter double female exhaust pipe connectors I bought at local auto parts store, auto zone. I welded them in the spot I wanted and grinded them out from inside.
The dampers I made. Those I traced on flat steel, but cut them slightly oval so they wouldn't turn 360° once mounted to the ¹/8 round solid stock for the controls. I mounted a tee on it with same stuff, in the same direction as dampers so I knew where I set it.
Hope explained it well so it made since lol.
How did u bend the metal to fit the barrel on the door
You mean the over lapped area?
That was thin gage and tacked welded it on as I went. Bent easy with my hand except ribs, ball pin hammer.
I need to buy one from you.can you sale one those ? And how much it will cost?
Dylan Makanda I made this from mostly scraps. Took couple years to make.
Anthony Link , A couple of years.LMAO
That's not a smoker, that's a grill
Casper0878 I use it for both. When smoking I only use half and put the coals and wood to one side and food to the other and use the dampers to control the heat flow