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High end offset smoker build
Posted on 10/11/22 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 10/11/22 at 9:49 pm
Gone down the offset smoker rabbit hole, and alas, the project I will probably soon regret has begun.
Acuired an old 94-gallon air tank (24x48 dimensions, the perfect size for a home high end offset), and have now begun the process.
All I know is, these things retail for about $3K-$5K...and there's simply no way in hell any Southern-raised former poor boy will pay that amount for something he can build himself. My welding sucks, but it didn't cost a dime and so do most of the materials. I figure I'll have about $500 in it when it's all said and done.
How it started:
How it's going:
Hopefully how it finishes;
Still a long way to go, but progress is being made, slowly but surely
Acuired an old 94-gallon air tank (24x48 dimensions, the perfect size for a home high end offset), and have now begun the process.
All I know is, these things retail for about $3K-$5K...and there's simply no way in hell any Southern-raised former poor boy will pay that amount for something he can build himself. My welding sucks, but it didn't cost a dime and so do most of the materials. I figure I'll have about $500 in it when it's all said and done.
How it started:
How it's going:
Hopefully how it finishes;
Still a long way to go, but progress is being made, slowly but surely
This post was edited on 10/11/22 at 10:56 pm
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Posted on 10/11/22 at 10:16 pm to Jack Ruby
I was looking hard at getting the Old Country Brazo and moding it out. Got a buddy deal on a Lifetime so have it whenever we finally figure out where we will live for more than a year.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 11:01 pm to Jack Ruby
Looks good. Yeah those heavy Milscale type smokers are big $
Posted on 10/11/22 at 11:10 pm to texag7
This tank is probably 3/16, which is more than thick enough, but those Millscale and Franklin and Fat Stack and Workhorse, etc, type cookers are 1/4 and sometimes 3/8.
Thats just insane weight (around 600-800lbs) but the heat retention is incredible.
They're all badass cookers, though.
Thats just insane weight (around 600-800lbs) but the heat retention is incredible.
They're all badass cookers, though.
This post was edited on 10/11/22 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 10/12/22 at 7:19 am to Jack Ruby
Nice. I have a 6' piece of 30" standard wall pipe I plan on doing something with. Currently fighting myself trying to get over these ridiculous steel prices.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 8:13 am to Jack Ruby
I went down the rabbit hole awhile back. The conclusion I came away with was unless you are building it yourself. The most cost effective option by far was the Brazos and doing mods to it. All of the mods are cheap and easy except if you get the stack permanently lengthened by welding.
This post was edited on 10/12/22 at 9:47 am
Posted on 10/12/22 at 8:17 am to dtett
I have an Old 55 gallon drum that my grandad used as a smoker/grill with no offset. my BIL and I don't weld but he found an old smoker box and we sanded and repainted it. used some square iron that we found at home depot to get the openings to match up and it's been awesome! Looking for a pic on my phone but can't find one at the moment. MAYBE have 20 bucks in it between paint and iron. Plus the nostalgia you can't beat from cooking on the same grill that my grandad did.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 8:59 am to GREENHEAD22
I have this smoker currently. I installed a piece of dryer hose to the end with a clamp and I believe it helped draft more air and burn cleaner.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:11 am to Jack Ruby
I was interested in a Millscale until I saw the price tag. I know they’re very well made and are great offsets, but I can’t bring myself to buy one.
Looking forward to the updates
Looking forward to the updates
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:33 am to Jack Ruby
Damn baw, looks like we both use gorilla welds - big, strong and ugly.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:47 am to Jack Ruby
I built an offset reverse flow from a 90 gallon compressor tank a couple of years ago, and love it!
I build aluminum boats and weld for a living, and even hustling material, i ended up with having more the $500 in my build.
I build aluminum boats and weld for a living, and even hustling material, i ended up with having more the $500 in my build.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:48 am to dtett
Yea you definitely don't have to do a welded extension, much easier and cheaper ways. That is just the one that looks the best.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:58 am to ElDawgHawg
They sell 35 gallon drum smokers now for hundreds of dollars, and I laugh every time I see one. They are supposed to be incredible rib cookers, but I can't for the life of me see paying that for what is essentially a $50 drum with a stack. Some of them are about $450 or more.
Smoker prices are simply insane now, thanks to all the YouTube bbq channels. I think it had really opened the market up out of the South for a lot of these companies, and they can charge what they charge because people either don't know any better or don't have the means or skill or connections to build one themselves.
These companies, even the ones welling $3K+ cookers, are thriving right now.
Smoker prices are simply insane now, thanks to all the YouTube bbq channels. I think it had really opened the market up out of the South for a lot of these companies, and they can charge what they charge because people either don't know any better or don't have the means or skill or connections to build one themselves.
These companies, even the ones welling $3K+ cookers, are thriving right now.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 10:48 am to CaptJJ
Those are some first class welds !!!
Posted on 10/12/22 at 10:57 am to CaptJJ
Wow, maybe my favorite ever.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 11:54 am to AlxTgr
How much for a day of handy work? Damn.
Also, how big is your firebox. Is it insulated? I was thinking of 24x24 for mine, but that may be too big. I don't know. There are so many dif designs out there.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 12:09 pm to Ncook
Stacking dimes.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 12:26 pm to Abraham H Parnassis
I can't even get a caulk like that clean 
Posted on 10/12/22 at 12:35 pm to Jack Ruby
Mine is 24x24 with a v shape built into the bottom. It's not insulated, with the exception of the air void areas the v creates. I did the v instead of an actually rack for thr logs, just to keep it ultra simple. I can put my logs I side ways, just enough airflow under them for clean smoke, and just control temp/air flow with the notches for the fire box door and the stack damper.
My fire box is probaly on the bug side for a 90gallo. Tank. It's all 1/4 plate, takes a pretty decent 4 log fire to get it rolling and up to temp, but once it is, only needs a log or so every hour to hold at 300dev
My fire box is probaly on the bug side for a 90gallo. Tank. It's all 1/4 plate, takes a pretty decent 4 log fire to get it rolling and up to temp, but once it is, only needs a log or so every hour to hold at 300dev
Posted on 10/12/22 at 12:45 pm to CaptJJ
quote:
I build aluminum boats and weld for a living
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