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Got more bits done today, first up I needed a slide things to go over the vents at the top of the fire box, a piece of 2 inch x1/8th flat, with 3/4 inch holes in the right place, two 50 mm lengths of 18x18 square tube and a couple of bits of rod cut from a spare tire lowered and six inches of 1/4 rod.





Seeing as it is all but finished except for wheels and paint job, I decided to give it a test run to check for leaks





Smoke goes where it is sposed to and only a slight leak around the lid seal





Rippa checking it out



Inside smoking chamber



Not much leakage



Chamber was getting good and hot, but need temp gauges to see how hot.


Getting keen to give it a real test run

Do you get “hard rubbish collections” out that way? If so, keep any eye out for the inevitable mountain of BBQ’s as you might find one with a temp gauge. Hopefully it’ll cover the temperature range you’re aiming at with the smoker.


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Looking good Mark, cant wait to see what you build next!!

You don't have to worry too much about leaking. A lot of smoking is low and slow so you don't need a lot of heat 70-180c.

The Raven wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:19 pm Do you get “hard rubbish collections” out that way? If so, keep any eye out for the inevitable mountain of BBQ’s as you might find one with a temp gauge. Hopefully it’ll cover the temperature range you’re aiming at with the smoker.


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Nope, just the junk pile at the tip, which it is verboten to touch, unless you are the Tip Lacky, who is also the fella who has orders to run the dozer over it and stuff anything that might be of use there, and push it into a big pile. Its a waste, but the council is worried about its safety obligations of someone who might hurt something when picking up something. They also get a scrappy in and sell all the metal to them.

I ordered gauges from China the other day, three for less than 15 bucks delivered

mick_762 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:26 pm Looking good Mark, cant wait to see what you build next!!

Thanks mate, it is coming along better than i had expected.

daisy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:50 am You don't have to worry too much about leaking. A lot of smoking is low and slow so you don't need a lot of heat 70-180c.

Yeah, not real worried, but it is good to see not much coming out where it shouldn't

Finally arrived



Will fit them today, one each end and one in the middle . Might give it a run on weekend. Changed the chimney to a round one, got a 4ft length on 4 inch alloy irrigation pipe, need to make a mounting collar and a cap for it. Photo later

Fitted new chimney and temp gauges, then fired the beast up





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Gauge 1 is opposite end to firebox, 2 is middle and 3 is above firebox. Once up to temp, they mostly evened out with 1 being around 10f hotter, am very happy with the result.

Started making chinaman’s cap for chimney top, split and flattened an off cut of alloy pipe, marked a 5.5 inch circle with a tool I made up to mark circles, kinda like a compass but different. Cut it out with some snips





That’ll do for the day as the dogs are nagging me for dinner

Looks big enough to smoke a whole sheep.

Excellent work in the proudest RAF tradition.

Rabbitz wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:09 pm Looks big enough to smoke a whole sheep.

Excellent work in the proudest RAF tradition.

That's why Rippa is looking scared at being held so close to the smoker.

Rabbitz wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:09 pm Looks big enough to smoke a whole sheep.

Excellent work in the proudest RAF tradition.

!200 long in the smoke chamber, so yeah, I could stick a big chunk of carcass in there.

Thanks, I guess. While there are some rough bits in this, I did try and cover most of them, and as my old man said, a good painter will make a poor builder look really good.

The Raven wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:24 pm

Rabbitz wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:09 pm Looks big enough to smoke a whole sheep.

Excellent work in the proudest RAF tradition.

That's why Rippa is looking scared at being held so close to the smoker.

Not enought on him to make a good feed..............................................yet

Youngest daughter asked what name I had in mind for it, Buggered if I know, but she came to my rescue and christened it Black Betty, that'll do me.

Camel wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:43 pm Thanks, I guess. While there are some rough bits in this, I did try and cover most of them, and as my old man said, a good painter will make a poor builder look really good.

Isn't that the RAF Productions way? Build it to work and make others believe it was built for looks?

Just reviewing the pics again.

If youput the chimney at the other end and added some iron wheels you could call it a “Camel Train”.




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I’m sorry Camel but that does not qualify as a RAF production


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trevort wrote:I’m sorry Camel but that does not qualify as a RAF production


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Not my fault, blame the supervisor