Chestnut Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 31 minutes ago, Chet said: I love smoked chuck we use it for all sorts of things Sandwiches, burritos, tacos, even stir it in with fried rice. I usually do about 30-40 pounds at a time on the smoker. I am going to be interested in how this turns out, it could be a real cool deal for woodworkers. I'm struggling with the hot plate. The thermostat on the plate is stopping it from running enough to keep the temp where it needs to be. It's mostly sitting at 170-180 but the smoke output is awesome. I'm going to look into the thermocouple location and see if i can't use a tube to direct cold air at it to keep the hot plate running more steadily. I really like the idea and method it works great. I looked at some electric smoker and the wood chip box are tiny it seems like you'd be adding wood to those things constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Maybe it needs some mass to the setup to keep the wood hot. A slab of cast iron between the sawdust pan and the element will hold the heat even while the element cycles on and off. Just checked your picture, that cast iron pan should be doing okay. Maybe some of those iron briquets like goes in the grill can be put in with the sawdust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Once you get the kinks ironed out of this prototype, the real deal will be made of some nice wood with fancy joints and Brusso hinges, right? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 10:24 PM, Coop said: Gary, I just watched a you tube video of this camper that the dealer sold for $9.5 k. That’s a neat looking camper. Keep us updated on your progress. I found a neighbor to sell it to for 2k, I didnt want to put any more sweat into it. The inside of the roof needs stripped and redone. Ive got better things to do with my time. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 11 hours ago, Gary Beasley said: Maybe it needs some mass to the setup to keep the wood hot. A slab of cast iron between the sawdust pan and the element will hold the heat even while the element cycles on and off. Just checked your picture, that cast iron pan should be doing okay. Maybe some of those iron briquets like goes in the grill can be put in with the sawdust. So what i learned was it needed to get the sawdust smoldering. The temp would hang kinda like how the stall temperature occurs during smoking. Then after the wood started to smolder it'd jump from 160 to 205-210. When i needed more sawdust I just added it to the smoldering pan opposed to dumping out the embers and putting fresh in, which restarted the whole temperature hang. 12 hours ago, Coop said: Once you get the kinks ironed out of this prototype, the real deal will be made of some nice wood with fancy joints and Brusso hinges, right? I'm not sure if this is a joke or not. Honestly if cardboard wored why couldn't wood. If a person makes something they might as well make it right with top quality materials and hinges. Dang it now I'm considering this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 @Chestnut, what you described sounds exactly like the old-fashioned smokehouses that folks of my grandparents generation were still operating when I was a teen. A charcoal or wood fire, contained in the center of the floor, would be burned down to hot embers, then an occassional shovel full of sawdust tossed on to keep the smoke rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 No, no joke. It just sounds like something you would and could do and do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BillyJack Posted April 13, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Finally starting the boat today... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Ran a pipe from front to back of the boat. Ran trolling motor wire, boat light water and radio wire. I ran 14 guage for lights but went larger on the radio wire... I've now gotta cut out the speakers... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 You'll be ready to fish in no time, @BillyJack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted April 15, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Speaking of fishing, a friend and his wife were fishing a point and heard commotion several yards behind them. They checked it out and found these two guys. He netted them and brought them aboard. Both were still alive and they separated them and weighed them, then released them. An eight lb. bass trying to eat a five pounder. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 wow! that's cool @Coop and the fact that they survived is amazing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 I guess his eyes were a bit bigger than his mouth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted April 15, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: I guess his eyes were a bit bigger than his mouth.... Exactly the opposite of humans. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pkinneb Posted April 17, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Finally got a minute at home so while I was doing yard work I did the burn in on the new pellet smoker. It did include some woodworking as I had to make some pads so its level on the driveway 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Is the smoker electric? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Mark J said: Is the smoker electric? I believe most of the pellet smokers operate on electricity to get the pellets started at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 This morning, I spent some quiet time in contemplation, out on the river. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Mark J said: Is the smoker electric? 59 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I believe most of the pellet smokers operate on electricity to get the pellets started at least. Correct it is electric. I always had issues with the propane vertical I had keeping temps, ultimately I used a paper clip as a spring to prop the door open slightly to maintain the 220 temp I was after. I heard pellet smokers were better at this plus the fact that I can check it on an app sold me. I'll let you know if it was worth the money the propane smoker with the tank was about $240 ish this one was $360 ish. I already like the wheels I had to carry the other one and not having to mess with propane is nice, time will tell overall though. 54 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: This morning, I spent some quiet time in contemplation, out on the river. Beautiful!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Yeah, you don't have to run out to the hardware store to get more electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Last night we sent the kids to their grandparents house and I worked away on the final two doors that I can work on until we redo our first floor flooring. Can't wait to get back to actual woodworking. I might try to make some of those spurtles that Treeslayer made just to get back into the swing of things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 I needed an attachment to hang my small tripod from my bag, so here it is, the final product and the materials I used to make it: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted April 23, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 hour ago, legenddc said: Last night we sent the kids to their grandparents house and I worked away on the final two doors that I can work on until we redo our first floor flooring. Silly Wabbit! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 I was applying finish to one of the cabinets i am building. Half way through the power went out... Good thing i had a battery powered work light. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Wired,wired,wired... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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