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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Stick Burners => Topic started by: africanmeat on February 16, 2014, 11:27:56 AM

Title: RF Smoker
Post by: africanmeat on February 16, 2014, 11:27:56 AM: In my last post on BBQ
http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=8078.0
LostArrow asked me for more photos on my cooker I promised to do a post on it .it was made from a hot water boiler .
added 2 burners on in the fire box to start the fire,on in the main smoker for cold days to preheat the smoker .
in a later stage i added the BBQ Guru.
it took us 3 months to finish it (we worked as we got free time ).

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Thanks .
it was a fun project
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: Savannahsmoker on February 16, 2014, 12:22:52 PM: That sure is a beauty.
Looks so good it looks professionally built.
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 16, 2014, 12:41:49 PM: That is a one of a kind pit. Very nice 8)
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: sliding_billy on February 16, 2014, 01:37:12 PM: Good looking cooker. Just wondering... is there no lip between the cooking chamber and firebox (IOW does any grease roll directly into your firebox)?
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 16, 2014, 02:23:08 PM: Good question, I had that problem with the Meadow Creek and had two nasty fires...................
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: LostArrow on February 16, 2014, 02:43:41 PM: I like it a lot 8)
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: CDN Smoker on February 16, 2014, 02:51:53 PM: Some real good ideas there, well done ;D
Title: RF Smoker
Post by: Pappymn on February 16, 2014, 03:09:22 PM: Very kewl!
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Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 16, 2014, 03:47:07 PM: Very impressive Ahron!
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: africanmeat on February 16, 2014, 04:14:36 PM: Quote from: sliding_billy on February 16, 2014, 01:37:12 PM
Good looking cooker. Just wondering... is there no lip between the cooking chamber and firebox (IOW does any grease roll directly into your firebox)?

under the grid in line with open part of the fire box is i heat plate . in the middle of the heat plate there is a hole .
there is a pipe that is welded to the hole and it goes out at the bottom of the smoker .
the heat plate got a bend to the side of the smoker and to the length of the smoker.
so all the fat is slipping to the middle of the heat plate and drips out through the pipe .

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vNtLywu7ptg/T0dtugmwUkI/AAAAAAAAAfM/dEej09dxOYo/w1113-h835-no/m_DSC06594.jpg)
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: Smokin Don on February 16, 2014, 04:34:31 PM: Sure looks well engineered to me!!! Nice smoker!!! Don
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: sliding_billy on February 16, 2014, 05:04:26 PM: Quote from: africanmeat on February 16, 2014, 04:14:36 PM
Quote from: sliding_billy on February 16, 2014, 01:37:12 PM
Good looking cooker. Just wondering... is there no lip between the cooking chamber and firebox (IOW does any grease roll directly into your firebox)?

under the grid in line with open part of the fire box is i heat plate . in the middle of the heat plate there is a hole .
there is a pipe that is welded to the hole and it goes out at the bottom of the smoker .
the heat plate got a bend to the side of the smoker and to the length of the smoker.
so all the fat is slipping to the middle of the heat plate and drips out through the pipe .

Good deal.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vNtLywu7ptg/T0dtugmwUkI/AAAAAAAAAfM/dEej09dxOYo/w1113-h835-no/m_DSC06594.jpg)
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on February 16, 2014, 05:10:49 PM: Looks great, you ought to start a business making these things.
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: africanmeat on February 16, 2014, 06:14:44 PM: Quote from: Las Vegan Cajun on February 16, 2014, 05:10:49 PM
Looks great, you ought to start a business making these things.

On my next visit to Vegas will go for a beer and talk . ;)
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: africanmeat on February 16, 2014, 06:15:40 PM: Thanks Guys for the good words .
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: muebe on February 16, 2014, 06:21:36 PM: Great build Ahron!!

Does the guru control a gas control solenoid valve since it appears to have a pilot with ASO?

Thanks for posting ;)
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: TwoPockets on February 16, 2014, 06:53:39 PM: Quote from: muebe on February 16, 2014, 06:21:36 PM
Great build Ahron!!

Does the guru control a gas control solenoid valve since it appears to have a pilot with ASO?

Thanks for posting ;)

You have to forgive Muebe, he starts "speaking in tongues" sometimes and we don't know what he is saying.
Title: RF Smoker
Post by: Pappymn on February 16, 2014, 07:01:07 PM: Similar to when Tee starts sprinkling in all those big words he knows. ;D
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on February 16, 2014, 11:06:15 PM: Quote from: africanmeat on February 16, 2014, 06:14:44 PM
Quote from: Las Vegan Cajun on February 16, 2014, 05:10:49 PM
Looks great, you ought to start a business making these things.

On my next visit to Vegas will go for a beer and talk . ;)

I can definetly help you with the beer part. ;)
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: africanmeat on February 17, 2014, 01:10:25 AM: Quote from: muebe on February 16, 2014, 06:21:36 PM
Great build Ahron!!

Does the guru control a gas control solenoid valve since it appears to have a pilot with ASO?

Thanks for posting ;)

I got you

i got two burners one is in the fire box . it is to start the fire .after the wood caught a light i will switch the burner of .
the second one is under the heat plate and it is just to bring the smoker to 225 on a cold day . as the fire is strong i switch it of .
the bbq guru controls the heat from the wood.

thanks
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: muebe on February 17, 2014, 08:22:53 AM: Quote from: africanmeat on February 17, 2014, 01:10:25 AM
Quote from: muebe on February 16, 2014, 06:21:36 PM
Great build Ahron!!

Does the guru control a gas control solenoid valve since it appears to have a pilot with ASO?

Thanks for posting ;)

I got you

i got two burners one is in the fire box . it is to start the fire .after the wood caught a light i will switch the burner of .
the second one is under the heat plate and it is just to bring the smoker to 225 on a cold day . as the fire is strong i switch it of .
the bbq guru controls the heat from the wood.

thanks

Got it!
Title: Re: RF Smoker
Post by: hikerman on February 17, 2014, 01:00:14 PM: Great job Ahron! Looking forward to seeing some of your magic on this new cooker! You fellas did a fine job with the engineering!