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Old 11-10-2015, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by swamp snorkler View Post
Thats a cool smoker. Does it hold the heat good?
i was really surprised how well it did. i could peg the thermometer at 800. if i shut down the flue damper and intake, i could get it down to 150 and hold it. i put it in the corner of the shed and it sort of reflected the heat outward. the real test will be in the 30 ish degree winter.
thinking about building another and putting some thru hull tubes in the top bottle and seal welding the ends to the tank, making a heat exchanger with a small compartment on the end, like a wind box, with a little fan in it to force the heated air out the other end.
we'll see?
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