Son's BBQ Pit Project

Looks good and plenty of room for further accesorizing. A bit of fresh paint would be nice as well.

Thanks, guys. Yeah, Pete, he's going to paint it and add an expanded metal and angle woodbox on the front of the trailer.

Pete

One cute idea I saw recently was to buy some cheap import axes and weld the blunted cutting edge of the heads onto the lids for wooden handles.

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How many Sawzall blades did it take to do the cutting?

Looks good. Does it have a damper on the stack? They come in handy some days. He may also want a second temp gauge on the other end. Makes it easier to keep the internal temp even.

Only other item would be either a stainless or copper top for the sideboard. Wood has a VERY nasty habit of getting coated with raw meat juices and causing problems.

Oh and one addition to the front would be a place to attach a beach umbrella, Those can make cooking in hot sun or light rain MUCH nicer.

Yep, it has a damper. Good suggestions, I'll pass them along. Thanks.

Pete

Pete Keillor wrote: ...

Looks like it's ready for the boiler and steam cylinders, so it'd be self-powered, and go "choo choo" ;-D

Cheers! Rich

I bet he does more than that, and builds a bigger better one within two years.

Nice job. And from available materials instead of spending a lot. You learn to weld better, IMHO, by learning to use available materials.

Steve

If he hasn't already, he should do a 'net search and find the BBQ FAQ which will provide a ton of useful information for using the smoker and some ideas for how to control smoke flow, even out temperatures, etc.

Texas, college, propane tank, welder. Where have I heard that combination before?

Wow, color me impressed! Building a BBQ is down at the end of the line as far as my projects list is concerned, but I really like the way you guys built this one. Good job getting ahold of the propane tank to start it off with!

Jon