Well i have been scratching my head thinking about what i am going to do with my smoker this winter. It gets to -40 here some days. Well I was sitting at home and my wife phoned me and asked how big my smoker was. I knew something was up but wasn't quite sure. Its not very often the wife takes any interest in the smoker...other than "when is supper going to be ready". Well, she arrived at home with one of those rubbermaid sort of storage sheds. It was on sale...so any of you other Canucks that need help with the cold time smoking, head to Canadian Tire and pick one up. And as luck would have it, i re-sided my house this fall and had some 2in rigid insulation left over. I got it sealed up with an R value of 12 and it looks like this cabinet was an accessory from the Bradley site. The smoker fits absolutely perfect in it. And i have room in the bottom with the shelves to hold all my other smoking equipment.
I didn't get pics of the smoker in it but i will have some tomorrow to post up. Until then, here is the unit insulated and ready for the smoker.
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Looks absolutely perfect NS! ;)
Mike
That is, as tenpoint5 would say, "Thinking outside the box".
You just might have helped more people than you will ever know.
Just one suggestion and I don't know that it matters that much
but you can get some HVAC tape and cover your cut edges and
it might help keep every thing nice.
NS... Looks good! It'll work!
MrC has one of those NOT INSULATED...
Not as far north as you (Central IL), but we've had some COLD (zero) days already...
And he ain't missed a lick...
Ditto on what CRG said...
That metal tape might help (and that yellow stuff might even be flammable?)
Quote from: classicrockgriller on December 22, 2009, 08:35:59 PM
That is, as tenpoint5 would say, "Thinking outside the box".
You just might have helped more people than you will ever know.
Just one suggestion and I don't know that it matters that much
but you can get some HVAC tape and cover your cut edges and
it might help keep every thing nice.
Its funny that you mentioned the tape cause i was tooking through a box in the garage and noticed i had tuck tape...which got me thinking. But that HVAC tape would be even better. It would definitely make it look nicer and seal up the edges.
I just need to come up with how i want to run the smoke stack and where/how i want to do a damper. The smoker fits in so perfect. I almost want to head out and take pictures haha. I have about 1 inch side to side and 2.5 inches behind where the cords go which is why there is no insulation down at the bottom.
I will have to hit up MrC's and see what he did for his vent. I am sure it will give me some inspiration on how to do mine ;)
I don't know if the insulation is flammable but my smoker has never gotten that hot to the touch. Even in the summer with the vent closed. I only assumed it was because of the descent insulation already. I guess i will have to test it and keep a close eye on it until i am sure its all good.
I have research the insulation and it is very flame retardant, but before it bust into flames
it can give off toxic gasses. In your case you have nothing to worry about. It will never get that hot.
Quote from: classicrockgriller on December 22, 2009, 08:50:29 PM
I have research the insulation and it is very flame retardant, but before it bust into flames
it can give off toxic gasses. In your case you have nothing to worry about. It will never get that hot.
Well that is a relief then. Do you happen to know at what temp all this bad stuff starts to happen? I am guessing it needs to get pretty warm before it would start off gassing even.
NS
I don't think you will have any problem with the cabinet or insulation getting too hot. The Bradley does run fairly cool on the outside.
For a vent on the top I've seen someone on the forum here use a standard plastic roof vent that you would use on your house.
Here's a link to Squirtthecat's setup...
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=12857.msg147952#msg147952
Mike
NS, there was a post where someone actually cook the insulation in their oven.
Well he doesn't post anymore or we would ask him. ;D ;D
If I remember right (and I am old) it was 350 plus.
But go to the mgf web page and you will find out what you need to know.
See pics...
I think Squirt just lets the door gaps be the exhaust ventilation system...
The whole idea is to block wind/cold.. If it ain't "airtight"... well... GOOD!
That looks awesome! No worries about it bursting into flame, there is only one section on the back of the OBS that even gets hot to the touch. I put some large foil pans behind mine to act as a cheapo heat shield.
I haven't fitted a exhaust fan in mine yet. Winter snuck up on me. What I'm going to do is install a range hood over it, and vent it out the side (through a dryer vent w/ a flapper)
For now, I just leave the doors cracked open a bit. Use a bit of bungee cord to keep the doors from flopping around in the wind.
I do get condensation building up in mine, but it makes pretty smokecicles before they melt and dry. :D
I'd be interested to hear what temps you'll see inside of that cabinet when the smoker is running. Do you have a remote thermometer you can put in there?
I do have a remote thermometer and as luck would have it, i am doing some back bacon and then some ABTs so maybe i will ramp it up and see what happens. I will keep you posted about the temps i am able to see.
Well as promised here is a picture of the smoker in its new home. Just gonna run it and see what the temp of the cabinet gets to and the temp of the smoker as well. The outside temp today is -16C or 3F
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That shelf does not look any too happy to be burdened with that smoker!
It makes a smile with that v pointing down in the middle, how can that not be happy. :D
NS
You are my hero, my problem solver and your wife should get soe credit too !
that looks like a tight fit front to back BUT it looks like it fits
What model or part number is that? Can you tell me?
This sounds like a project for tomorrow.
I want to be sure I get the right one though.
I will be waiting at Crappy Tire for the doors to open tomorrow to bag me one of these
Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me 9 or should that be my DBS ?
You can reinforce the shelf by screwing or laying a piece of wood over it or under it.
I have a cab like this (not for my Bradley) and have heavy stuff in it and solved the problem with the wood.
Its actually deceiving to look at. My wife said the same thing but the front of the shelf is actually curved. It sits perfectly level with no bowing. That's not to say i won't sag if i load 50 pounds of meat into it. But i did plan to actually make a steel frame for it to sit on to keep it form possibly sagging in the future.
For anyone interested in the cabinet my wife bought me, here are some pictures of the box and info.
Hope this helps anyone suffering from too much winter :D
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OK, I'm more interested in the '64 (?) Lincoln in the background. That's one sweet ride. :)
Huh? Where dat Lincoln? Suicide doors????
Thanks much. I am checking my bravery index and deciding whether to chance a trip to Crappy Tire to pickone up today
Good eye on the Lincoln. I picked it up in Texas for 3000 dollars about 5 years ago. It is all original an when i brought it home i had it appraised for insurance. Turns out they put a 17,000 dollar tag on it. Original paint in aw some shape and all that jazz. I rebuilt the motor and trans about a month ago and just waiting to get more projects out of the garage so i have room to work ha ha. The arcade is coming in the house after Christmas and thank god that cabinet for the smoker didn't take much more than a few hours ha ha.
But that car doesn't have much to do with smoking...now that i rebuilt the motor. For anyone interested, i monitored the temps of my smoker and cabinet. It was -16C last night when i smoked Canadian Back Bacon and then about 60 ABTs. The cabinet temp never went above 12C and the smoker came up to temp almost as quick as it does in the summer. The recovery was also very quick when i took the back bacon out and put the ABTs in. I did not time how fast everything came up to temp because i don't have any summer "times" to compare it to. But my real interest is how its going to preform when we get some real cold weather because -16 is still almost shorts and t-shirt weather in this part of the country hahaha
I se there is a base cabinet on the web site that the DBS might fit in
I am going to check it out
This would have to live on the deck with the gasser, the Bear chairs and some other toys
If I went the high cabinet oute, I might be looking to take it down in the summer
Quote from: oakville smoker on December 24, 2009, 08:46:34 AM
I se there is a base cabinet on the web site that the DBS might fit in
I am going to check it out
If this is the one you are looking at http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/StorageOrganization/HouseholdOrganization/PRD~0681273P/Suncast%2BResin%2BBase%2BCabinet.jsp (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/StorageOrganization/HouseholdOrganization/PRD~0681273P/Suncast%2BResin%2BBase%2BCabinet.jsp), i think the smoker would fit nicely. If i remember, it would put the top of the smoker right at the top of the cabinet. But other than the height, its the same as the one i used. The only reason the wife got me the tall one was it was on sale for 89 dollars when she was there.
Yeppers, that is the one I am looking at
Measure twice, cut once.... well I was convinced this cabinet was 30 inches high and would not fit
I see its 36 and I can see possibilities for this. Tomorrows project for sure
Very nice indeed...