Cold smoke adaptor - simplest?

gbritten_nh · March 22, 2011, 02:11:46 PM

Any forum thoughts on the simplest way to do a cold smoke adapter for an OBS?

I am thinking of doing a prototype with a cardboard box and a dryer duct, I realize the box will not really stand up over time.

Mind you, I live in New Hampshire, so right now I do not need the adapter, but as the season warms (which, hopefully, it will ;D) the adapter will become necessary. I successfully smoked some cheese this weekend only using some ice in the cabinet, no adapter, and the temp did not get too warm.

Quarlow · March 22, 2011, 06:00:50 PM

I'll see if I can find my pics.

Quarlow · March 22, 2011, 06:07:31 PM

Here is the one I made. Works great. With the fishlock collars you don't need an adapter plate.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=3263.msg127846#msg127846

gbritten_nh · March 22, 2011, 06:25:53 PM

Cats always at least pretend to keep their dignity!

Did the box hold up for several uses?

Quarlow · March 22, 2011, 06:28:31 PM

I am still using it. And hell, it is easy to get another box. Monday morning at the liquor store gets er' done. ;D

gbritten_nh · March 22, 2011, 06:32:57 PM

Thanks for you help, I had seen another easy smoke adapter on the site using a mailbox, but yours looks easier.

Quarlow · March 22, 2011, 06:47:51 PM

Yeah those collars fit in the smoker opening real nice. And if you cut a good hole in the box you don't need to tape it. I hit it right the first shot.

gbritten_nh · March 25, 2011, 07:16:40 AM

One thing I am not clear on, there is a collar on each end of the dryer hose, or is there a different connection between the dryer hose and the smoke chamber? Maybe I am being too literal, but you said you bought a collar, but would that mean you need to buy 2?

Thanks for you help, I will probably build this tomorrow

3rensho · March 25, 2011, 09:39:39 AM

My cardboard box and aluminum dryer hose are still going strong after 3.5+ years. No collars, no nothin'. Just a box with two holes. When/if this one goes kaput I'll just get another box. Works great.

Quarlow · March 25, 2011, 05:29:23 PM

It has been awhile since I used it. I bought 2 collars but I seem to remember only using the one on the box. It made it real easy to attach the pipe to the box. I have seen others all duct taped to the box and it seems a little dicey. And I think the other end of the pipe just fit right in the tower nicely.

gbritten_nh · March 25, 2011, 06:10:45 PM

The collar on the box seems a good idea, but I think just sticking the duct in the chamber should work fine, as others have said, there is plenty of smoke and I wont be opening it up to cool it down anymore, so who cares if a little leaks.

Quarlow · March 25, 2011, 07:25:08 PM

Yeah the pipe just stuck in actually seals well. Good luck.

gbritten_nh · March 27, 2011, 04:09:09 PM

Did either of you guys do a burn-in once it was put together? I started mine up about 1/2 hour ago, plan on it running an hour then putting another batch of cheese in (it is 32 F, 0C here right now, so the adapter is hardly necessary, but I don't want to mess with ice either, so since I have it I will use it. I will have pics of my box once the cheese is done and I download all the pics from the camera.

Quarlow · March 28, 2011, 06:07:46 PM

No I did not do a burn in. I just used it.

gbritten_nh · March 28, 2011, 07:52:51 PM

Here are a couple of pics of my adapter, thanks to Quarlow for the method. I had to use tape to attach the flex hose to the collar, it would not stay on it's own. The aluminum tape I had left over from another project.