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Post by Shadrock on Dec 11, 2013 11:31:36 GMT -6
Outside plant design for AT&T and manage rental property on the side. Jack of all trades master of absolutely none...
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Post by Shadrock on Dec 18, 2013 22:05:17 GMT -6
Deviated from the smoker build, needed to get dad a Christmas present. He's hard to buy for b/c he gets everything that's I attainable.... So I made him a man size spatula for handling 10-20lb boston butts and beef briskets... Had some 1/8" stainless and some oak splits at the shop, shaped them, riveted it together with some brass rod and added a little epoxy. I think it came out decent...   Should be running my first cook on the smoker Christmas Eve.... pics coming soon. |
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Post by Somebody on Dec 18, 2013 22:14:52 GMT -6
Shad... Dude.. You need to stop.  Seriously!! Your making the rest of us look like a bunch of non skilled dumbasses!!!  |
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Post by mike on Dec 18, 2013 22:50:05 GMT -6
Shad... Dude.. You need to stop. Seriously!! Your making the rest of us look like a bunch of non skilled dumbasses!!! Ain't that the truth... But please keep posting these cool projects !! Shad that looks awesome !!  |
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Post by Shadrock on Dec 19, 2013 6:23:47 GMT -6
You guys are just being nice... Priced a chord of wood for the smoker and the guy wanted $200. I'm so out of touch with reality, I was thinking about $80... I respect tree cutters, it's hard and dangerousness work, but I need to get off my ass do it myself. Went to my pops, cut and split about a half chord. It's actually fun to cut fire wood, in moderation of course.... I miss the smell of cutting fire wood, weird huh? Accidentally cut down a home of flying squirrels. Didn't realize that small of a tree would be hollow. I never seen a flying squirrel in person, but I saw 5 that day... The unnameds are small.  This is worthless for me, maybe Sweetness can use it in an artistic way...  Half was cherry the other half is oak. Should be great after it dries out in a few months...  The Silver Bullet may have a long bed, but ain't no 3/4 ton. She made it back to Tupelo, with a little swaying of course.  |
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Post by Shadrock on Dec 21, 2013 20:54:21 GMT -6
Multi-tasked today. A buddy's Civic broke down, so we go it in the shop and replaced the fuel pump. The Silver Bullet has been a low rida lately...  Did some of the small things today... modified the counter balance so it would work better, added the handles, added temperature gauge guards, and a jack stand. 
Gathered all the heavy scrap I had in the shop and welded it together to put into the door counter balance. This smoker is the first time I've ever welded anything over 3/16" thick. The Miller 211 is a beast comparted to the old 110V unit I had. Hell, I enjoyed just playing with the scrap...  The wood air intake handle looks a little corny, but it's cheaper than getting another spring handle.  I scored a used jack and mount from a buddy that does LED trailer signs....  Picked up some paint, going to clean her up tomorrow add some color...  Need to get another signal light on it and I'll be ready to carry her to dad's this Christmas Eve... |
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Post by mike on Dec 21, 2013 21:06:50 GMT -6
you need to make some of these   |
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Post by Shadrock on Dec 22, 2013 14:08:04 GMT -6
Mike, I'll have to keep that in mind! Added some cheap latches from Harbor Freight and threw some paint on it. Probably one of the worst paint jobs I've ever done, but I reminded myself it's a smoker, not a car... It's amazing what a difference a little paint makes.  |
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Post by Somebody on Dec 22, 2013 14:16:20 GMT -6
LOVE IT!
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Post by mike on Dec 22, 2013 16:21:30 GMT -6
Are the flat pieces of flat steel holding up the grill all your going to put on it ?
looks to me like that would bend pretty easy without anything stopping it from going backwards or forwards
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Post by Shadrock on Dec 22, 2013 17:18:14 GMT -6
Are the flat pieces of flat steel holding up the grill all your going to put on it ? looks to me like that would bend pretty easy without anything stopping it from going backwards or forwards Ha, yeah for now, it's my temporary mount until I figure out how I want to lay out my trailer... It looks flimsy, but it's quarter inch steel and is burned in pretty well. If I decide to keep it that way for a stint, I probably will add a piece of angle to counter any backwards/forwards motion. |
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Post by mike on Dec 22, 2013 20:34:14 GMT -6
Yea it looks like if you hit your brakes very hard the grill could do a nose dive
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Post by c2 on Dec 23, 2013 14:19:08 GMT -6
Yea it looks like if you hit your brakes very hard the grill could do a nose dive I was thinking the same, but Shads projects are way to bad ass for me to criticize! |
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Post by Shadrock on Dec 23, 2013 21:00:12 GMT -6
Just trimmed/seasoned 2 racks of spare ribs, 3 Boston butts, and prepared a 10 lb. turkey. In the morning I have to prepare a few whole chickens, a dozen bakes potatoes, a stick of bologna, and a whole ribeye loin... Hmmm, never smoked a ribeye loin, but I've read it's badass.
The fire starts at 6am...
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Post by BEN on Dec 23, 2013 21:36:55 GMT -6
Forget my family....
I'm going to Shad's...
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Just remember...we give them back in 10 months 
Aug 15, 2015 10:21:43 GMT -6
Just remember...we give them back in 10 months 
Aug 15, 2015 10:21:43 GMT -6
It's alive!! 
