DIY Smoker

Step 3 Install coil inside pot

This is another easy step. Take the coil, place it on the bottom of the pot. Take the wires and put it through the bottom hole of the pot. Connect the wires to the right male ends.

The ends of the coil will be unbalanced when it sits on the bottom of the pot. Use some sort of wedge to balance the coil inside of the pot. Some people have used crushed beer cans. I used a small 1" square tubing.

Comments

[spylock]

Whats holding the base and the coil onto the pot,it all dont set lose does it?

[sum4all]

 As you can see from the third picture, I've got something that holds the coil from touching the base of the pot. As far as the pot and and the coil sitting lose, I've since put a wire that runs through the middle of the coil (where it originally attached to the base of the burner) to the hole of the pot and to the bottom of the base of the burner. But I've gone a while with it sitting lose, just being careful when I move it.

[spylock]

Oh,o.k.,I finished the one I made for my brother yesterday,I  cut a strip of copper 1 3/4  inches wide and  long enough to make a circle that fit up under the lip of the coil reflector,I sweated it together.I used a brass rod that I had to thread a little more than what it had on it,and used that,a lock and flat washer and nut on the bottom of the base and a nut and flat washer on top where the coil is,I did have to drill the hole a tad bigger,but its all together and looks nice if I do say so myself, plus my brother was happy with it.Thank you for the info and pitchers as well as the idea,as yours was the first instructable that I saw on this prodject.

[sum4all]

 cool!! Yeah, I saw several ideas out there, but none as easy as this, IMHO. My goal with this instructable was to find parts that were easy to find and gather. Hope you enjoy many days of smoking!!

[spylock]

Thanks,Ill let my brother do the smoking,and Ill do the eating.