I've been thinking and planning a propane tank smoker for awhile. And lately I've been thinking and planning for deer hunting season...so I wanted to get this done before deer season. So today....I got started! Like everything I do....I am going to build this on the cheap. The burn box and smoke box will both be made from recycled propane tanks. These are fairly easy to come by.....and usually free. I don't know where these came from....but they've been sitting around for a few years. Using a cut off wheel on my ever so trusty Milwaukee garage sale grinder.....I cut off the valve guard. I then cut along the top weld on the tank to create the door that will swing open to add wood. The valve was taken off years ago.....so I felt the tank was well purged and safe for me to cut. I was right. I was wondering why the tank felt so damn heavy......a little critter made a nest in there.....fortunately he was long gone. Next I will weld hinges for the door.....and drill ventilation holes on the side so I can control the amount of air allowed into the burn box and thus the amount off smoke.
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