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Re: Smoker Build from Air Compressor Yeah, sure. People build smokers from air compressor tanks all the time. Are you sure that's a 60 gallon? Looks pretty big. Those tanks are ASME certified and they have a tag that gives the wall thickness. The rounded caps are usually thicker. Around 3/16" +/- Might want to check the compressor pump, maybe it just needs a motor... I've got a little 30 gallon that I made into a vertical smoker when I was first learning how to weld. Works great for now about 8 years! The "medium" Big Green Egg grate fit it perfectly! I just got a 80 gallon tank to build another one.
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Re: Smoker Build from Air Compressor 97 pounds per foot just for the pipe, it’s 53 inches long.
Re: Smoker Build from Air Compressor Originally Posted by Dirtynails What does that smoker weigh made out of 24" pipe? I don’t know, it’s pretty dang heavy.
Re: Smoker Build from Air Compressor A coworker made one from 1/2 of a 1,000 gallon propane tank and mounted to to a trailer. It's Yuuuuge!
Re: Smoker Build from Air Compressor What does that smoker weigh made out of 24" pipe?
Re: Smoker Build from Air Compressor Quit screwing with smokers and play more music! I mean come on. Regards Dave
Re: Smoker Build from Air Compressor Depends on how thick it is. Probably needs to be 1/4 inch or more, not sure how thick compressors usually are. Most people use old propane tanks. I built mine out of 24 inch standard wall pipe (3/8") I bought from a welder at work, I gave him $100 for it. You should look on your local Facebook Marketplace. I bought this 250 gallon propane tank for $120, haven't got started on this build yet.
Re: Smoker Build from Air Compressor I'd want something for free, like an old HW heater or even an old refrigerator...but I'm cheap. One of the local propane dealers has a huge backlog of old 100 gallon propane bottles that are out of hydrotest. Once when I was getting a BBQ bottle filled, I asked the guy what they did with the old bottles (I wanted one for a reservoir for compressed air in my shop) and he gave me one for free. From what I hear, they have trouble getting rid of them because nobody wants to mess with cutting them up for recycling or whatever.
Smoker Build from Air Compressor Hi Guys, I'm debating building a smoker from an air compressor tank but I first need to find a deal on an air compressor. I found the below 60 gallon air compressor listed for $100 online. Does this look smoker worthy condition for the price? Let me know!
Smoker Build from Air Compressor
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