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Happy New Year ! Did some work on the hinges and put the dam on the baffle plate . So the pig juice doesn't run back to the firebox . My wife got me a tig welder for Christmas :rocker: , my first attempt at tig welding . It looked so easy on the youtube videos I watched . I find it very...

I will try to get some pics up today . I have been collecting parts for the axles and steering .

As for the weight I can only guess very heavy . The speed governor alone is pushing 250 lbs . I did pie cut the 2 inch angle to get the six inch radius .

Had some time to work on the smoker. Made a place to set my beer . A nice piece of 2 inch thick alder left over from another house project. Hope to make some progress over Christmas.

Yes , it's considerd a reverse flow smoker. There's a 1/4 " baffle plate running the length of the smoke chamber for radiant heat . Then the smoke travels back across to the stack . I do plan on motorizing the piston and governor.

Can never have enough clamps !

I do plan on doing something. Once I get them hinged I will step back and scratch my head and come up with something. Two hours of head scratching for every 10 minutes of work . :beer:

Did some mock up with the speed governor. Also got some new scrap bin projects giant main bearing cap and piston , soon to be an anvil and piston carving.

I have been on the lookout for some 24 inch metal farm implement wheels . But so far nothing that fits the bill. I will probably make my own.

I am back to work on the smoker .:rocker:

Finally got some time to work on the smoker. Started on the smokestack.

Its an old air tank 1/4" it appears to have been hydro formed with a single seem in the center. The size is 64" ×24" . Surprisingly very little rust inside considering it was manufactured in 1959.

Got sidetracked with a new garage toy I found on Craigslist that I couldn't pass up. All cleaned and reassembled . So back to work on the smoker.

I have a mill now but built this one with a Chinese drill press.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_e1p6D-UyycWHd2V0VMTFVJMDQ/edit Try this one.

Not much done . Plan on working on it tomorrow. The rivets are 3/8 for the bigger ones. I am also using 1/4" and 5/16 " , you can buy different lengths

I like it... is the door off a boiler?

As for the finish I haven't made my mind up yet. It will have lots of copper and brass widgets and what nots .

Made a little progress on the tank saddle mount today. I still like rivets .:lol2:

I needed to bend some metal so cobbled this small Press Brake from the scrap bin. I Did pay $4.00 for the springs. :drink: