Expert Tips: How to Mark Cook Chamber Doors

In this video we show you how to MARK out your purged propane tank for the cook chamber doors. This is the first step to making all your cuts for your Stick burner build, so it's super important that you get them right!
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[@mitchellpecher8954]

I have seen a lot of how to videos for smoker builds and yours is by far the best one out there. You provide a lot of information that is needed that others do not include. Thank you.

[@SmokerBuilder]

Thank you buddy! We try to put the best info to help newcomers all the way to experienced pitmasters.

[@gmongard]

Thank you Frank!!

[@torreyball4447]

Information is a great thing when your making videos! Thanks

[@465ryda]

It's nice to see another fabricator show off skill sets. It's pretty uncommon for older guys to show the shit they've learned over the years.

[@markwarnke7680]

Here's a tip I've found helpful for making the vertical lines around the tank. Use a roll of magnetic sheet vinyl. 3" x10' for $12-$15 on amazon. Great Videos by the way!

[@SmokerBuilder]

Awesome tip bro! Thanks for sharing!

[@hddm3]

That is amazing. Watched it over and over. Very professional guys! And thanks

[@tomstepp6945]

Excellent video!

[@jrcll7856]

awesome video.... very well explained

[@clinthart6541]

That good info looking for a tank right know to build a smoker I see I need to by a new square like you have good tool. Thanks great video's

[@airplanetrucker2316]

Good videos!!!!! 💯

[@arthurwagar6224]

I didn't know 3 4 5 works on a curve. Interesting. Thanks.

[@timothyleger4385]

Great information Frank !!👍👍✌✌🇺🇸🇺🇸😁

[@SmokerBuilder]

Thanks buddy!

[@timothyleger4385]

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[@monte.est8925]

This was a great tutorial

[@SmokerBuilder]

Thanks buddy!

[@jray7656]

If ya have the money flange wizard has a large bore pipe center finder. There super handy.

[@sklise1]

love ur videos. I am going to try and make a vertical from a 100g propane tank. Not sure I will do an offset or just smoke from the bottom with an indirect plate.

[@thomasgillott7833]

Do you have a complete bung removal and patch video?

[@henrimoffett3683]

That 10 thing is genius actually lol

[@johnallen1308]

Can you cut at the 12 and 3 oclock marks or so you have to come in a couple inches on each mark then cut

[@SmokerBuilder]

Hey buddy, yes you can cut at 12 o’clock and 3 o’clock.
The only catch is at the door might be a little heavier at the 12 o’clock position

[@johnallen1308]

Ok thank you

[@edgarnava2025]

I’m in the process of building a 250gal smoker. I have some questions. Are the cut out for the doors 1/4 of the circumference or slightly less? Does the cooking grate sit exactly halfway or slightly lower?

[@johnshull102]

Do you have a video on how to layout the holes that are cut in the round ends where the firebox is welded to the cook chamber ?

[@Romas65]

Man, I've been asking this question from all smoke builders, never get a response. Wish I could,,, been stalling on building my smoker due to not being able to figure this out.

[@jasonc9765]

Where the heck did you come across the flexible tape measure? That’s pretty slick.

[@hectormarines9231]

I second that.

[@alfredomanzur9931]

I need one smoker.

[@chadmjohn]

LOL, the tape measure starting at 10", I had to laugh. Not that you did it, just at the comments. I do similar, all my tapes have incremental inch marks after each 12 inches, so the first inch after 12 has 2 markings, 13 and 1, if i need 6 inches I start at 12 and read the 6 on the tape.

[@fredbecker607]

I was taught to burn the first inch.

[@buckeyemtnman4671]

whats the brand/make of that tape measure??

[@joshwinters6249]

any particular reason you remove the bungs rather than just plug them and flip it over?

[@caseycockburn1625]

How much would you say a typical 250gal reverse flow smoker weighs?

[@SmokerBuilder]

So many things vary, but normal would be around 1000 to 2000 lbs. every one is different depending on customer options.

[@billyramsey8649]

Where can I find the tape measure

[@richardwyatt6898]

Would you please tell me what kinda marker you were using?

[@SmokerBuilder]

We bounce between soap stone (chalk) for the white or for the black marks. We use the Milwaukee marker red body with a black cap.

[@richardwyatt6898]

@@SmokerBuilder thank you very much I appreciate it

[@SmokerBuilder]

Not a problem at all!

[@garydutra8814]

Do u sell smokers u build? What's your company name?

[@SmokerBuilder]

Our company name is Smoker Builder. Yes, we build smokers from UDS all the way to 1,000 smokers with everything in-between as well!