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So I finally cracked cold smoke generation via smouldering sawdust. But needed more smoke.
So I decided to make my own. I like the labyinth style, the ss mesh and the tealight method. So decided to build a much larger version of the pro-q.
Started with the same SS cutlery tray I use as I firebasket in the outlaw.
Four linked compartments that I could easily modify.
For the mesh I bought a bunch of frying pan splatter guards from the poundshop. Also bought the wire snips and the wire from there as well. Total cost for the build was £9 ($14)
I removed the mesh from the guards and cut it to size and then bound it into the cutlery tray with the wire.
And let me tell you that fine mesh wire is sharp !
After a couple of hours I felt like I'd been juggling hedgehogs (sort of a small porcupine).
Here's what I used.
The first section and the test burn.
Now it does generate a 'bit' more heat than the pro-q - so I probably should not have sat it on a plastic rubbish bin for the test burn
The hardest bits were going round the 'corners'. As these were generally 2-3 layes thick I made the first one and had another testburn.
Second pic also shows how easy it is to clean the burnt bits. Just use a fairly stiff paintbrush.
The corner burn was a success and also highlighted the fact that I could cut out a small section of the basket's side and light with tea candle from anywhere on the edge If I want to.
Now I'd like to say I worked out a quick and simple method of doing the corners - as they were the only tricky part. But each one was done slightly differently to the others. No system as yet :-) If I ever make a second one I might work out how to do it systematically
So the finished item:
Compared to the pro-q
I don't yet know how much sawdust this thing takes. But given that the corner test burn took 3-4 hours. I'm confident that it will burn without interference for at least 12 hours, maybe a lot longer. And it does generate sufficient smoke for the outlaws 1000 square inch's and in all probability would be sufficient for a small shed sized smoke house.
It might cost a bit more than an AMS or pro-q to run, but the amount of stuff you can smoke in one go more than makes up for that I think :-)
And obviously you don't have to load all 4 trays - anything from 1-4 depending on the length of burn you're after.
Haven't tried a full burn yet - waiting for a day I'm going to be around all day.
Let you know how it goes when I do :-)
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So I decided to make my own. I like the labyinth style, the ss mesh and the tealight method. So decided to build a much larger version of the pro-q.
Started with the same SS cutlery tray I use as I firebasket in the outlaw.
Four linked compartments that I could easily modify.
For the mesh I bought a bunch of frying pan splatter guards from the poundshop. Also bought the wire snips and the wire from there as well. Total cost for the build was £9 ($14)
I removed the mesh from the guards and cut it to size and then bound it into the cutlery tray with the wire.
And let me tell you that fine mesh wire is sharp !
After a couple of hours I felt like I'd been juggling hedgehogs (sort of a small porcupine).
Here's what I used.
The first section and the test burn.
Now it does generate a 'bit' more heat than the pro-q - so I probably should not have sat it on a plastic rubbish bin for the test burn
The hardest bits were going round the 'corners'. As these were generally 2-3 layes thick I made the first one and had another testburn.
Second pic also shows how easy it is to clean the burnt bits. Just use a fairly stiff paintbrush.
The corner burn was a success and also highlighted the fact that I could cut out a small section of the basket's side and light with tea candle from anywhere on the edge If I want to.
Now I'd like to say I worked out a quick and simple method of doing the corners - as they were the only tricky part. But each one was done slightly differently to the others. No system as yet :-) If I ever make a second one I might work out how to do it systematically
So the finished item:
Compared to the pro-q
I don't yet know how much sawdust this thing takes. But given that the corner test burn took 3-4 hours. I'm confident that it will burn without interference for at least 12 hours, maybe a lot longer. And it does generate sufficient smoke for the outlaws 1000 square inch's and in all probability would be sufficient for a small shed sized smoke house.
It might cost a bit more than an AMS or pro-q to run, but the amount of stuff you can smoke in one go more than makes up for that I think :-)
And obviously you don't have to load all 4 trays - anything from 1-4 depending on the length of burn you're after.
Haven't tried a full burn yet - waiting for a day I'm going to be around all day.
Let you know how it goes when I do :-)
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..... I don't think there is enough sawdust in Washington State to fill that baby though... 
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