Redbeck Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Hi everyone. I recently purchased a 200L Air compressor tank from ebay with a view/dream of building an offset smoker. My question is about the firebox. Does it have to be fabricated out of steel?? Or will an old cast iron woodburning stove do the job if it was connected/welded to the cooking chamber correctly?? And obviously if it was the correct size for my size chamber. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Redbeck hi & welcome to the forum, anything is possible, do you have photos of both the tank and the stove??. Cast iron is not that easy to work with compared to steel, it would be better bolted to the tank rather than welded. Cast iron is difficult, but not impossible, to weld, if you have the kit to weld why not use an old gas bottle??? you can find them in the local adds for a tenner....just my 2 cents. Ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Hi Redbeck, once again welcome to the Forum. There is a calculation for this, Faldons. Has Ice has said, difficult to to weld Cast Iron. One idea is to use the Chimney port as the feed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Smokin Monkey said: There is a calculation for this, Faldons. 1 That's a brilliant site there Smokin, maybe good to have that link as a sticky in the build section??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Good idea 💡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeck Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Hi guys and thanks for the response. As far as gas bottles go for a firebox, I'm after something a bit more substantial. I've been on the mentioned website before and found it very useful. Basically I need about a 500mm cube as my firebox. About the same size as a decent stove!! Bolting it to the cooking chamber is a good idea as I've got a mate who said don't even bother trying to weld it, especially if it's old. I'll keep my eye out, it could double up as a hotplate for my frying pan!! Endless cooking possibilities... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jockaneezer Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Might be quite a bit of work involved in hanging an old CI stove off your cylinder. The stoves are obviously very heavy and that weight is designed to go down through the legs/feet to the floor. The walls of a CI stove are generally quite thin and I could forsee problems with a bolted on mounting cracking or even breaking out if knocked or leant upon. On the plus side, there are a few stove manufacturers that make theirs from steel which would happily weld into place, but that makes your search a little bit harder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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