Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@ChudsBbq says : Great Build! I To Know The Struggles of Redesigning a BBQ Pit, Definitely Not as Easy as it Looks. Came Out Looking Perfect!>> <<@ekill1395 says : Hey Matt, looks like a great build! I’ve been watching Jeremy and Chud for years, and it’s great to see you getting into BBQ as well. I think that smoker is going to do great for you! If you want to tinker with it some more, I do have one suggestion. The heat deflector plate you have between the firebox and the cook chamber, I’d switch the orientation of it. I would have it blocking heat from going farther into the chamber and have it direct the heat upwards. There are a lot of backyard sized pits being made that way now, and they call it a scoop baffle. The heat is going to want to rise, so having the deflector in like you do is just going to move your hot spot towards the middle of the cook chamber. If you put it in so that it’s forcing the heat upwards, you’ll have much less of a hot spot and more usable cooking area. Anyway, great video, and congrats on making your smoker much better and more usable!>> <<@jerrywassermann8472 says : I would suggest putting a removable solid rack in the firebox. This way you could move the fire closer to the griddle if you're not smoking or while you're smoking. This way you can heat up your griddle hotter to cook your breakfast, hot dogs, or burgers. Instead of having your fire and coals so far down to try to heat up the griddle. Or, while you're smoking you can grab some coals to put up on it so your griddle is hotter for frying. Plus you can spread the coals out for more even heating of the griddle. And it wouldn't affect your smoker part at the bottom. Just an idea, I am not a smoker person. I've never done it. Alls I've had was gas grills to cook on. I am not an expert but I do come up with a lot of good ideas in my head. it was just a thought because I seen you trying to cook hot dogs on your Cuda rear grill. And the fire was pretty low below the griddle. Just thinking outside the box here. Keep up the great videos, I enjoy all the different style videos. One day you're digging in a cave and the next video you're hosting meatfest. Then you're working on a vehicle, or a house lol Love it all bud! Hopefully you read this.>> <<@TheDane_BurnAllCopies says : 20:50 Your wife could do it 😅 … but it looks ok..>> <<@holtpage8226 says : So the throat needs to be bigger to take care of the meat properly?>> <<@Judep4237 says : Little lamb didn’t make it …but…(cuts to grill shot)>> <<@ckizer1876 says : Hey Matt! Quick thought…You could’ve used a snap line…or chalk line whatever you call it…just level the line then snap it and it’ll draw a chalk mark straight around the curved surface…Good Luck on the smoker!>> <<@georgehoy5144 says : Franklin BBQ Pits - How Our Pits are designed and why BBQwithFranklin 591K subscribers>> <<@RayHardman7567 says : Why's the camera in panoramic view? Kinda gave me a headache looking at the curve of everything. But nice redesign.>> <<@robertparks8841 says : 👍>> <<@dustinclements5224 says : Ayyye it’s the 5ton forgot you had that>> <<@rickjwilliams says : Check out Gator Barbeque Pits. Made in Texas, Best Barbeque Pits anywhere.>> <<@user-we5qy8pc9h says : I feel like mickey was a pipeline welder, I’m in the Texas of Canada (Fort mcmurray) and I see pipeline in that boy.>> <<@jo3s0meone says : That machine isn't set right. You can hear it's not welding hot enough>> <<@tristanwibel4250 says : Can anyone tell me what kind of welder Matt is using???>> <<@shahmoneyshahmoney9250 says : u should get some misting fans up next event if it was so hot it help>> <<@crice4148 says : Next investment, oxy acetylene cutting torch.>> <<@MatiasV_PNW says : Mikey for the win!! What a freakin go-getter. Psst Matt... you got a keeper (aka he needs a raise ;-)>> <<@DON4419 says : I see a six inch stack right over your shoulder...>> <<@forddabomboutdoors9819 says : Boone from twisters is Mike's long lost brother>> <<@generaliserad says : 12:15 is that Wolf Larsen? Sounds "If I Be Wrong">> <<@Hooksz says : Hey Matt, my buddy and me also build a smoker out of an old storage tank we cut of one of the rounded sides and lowered it to about halfway and reattached it with a metal plate covering the upper half, it gives it a really slick design!>> <<@justicetripp4030 says : Not to sound cruel or anything but you at lest use the lamp as a source of meat?>> <<@stimothy9396 says : Call this episode fabrication ranch>> <<@crazyasspotter says : October is coming up... mabey an Octoberfest out at the Desparado?>> <<@StaticChevalier2 says : That next brisket is going to 100% taste like Mikey>> <<@TTV_VRT says : The “non functional shelf” is basically “a heatsink” it’s definitely losing heat from it. Idk how much but it’s definitely a bit. If it was me I’d probably up cycle the shelf and relocate it to the main part of the body below the regular shelf>> <<@ffwoozy49 says : I wish I would have found this channel sooner!! You chud and mad scientist are an epic combo legit perfect American Saturday keep it coming dude I’ve been binge watching>> <<@AaronFergFerguson says : CAD - Cardboard aided design>> <<@64bry says : What song is this 7:51>> <<@katedee5890 says : Engineer Mere woulda figured it out. Just sayin'.>> <<@beccac6451 says : Is there anything you guys cant do??The new adjustments should hopefully help. Can't wait to see when you use it again.>> <<@jdemeter4357 says : Could try moving the hot box close to the tank, level it to were you want it. For the magic turn off the lights and grab a flashlight. To find the out line shine the flashlight opposite but in line were you need to mark maybe move the flashlight more behind to get rid of light wash out so the cutting line is more defined. Do that all away around.>> <<@jdemeter4357 says : Did you protect your tires ? Ooops>> <<@Blacksockmafia1 says : You should have used a cut off wheel to cut the hole on the tank after you took the firebox off.>> <<@connorrichmond7402 says : love the welding videos!>> <<@dragonlove1 says : ❤❤❤>> <<@jgarfieldgarza934 says : I saw somewhere how they take the pin from the hinge door and bend it slightly beat it back in place and makes for the hinge door to actually stay in place.......❤>> <<@3gunshooter60 says : Ok, it looks like you did a good job there, Matt. Pretty good for an amateur smoker builder guy. 😂 Now, we're ready for some cave videos. 😮😅>> <<@NeverGone23 says : Big ole football party with a big screen and a projector. Have a cookout..football foods....beer.>> <<@DQ2you2 says : Just now watching this & reminds me of a Mark build!>> <<@debbief2882 says : That will be like a brand new beast!>> <<@Camperlife78 says : Hi Matt. I got a simple solution to your chimney. Weld an identical pipe next to the old one and you have twice the output. But put a damper in the pipe so you can regulate the flow out. A piece of sheet metal with a round bar through the pipe, and you have your damper. Sincerely, Johannes from Sweden.>> <<@jjames5928 says : Matt... you are the only person who owns a plasma cutter .... and curs flat oalte steel with a grinder 🤦‍♂️ A+ for effort... work smarter not harder>> <<@kristyboule8768 says : 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸>> <<@dipe277 says : My farmer friends always say a sick lamb is a dead lamb.>> <<@mpdbogue66 says : While you're working, install a couple thermometers at the grate level. it'll give you a better gauge of the actual temps by the meat.>> <<@willcook6680 says : Just my experience, but the deflector plate isnt a good idea. It pushes the hot air flow further into your smoker. Had to cut the one out of my Old Country Pecos to make it useable.>> <<@Kalroy3936 says : that fan blew all the gas off your weld and made all sorts of porosity>> <<@tombulger says : I think you need to include an oxy/acetylene cutting torch to your shop arsenal. It would take so little time cutting metal then it does by using a mini grinder for everything. That is so painful to watch when you use a mini grinder. Just think of all the time you would save so that you can dig in your cave more often... 🙂>>