I’m gonna be honest. I didn’t think I would like the rust look and thought it works look awful. But man was I wrong. That looked fantastic! Great job. You have a real talent.
Enjoyed your video, just refurbished a small Pitts & Spits stick burner but I didn’t have any welding experience & so I had to hire one for a repair to the firebox. Liked creativity on the grate & your exterior, didn’t know what to expect. Great job, you have spurred some ideas.
@@PayneCountyRust Would you build a grate like that for me? I live down in Shawnee. I am currently restoring my fathers old smoker. I really love that 1/2” barstock grate that you built.
Bro you are very gifted, and a great friend I wish you were my neighbor in Pennsylvania.... I have a 1 year old OJ highland and would love to reinforce and customize mine just like this but maybe with a KC chiefs logo instead thanks for the vid brother
Outstanding. Just through two videos, I’ve learned new things. Your designs are point on. I personally like your poultry watering design. It’s borderline genius for ducks.
This is awesome. I have two questions thoe What do you use to season the inside of the cooker? Are the half inch steel beers half inch diameter? I'm from Australia so I struggle with this made up measuring technique 😂
This video is great 👍🏻.Just bought a big Kingsford pro offset smoker on Facebook marketplace for 50 dollars and it has rust. Had to take it apart in pieces to get it in the back of my truck.
This is a work of art. I wish there were businesses that would do this to existing smokers. Like if someone bought a used Oklahoma Joe or even one of the thick gauge steel Old Country BBQ pits from Academy and they could get someone to overhaul it. Beats paying $4k for a custom pit if you’re just wanting a simple and somewhat smaller sized pit for the backyard.
Nice rebuild. We use the angle iron grates as well in our Maple syrup evaporators, but we flip the open end up. The old ash left in the angle part will help insulate and have less warpage. However, we run the temp quite a bit higher, like around 1800-2300 degrees. :)
Overkill as usual!!!! Great job Shane! Fred is SUPER HAPPY!!!!! Can't wait for meat pictures from Fred! I am a proud owner of Shane's Oklahoma Joe's Smoker Restoration myself! I'm still just as happy today as I was they day I received it! Great work and great video!!!!! Love it! You'd be lucky to ever find as good of friends as Fred and Shane! Great men in everyway!!!!!!!
😳 You did a awesome job on that smoker. Someone just gave me a used NexGrill "22" Charcoal Barrel this week. The info I found online says it's a Grill / Smoker . I look forward to cleaning up my used NexGrill grill / smoker . I just start following your channel .
Shane I love it that’s pretty sweet, we’ve talked about your process multiple times but as the say a “picture” is worth a thousand words. Love that video and I’m glad you made it. (Finally lol)
Grate job! (pun intended) Running a calculator on my 40"×20" grate, that will be 67 lbs. Super heavy and probably going to be an issue. Does a 3/8" gapped at 1/2" perform similar in cleaning and heat sink qualities? My current Lyfe Tyme smoker uses expanded sheet and flimsy. This would be ok on the fire box side at 1/2 thick.
I like to spray with copper spray paint plastic sculptures and then I use the salt and peroxide and vinegar spray to patina them and they look like bronze age bronze. You might try spraying one of your cookers with copper spray paint and then doing the patina trick on that .
Fred must be a good friend...lucky man:) How do you tell if it is an old style Oklahoma Joes? Can I look for an identifier to know if it is before New Braunfels bought them out? Thanks and great job...
I little info on this unit. This was made by Joe's brother Roger after the sale to Charbroil. These were made for Brinkmann. OKJ also purchased some to meet orders while the factory was being tooled.
Thanks for the info! I've found this article very helpful as well! www.reddit.com/r/smoking/comments/cg7arz/history_of_oklahoma_joe_smokers_how_to_spot_an/?
Greetings from Essex County, UK! Absolutely beautiful smoker, well done. I had a Landmann Grand Tennessee for a couple of years, but the hinges literally rusted through and became "glued"! I've invested a bit more in a new OKJ Highland, it's a lot heavier, perhaps not up to your standards, but seems decent enough. The black paint is peeling off already, not sure if I should start using BLO already on the weak areas, or wait until it's entirely rusty... I use avocado oil on my cast iron skillets and pots, as advised by Kent Rollins from Cowboy Cooking, could I use that oil to seal the outside of my offset smoker? In advance, many thanks for your help. Best regards, Manny
Very nice work and GREAT VIDEO. After watching your video I went in search of one of these smokers. I got lucky and found one. Found a Brinkmann that looks exactly like the Oklahoma Joe in your video. Now I’m gonna try your rust patina finish. I also wanna make the firebox grate and grill grate like yours. What are the measurements for both of those grates? Thanks again!!!
Hey Fabian, I'm not sure! If you contact your local sandblaster, they may have an alternative. I've tried mechanically removing old paint with wire wheels and grinders, but it's terribly difficult.
How long after sandbalsting did you coat it with oil etc? Getting ready to send mine off for sandblasting wondering how long it can sit without coating or oiling?
My neighbor moved and left my a very large side by side smoker that wasn't taken care of at all and it has very rough rust on the outside. Is there anyway to get rid of it and then re coat? Should I sand it? With what grit?
you can buy cheap wire wheel or polycarbide abrasive wheel at harbor freight, fits on drill. they make about 4 different sizes, small ones nice to get into the nook and cranny areas on smokers and grills. makes for easy work on removing surface rust.
Heat is no problem--linseed oil polymerizes under high heat, so it gets rock hard. Rain and sunlight will degrade the properties eventually, but a re-coat every three or four years is no problem!
the linseed oil is apparently an "old trick" ive never heard of until i watched your video. I have two questions I see that some ppl say you need to bake on the oil to let it harden but you simply left the smoker in the sun? Do you put the oil on the inside as well or just coat the outside?
If the firebox is cylindrical, then you can measure its diameter and ask your local metal yard if they'll sell you a piece of pipe that size. Then you can cut it in half and nest the pipe-half inside your firebox!
@@PayneCountyRust very interesting read. My first one i was misslead into believe it was one of the last ones made in America. After reading this, I now know other wise. But it was still better than their newest ones. Thank you for sharing.
Just to clear up the facts, the early Brinkmann offset smokers that were made from 1/4 inch metal, those were all built by Oklahoma Joe, for Brinkmann. BassPro was the main seller of the old Brinkmann`s. These days, Oklahoma Joe is just a name used on all the latest smokers under that name. Joe no longer makes them. And the newer ones aren`t nearly as rugged as the original OJ`s. They are very poorly constructed anymore. Some are even made from thin sheet metal today. We`ve become nothing more than a throw away society. Nobody cares about quality anymore. Alot of these big box stores sell chinese made junk offset smokers. So if you come across an old 1/4 in steel made smoker, BUY IT!
