Smoker Video 

I made one after watching your video Cost me $16 made some modification and no pump needed. easy to use fill up and make ton of smoke for 2-3 hrs. I added to my pallet grill

Great tutorial. Thank you. This is one of the best descriptions and visual representations I've seen on this subject... and I've looked at a bunch of them.

The best and most informative video I've seen. Nice one!

Simple, simple, simple... love it

I like the way how you explain how to build the smoker

Very nice presentation ... thanks for taking the time post on youtube.

good deal bud im going 2 make me one . only thing i change is blk iron pipe fittings .. thanks for posting this smoke system ..i grill a lot this will come in handy ..

Great smoker! Thanks for sharing

Nice plain and simple , thanks for sharing

Great video, just what I needed...thanks a lot

thanks for sharing such a great video. can you pls. state the size of the tee shape pipe as well as the connecting pipes like you stated for the air flow pipes. thanks again

Good video, thanks for sharing!

Love the video, well explained!

I liked how you built the venturi with the brass tube

Excellent idea, thanks for sharing, great

That is true but the heat will have to get pretty high, i have found that you can soak the parts in vinegar to remove the coating if you want to be safe.

so u say large volume so ruffly what volume of air do I need to buy in pump 4lt per min ? 400lt per hr?

Like the hopper idea. Nice one.

great explanation. Thanks.

Very good video....Thanks

Brilliant idea.. Have you tried to run it with the pipes on the bottom (upside down compared to this orientation)? It's the main difference between Bella Smokin It and the Big Daddy smoker. A RU-vidr showed the Bella Smokin it to be more precise. Also, could you, please, provide a part list for ease of replication?

Nice job,simble to make and cheap

You talked about about changing the canister to S/S, you might want to change out all the galvanized parts too. Even though there aint a lot of heat, its best to keep away from galvanized. galvanized metal will release toxic fumes when exposed to heat.

How do you get "cold" smoke into a bbq or box, etc? Looks like it would be really hot coming out.

If zinc burns at 900 degrees then this should be safe to use galvanized right? He was clearly touching the pipe with his bare hands and even said it only gets warm. I’m just wondering cause I have all the materials in my garage already so

Seems to be the best I ve seen and cheap and easy… 🎉 10x

How much air litre pro hour you need ? Aquarium pumps are so different and adjustable is also available Best regard Eero

good job- thanks

Could you use some charcoal briquets to start the process? Braking them up & lighting them with the lid off. Also, maybe setting the can on top of an electric cooker. Like a single burner variety. Just some thoughts. Also how do you connect it to your smoker or gas grill? Thanks

wood pellets, a mix of 50/50 cherry and hickory. Although i have a completely different setup now.

Are you sure that copper tubing is 1/8"? It's larger than the 1/4" plastic tubing (maybe 3/8"?) Great instructions and tips. Thanks for sharing.

what are those pipes of that size used for? trying to locate some......thanks

I made mine like yours and I am using a 20-40 gallon aquarium pump for the air and I drilled five 1/8" holes in the bottom of my smoke canister but it won't stay burning. I made sure that the pipe that goes inside the T goes beyond the length of the T towards where the smoke comes out. I got four 1/4" holes drilled in a line at the bottom for my draft. Do you have any suggestions? Andy

Good Video

I was wonder what the best ratio between pipe size and how far to put air supply before or after T so thanks for video. What I need now is to set up a chute for wood pellets to keep hot pellets close to fresh air. After the pellet burns it should fall to the side and underneath so new pellets can burn smoke next to fresh air intake with out hanging up. last night I used a 3 ft 8 inch black stove pipe with a mixture of sawdust and small maple kindling size wood started fire with briquets.smothered fire when hot it smoked for 8 hrs but as wood smoldered further away from air the smopke supply went up and down not steady got any ideas let us know

The primary reason that it won't stay lit is that it isn't getting enough air, you may want to give it some more holes. It could also be the moisture in the pellets, you can remove excess moisture by popping them in the microwave for 30 seconds or so.

I don't know if you know this but smoke machines for finding vacuum leaks in cars cost about $1,200 at the very least. Some models are around $3,000. This simple home DIY smoker is a great way to find vacuum leaks. The only difference would be needing to have to add a clear hose at the end of it and maybe a few different connectors to fit into the clear hose. This way you would be able to see the smoke working its way into the car's test points. Nice video and explanation.

I found a Pampered Chef Bread Tube at Goodwill for $1.99. Going to try this as soon as I have a second to put the parts together. 40 gal Aq. pump sounds about right. I also see that the supply tube should be about 1/4" from the inside of the output tube. Does that sound right?

Mate, this unit is for me. Being a tight-ass I can see the financial benifit. Bloody good showing. Thanks. Cheers.

You want your pipe from your pump to clear the hole, up from the can by about 1/2 inch, not all the way through. Also make sure that there is no leakage where the pump pipe goes into the T fitting. You want all the air coming from the can. Think of it like a syphon but just with air. I hope you see what I mean. I'm not so good with words sometimes.

what is your fuel for it what are you burning

8404 greenside is right, get rid of the Glavo. BTW I have the same type of set up in copper. This is good Idea for those who can't solder, but in black or brass.

where do you get it ?

Thanks

Can you tell me or show how you hooked the other end to your air compressor?

Love it

Couldn't you have used a small paint can?

What is the base ? If I go to Lowes and ask for a base, are they gonna know what I am looking for ?

i think your venturi tube is too big which is requiring more pressure.Also I think it would light better with it in.

Oh yeah, I will be using copper and brass. Cheers.

Did you skip a step?

You can use brass tubing with compression fttgs. Bulkhead fttg tees exist also, but, maybe not big enough for the air tube to run thru. Lot of that stuff is available at places like Home Depot, or for some of the more oddball stuff like the bulkhead style fttgs, a heavy truck dealer, or a hydraulic hose shop.

I see you copied Rweb1959 smoker they do work very good. I made one about 6 months ago works a treat, and I see you put the metal plate in too I haven't done that yet

PLEEEEEESE don't use Galvanized pipe! the coating can be poisonous! use brass or copper ONLY! otherwise nice design!

Did you use 1\2" or 3/4" fittings?

You yourself even said be careful it gets fairly hot in the vid i hope u havent eaten to many things uve smoked with this thing and change the fittings ASAP

instead of a can just buy you a cheap stainless steel pot with a snug fitting lid and drill the three holes in the bottom on the side

Just finished building mine. The only mod that I made from yours was I capped the air input and drilled a hole to secure the air tube. Started with a 40 gallon fish tank pump that didn't have enough volume so I moved to a 100 gallon pump and it seems to work great!! Thanks for the video! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D32heWIMMw0.html

I ended up getting 1/2" and the only galvanized fitting that I got was the flange and I figured it would not matter

Is that galvanized pipe? Hope so black pipe is horribly expensive.

...a paint can

For God's sake! Don't use galvanized parts in heating applications! Even if you argue that the zinc is on the exterior, this is not a risk anyone should take. Also, maybe get a stainless steel grain container. They're pretty cheap and can be similarly adapted to accept standard (uncoated) fittings.

I wonder if this guy is still alive. Galvanized pipe or galvanized anything can cause birth defects just from touching it while pregnant. Any idea what the vapor will do. If you smoked your meat or cheese in an car's exhaust pipe it would still be 10 times safer than galvanized