cold smoke generator

[KILLSWITCH505]

thought i would post some pics of my cold smoke generator

started with a 2"x12" nipple added a 3/4'' on top side and a 1/2'' on the bottom







tapped the bottom cap for the fish tank pump




added a concave screen (it was a pre screen for a garbage disposal)



the bottom port is for the iron





action shot



after shot

[Tom_Heath]

That right there is just straight up pretty nifty.

[The Czar]

....okay so lets just ask this...what have you NOT built yet?

[Frank_Cox]

Guess I missed this one Denny, Looks Great!

[KILLSWITCH505]

thanks guys its pretty damn cool i really got to break this thing out and make some bacon my shop fridge took a dump and that was my curing station (one thing mama ain't down with happenin in the house)

[bohner]

what type of wood do you use i mean do you use wood chips or saw dust? we have lots of maple at the farm and we would rather use wood chips rather than sawdust. if you use sawdust what would be a method to get sawdust out of splints of wood?
also how much fuel can you put in there and how long does it go for?

[The Czar]

Sorry to say that this member has not been on in over a year....maybe somebody else can pick up on the thread and answer?

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[Gizmo]

Considering the heating surface and a little experimenting I've done I would presume it runs on sawdust or chainsaw dust (slightly larger). Difficult to transfer much ignition from a round metal hot surface to larger pieces of wood like chips. The hot rod in a pellet drive is lighting a compressed sawdust and only for the time it takes to get it "stoked".

[Miketheforester]

Looks like it would require some form of sawdust or small chips to work. With a chainsaw you could make enough chips to pack that tube full in a few minutes.

[Squiggle]

I've been using my circular saw to cut chunks for my fridge smoker & ive been doing it on a tarp so I can collect the sawdust.