Started a new build today. (Finished pics.)

[k.a.m.]

[purplewg]

Great job k.a.m. If I ever need a bomb shelter built I will give you a call.
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The Wild Pig build.
My UDS Build.

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[k.a.m.]

[k.a.m.]

[koloa]

hi,
i am taking a welding class come spring and i am really excited. i was wondering how much in materials cost would something like that be? there is a large steel company where i live that does alot of business. im hoping to get all my materials there.

[k.a.m.]

koloa, I can tell you a cooker like this will nickel and dime you to death so be prepaired. A lot of measuring and remeasuring will save you a ton of money unless you like scrap piles my total scrap from this build would not fill a five gallon bucket. Think it out and rethink it. The pipe for the cooker and fire box no cost the leg pipe no cost the plate to cap ends no cost that was all donated to the build paint no cost total spent material not including electricity around $700.00 to date. This included rods Gas and oxy. Misc. steel plate angle Iron and tubing and what have ya. These builds can be fun I suggest you start gathering materials and stock pile take your time and spend wisely look around for good deals. If I can help in any way just ask I will try.

[coal miner]

k.a.m. , you are so right on the cost of building a cooker . I had 3 x that $ amount in the one I built , but the only thing I started with was the tank. Little did the SIL know.... LOL . Thinking out the next step is important to avoid making making scrap pieces that go outback the shop to be hopefully used on another project . I would wake up at night and be thinking why did'nt I do it this way instead of making it the way I did !! Spent a lot of time just thinking out the next logical step . I remember laying out the grating for the shelves for three days before I made my first cut w/ the saw . Your build looks awesome , shows a lot of thought and your craftsmanship . Very well built. Enjoyed watching it being built . Koloa , there is a cost sheet on mine some where in the forums ,steel prices where way up when I built mine but , it will give you some idea of the $'s and material used . Good luck and any questions you have , just ask away , there are some good people here to answer them ! Oh and k.a.m., Tell mrs. k.a.m. that redfish looks wonderful !!!!

[k.a.m.]

coal miner, thanks for the kind words. And Mrs.k.a.m. says thank you. I got her back from the painter today and hopefully guages tommorow and build the board for the shelf and test fire and season Saturday I am like a child waiting for Santa now.

[TravisT]

Pictures....!!!
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[k.a.m.]

[dbeast420]

Beautiful.........Simply beautiful
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[J0K3R-X]

Can't wait to see it painted!!! I know I have told you before how much I like your smoker but it is just one of the best builds that I have seen! Over all originality, craftsmanship, design, quality, yours is "THE BEST" I have seen on this forum and others I won't mention! I think I have seen them all from ones that are the size of a large construction dumpster all the way down to the size of a 20 gal propane tank. Seen some that look like a large six shooter and others that look like the State of Texas. I love how yours is based around the traditional design but at the same time it is totally something new and inovative with your showcase Blacksmith and welding genious! Can't wait to see your next build, gonna be hard to top this but I am sure you will!!!
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[k.a.m.]

Thanks very much dbeast420.

[k.a.m.]

J0K3R-X, thank you very much for all the kind words. And I am slowly gathering material for a build now but it might be a while before I start it.

[k.a.m.]

As promised here are the final painted pics and the seasoning. I had every intention of cooking on it today but that will be next weekend I have time as she is having a slab poured for it and I will not need to deliver it for a week or two. I got really side tracked today so by the time I would have had her to cooking temp to late to cook.
The inside was left white metal by the painters.














After the cooker settled down I was able to maintain around a 10° to 15° diff. from left side to the right
side not to bad for no tuning plates.

[Johnny V]

Nice K.A.M. real nice! Did you build it for the wife? I wish my wife cooked like yours! Nice pit!
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[Jeff T]

Your famous now k.a.m. Excellent work!!!

Added a slide show of your pit build to the mix up top.
Hope ya don`t mind.

[Hell Fire Grill]

Great job k.a.m. I'm glad to see it finished. Have fun cooking with it.

[k.a.m.]

[k.a.m.]