vertical smoker for a friend

[jluke]

Long story short, I was asked before Christmas if I would make a smoker for a friends boyfriend. I said sure, she wanted to know how much I would charge and I said $300. I gave her my word and I have learned to think before I quote a price from now on...

started out with a sheet of 10ga stamped into 4 sheets.
1/3rd sheet of diamond plate
3 sticks of 3/4 angle
1 stick of 1-1/2 square

30 hours later including the hog and its ready to deliver..











We are from Arkansas so I had to make a Hog for the front.

[doctor phreak]

man that is pretty sweet.....love the razorback emblem...hey could you build me one for $300......

[aczeller]

Very nice... hell, if you're going to charge prices like that, I might just subcontract to you. Lol. Trust me... benn there, done that. Welcome to the world of welding quotes. Lol

How did you do the hog? Looks pretty damn nice!

Later,
Andy

[Slanted88]

Real nice! You metal fab Cat's Rock!

[BBQ Engineer]

Really nice. Good looking hog on the front.

[Richtee]

That was $300 about pict three...

But a man's only as good- and as dumb - as his word ;{)

Good on ya for the lesson!

[HawgHeaven]

DAMN!!! $300.00??!! I'll take two please... and do you deliver?

Beautiful job man!!

[Meat Hunter]

Very very nice job on the smoker brother. Looks great. 300 bucks? How do I place my order

[IrishChef]

I think you just got orders for about 5 more. Mass production, interchangeable parts..... Thats how Henry Ford made it big.... that and "dealer destination charge".

[DangerDan]

Must be some friend ya gots there....

[crusty ol salt]

thats a sharp lookin' smoker and a job well done

[jluke]

I have been offered 3 times the 300 if I make another one and put a gas element in it and a removable axel on the back.

I taught myself how to weld about a year and a half ago to make myself a smoker and I have only made them for other people. 4 barrell smokers and two of them were direct with the firebox underneath.

the hog is everyone of them, I get a ton of 16" and 18" pipe from the oil field up here. I just sketch out what I want, add more material were it needs it and turn the plasma way down and use it to gouge the metal.

thanks for all the posts, just wanted to know that I am not the only one that has been stuck on a price and had to get rid of one.

lesson learned.

and no!
there are no more nor will there be anymore sold for $300. LOL

[GOT14U]

Great lookin smoker there bud.....way to go!!!!!

[shellbellc]

I'll give ya $400!

[Squirrel]

Awesome smoker dude!