So bolstered by the success of the smoke-Vark (http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13204), I decided to make something specifically for cheese, but also for use in the outlaw.
So needs to run for 3-4 hours with pretty reasonable smoke output.

Same building materials as last time. Frying pan spatter-guard mesh and cheap bendy wire :-)

Start with a piece of mesh about 12cm wide by ? long (haven't measured it yet lmao)

Cut pieces of wire that are about 1/2 - 1 inch longer than the width of the mesh.
Then thread the wire through the mesh and bend the ends over to lock them in place.

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5555&stc=1&d=1299519657

Repeat at regular intervals till you've got about this many bits of wire - about 7-8. (you gotta love all this precision).

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5556&stc=1&d=1299519657


Then mark out into 1/3rd lengthwise. In my case 4cm in from each edge.
http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5559&stc=1&d=1299519991

Use a straight edge to bend the sides at sharp right angles (the threaded wire holds the mesh in place).
http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5557&stc=1&d=1299519991

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5558&stc=1&d=1299519991


Next cut pieces to go at the ends.
http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5560&stc=1&d=1299520203


Bind end pieces with wire. Kinda like stitching, but for men :lol:
http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5561&stc=1&d=1299520371

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5562&stc=1&d=1299520371

Repeat at the other end.
http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5563&stc=1&d=1299520549


Now it just needs some legs and it's finished.
For the legs I doubled over long pieces of wire and twisted to make long bits of double strength wire.
I threaded this thick wire through the 'ribs' along each side.
I had intended to give each side three legs. But it didn't quite work out like that :whistle:

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5565&stc=1&d=1299520901

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5566&stc=1&d=1299520901

Dodgy looking as they are the legs are actually quite sturdy and exactly the right height for tealight lighting :-)

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5567&stc=1&d=1299520901

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5564&stc=1&d=1299520901


I actually intend to stand this in a foil tray when smoking - so the irregularity of the legs doesn't matter.

If I make another one of these - I have a much better idea for the legs (yep, that's not hard).


But this seems to work. I haven't filled and tested it yet, but should give me the right length burn and with it being quite deep fairly good smoke volume as well.

The main purpose of this 'build' was to produce a cold smoke generator specifically for cheese that only cost £2 - $3 and only takes an hour or so to make.
Job done :thumb:

Your going to catch your workshop on fire one of these days....... :whistle:

Other than that warning.... Nice Job Mate :thumb:

CA, you are going to run the UK out of spatter-guards if you keep this up... :whistle: :bounce:

Nice work!!! :thumb: :thumb:

I'm thinking about buying stock from the splatter screen company.

Your going to catch your workshop on fire one of these days....... :whistle:

Other than that warning.... Nice Job Mate :thumb:

you mean the workshop I used to make fireworks and other pyrotechnical devices in ?
lol trust me, if I was going to set fire to it, it would have been 20 years ago, back when things did, occasionally, spontaneously combust, and we'll say no more of that :whistle:

Actually this was made with leftover mesh from the smoke-vark build, so technically, didn't cost me a single penny :-)

Also it's 23cm or 9 inches in length :-)

Burn one down baby!! Let's see what it will do!http://www.momckenna.com/emoticons/popcorn.gif

Got a couple of kilos of cheese in the fridge for smoking. So I'll try it out this week sometime.

Not much point setting it off overnight - as it's only meant to burn for 4 hours.

WHAT....No Blood this time?!?!

TJ

you mean the workshop I used to make fireworks and other pyrotechnical devices in ?
lol trust me, if I was going to set fire to it, it would have been 20 years ago, back when things did, occasionally, spontaneously combust, and we'll say no more of that :whistle:


:cool: :lurk: :cool: :lol:

WHAT....No Blood this time?!?!

TJ

Nah my skin's pretty tough and there wasn't that much binding.
It was the bracing yourself against the edges to pull the wire that did the damage on the big gadget.
Actually from a 'sticking sharp bits of metal into you' point of view this is a much better thing to make, as well as being more practical for most people.

If someone wants to try out cold smoking without any significant cash layout - this is an ideal thing to make :-)

I wonder if you could use something similar to "hardware cloth" which it a mesh used in some plaster applications here in the states. Bigger holes (1/8"), and more rigid. You could lay that screening in the bottom, instead of "sewing" it together.

Just a thought, now that I have a few ideas ruminating........

bigger holes absolutely no use to you.
To make sawdust smoulder it has to be very fine. so would just fall through the holes.

I tried a couple of things initially before I got the right sized mesh. I figure anything much bigger than 1mm is going to be too big.

bigger holes absolutely no use to you.
To make sawdust smoulder it has to be very fine. so would just fall through the holes.

I tried a couple of things initially before I got the right sized mesh. I figure anything much bigger than 1mm is going to be too big.

I guess I was thinking of something like this:
http://www.meshphoto.com/galvanized/phototable/4x025dh.jpg

Cut up and folded into a open topped container, and lined with the finer screen material. It would be a bit sturdier, and have a bit more of an engineered look. Just mostly thinking outloud.

Love your nails IC...............:lol:

Love your nails IC...............:lol:

thats funny:lol::lol:

I guess I was thinking of something like this:
http://www.meshphoto.com/galvanized/phototable/4x025dh.jpg

Cut up and folded into a open topped container, and lined with the finer screen material. It would be a bit sturdier, and have a bit more of an engineered look. Just mostly thinking outloud.

sure - if you're just going to use for structural material, that should work well. :thumb:
And you wouldn't want to be scratching your arse with that hand, or in deed any other part of your anatomy :whistle:
Guess that explains why women don't scratch as much as men :bounce:

First run of the mini-smokevark (http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=198752#post198752)

CA, when I open your post I get the popup in the pic below... :noidea:

yep me too - it's something to do with the site servers I think.

Weirdly its the only thread on the site it happens on.

No idea what it is :noidea:

There are no links or pics in the thread that aren't hosted at smoked-meat.
I figure if I ignore it it'll get bored and go away :whistle:

Just a thought, but instead of having to lace the end pieces together at the corners, would it be easier to use a paper stapler to fasten the screen together?

Just a thought, but instead of having to lace the end pieces together at the corners, would it be easier to use a paper stapler to fasten the screen together?

That could work :thumb:

Add that to the woodscrew feet and I think we've got the production time down to about 10 minutes :nana2: