Rotisserie Smoker

[brisket envy]

I have been thinking about building a rotisserie pit in a 43” long section of 30” dia propane tank
I’m thinking maybe four rotating grates, somewhere around 11”x40”.
Does anybody have a source for design help?
I will be trying to figure out the geometry involved, where to locate the axis, drop length, etc.

Thanks!

[Richtee]

that..is a project. Gear...chain drive. Pivoting trays. I’ll say make the main shaft hefty. Maybe a mid bearing. Hmmm...

[Richtee]

Split the grates at the mid. wooo... this might be fun!

[strength_and_power]

This sounds awesome. If you are anywhere close to Dallas, I’m down to help.
Side plates to the main frame and also to the trays could be laser cut making things identical. Carrier/pillow block bearings would support the weight no problem.
Probably would need some type of gear reduction to get thing moving slow enough.
Time to consult the google


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[strength_and_power]

Surpluscenter.com looks to be a decent resource for gear reduction, sprockets, carrier bearings etc.
Mcmaster.com has pretty much everything mechanical on this planet.
Found this image pretty quick.



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[SMOKE FREAK]

This sounds awesome. If you are anywhere close to Dallas, I’m down to help.



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That is an offer you cant refuse

[Richtee]

Annnnd.... there ya go. Cool. :{)

[HawgHeaven]

Dang, that's a helluva project right there! Gears + chains + metal = ...

If only I were younger...

[jwbtulsa]

That will be a fun project for sure. Looking forward to following this thread.


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[THE ICEMAN]

Hey Craig... Just think of how many meat loaves you could spin on that beast...

[SMOKE FREAK]

Hey Craig... Just think of how many meat loaves you could spin on that beast...

Oh yeah...It made me tingle just a bit...
But you probably don't need to know that

[HawgHeaven]

Oh yeah...It made me tingle just a bit...
But you probably don't need to know that

Thanks for not letting us know...

[Mark R]

Oh yeah...It made me tingle just a bit...
But you probably don't need to know that

Craiger, did you misspell "tinkle"?

[jwbtulsa]

Focus young jedis. The man has ironworks to configure...

[Mark R]

Course ya could just buy one of these and build a smoker round it...


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