John Wheeler
TVWBB Pro
I figured if I was making a 14 1/2" "WSM", I might as well put my old party q on it! I went to pitmaster 110 on my 22 1/2" WSM. This little guy should be perfect for the mini.
Here's the fan mount. I used a 3/8" steel street elbow with a 3/8" brass barbed end fitting. The guru fan actually snapped on and stayed almost perfectly! Better safe than sorry, I used a piece of heavy duty heat shrink just so it never falls off mid cook. All parts still hand removable.
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/297C0D8B-EEEB-4A9D-ADD9-0A3FE72DBAA7_zpsbh8pgglq.jpg)
Removing one stop tab on the daisy wheel allowed a 3/8" union to thread the adapter perfectly tight!
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/721B476E-8048-49FA-A8FE-4D522D710E3E_zpsfv9pvtak.jpg)
I sealed the remaining three holes with 3M high temp foil tape. In event of atc failure, pull off the tape and take off the fan. Back in business in a pinch!
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/3C9D59E2-E874-489A-953D-AD9CEFDD10B6_zpsy4puhxhd.jpg)
Charcoal grate and air burner fully assembled.
Final fan assembly. Since the street elbow is male pipe thread and not standard thread pitch, I used a squeeze clamp as the bottom "stop" for the inside Union to thread against.
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/B70EAD21-D503-4414-A15C-33B912C57BAA_zpsopcyhq0m.jpg)
Hopefully it works as well as the one I made for my 22. Test burn and season tonight or tomorrow with a maiden voyage set for Sunday's game vs the Hot-Lanta Falcons. So far my cost of this project is still under $9! Thx for looking. More to follow...
Here's the fan mount. I used a 3/8" steel street elbow with a 3/8" brass barbed end fitting. The guru fan actually snapped on and stayed almost perfectly! Better safe than sorry, I used a piece of heavy duty heat shrink just so it never falls off mid cook. All parts still hand removable.
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/297C0D8B-EEEB-4A9D-ADD9-0A3FE72DBAA7_zpsbh8pgglq.jpg)
Removing one stop tab on the daisy wheel allowed a 3/8" union to thread the adapter perfectly tight!
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/721B476E-8048-49FA-A8FE-4D522D710E3E_zpsfv9pvtak.jpg)
I sealed the remaining three holes with 3M high temp foil tape. In event of atc failure, pull off the tape and take off the fan. Back in business in a pinch!
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/3C9D59E2-E874-489A-953D-AD9CEFDD10B6_zpsy4puhxhd.jpg)
Charcoal grate and air burner fully assembled.
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/3E2C959D-AB74-442D-ACA3-978CA70D2D50_zpsfdckoafy.jpg)
Final fan assembly. Since the street elbow is male pipe thread and not standard thread pitch, I used a squeeze clamp as the bottom "stop" for the inside Union to thread against.
![](http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/Wheelchair13/B70EAD21-D503-4414-A15C-33B912C57BAA_zpsopcyhq0m.jpg)
Hopefully it works as well as the one I made for my 22. Test burn and season tonight or tomorrow with a maiden voyage set for Sunday's game vs the Hot-Lanta Falcons. So far my cost of this project is still under $9! Thx for looking. More to follow...