DIY stacker

[S Freiesleben]

Hi all,

Anyone who have tried making a stacker for their WSM or kettle themselves. I know that Cajunbandit have made one, but do not want to invest too much, as I might buy a bigger smoker next year.

Yesterday I looked at de-constructing a Brinkmann Smoke n Grill, but I am not sure if the measurements would fit.

All the best
Soren Freiesleben

 

[PeteBow]

no i have not but would be interested to see if anyone has! did you try searching the forum?

 

[Robert-R]

I have: http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?57121-Made-a-Stacker-amp-Hanging-Rack-for-the-14-5

It's been done more than once, I think. If you do a Google search, you will bump up against a few such builds.

If you have access to a welder, a slip roll & a bead roller, you are gold.

 

[Dustin Flavell]

What size is your WSM/kettle. Here is a link to a partial 55 gallon drum being used on a 22" kettle. Would imagine it could work on a WSM too...
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?21067-Extension-Ring-from-55-gallon-drum&highlight=Drum+kettle

 

[S Freiesleben]

Cool, thanks all.

My WSM is 18.5 inch.

I will have a look on the treads you have provided me.

Unfortunately I do not know a welder around here, but I was thinking of a solution where no welding is required. Maybe by using several pieces of sheet metal and then attach them with rivets.

 

[Robert-R]

Cool, thanks all.

My WSM is 18.5 inch.

I will have a look on the treads you have provided me.

Unfortunately I do not know a welder around here, but I was thinking of a solution where no welding is required. Maybe by using several pieces of sheet metal and then attach them with rivets.

That's the EZ part. The devil in the details is the rolled lip & the "L" lip.

I would suggest buying the Cajun Bandit stacker. It's finely crafted & will work well. If & when you decide to go bigger... sell your old WSM & the stacker.

 

[S Freiesleben]

That might be a good idea Robert-R

 

[Dustin Flavell]

S Freieslsben, since it's an 18 you may want to try this idea from the jumbo joe fan site. He made a barrel out of aluminum flashing and riveted together on his 18" jumbo joe...might work on the WSM.

http://www.weberjumbojoe.com/weber-jumbo-joe-barrel-extension/

 

[S Freiesleben]

Thanks Dustin, this is exactly what I was thinking, cool.

 

[Robert-R]

Thanks Dustin, this is exactly what I was thinking, cool.

Let us know how that works for you. Post up your build & a few cooks please.

 

[S Freiesleben]

Yep I will Thinking of going to Home Depot today and get going.

 

[S Freiesleben]

Hi all,

I now tried to make the stacker for my WSM, but after I had assembled it the lid/dome would not fit, as there should be an edge which it could rest on inside. The lids/domes for kettles are different as they are not resting on the inside of the cooking chamber. So this one did not work on my WSM unfortunately, but thank you so much for the suggestions.

 

[S Freiesleben]

Hi all,

I found another mod which actually would extend the "ribs capacity" with 50% I found it here: http://virtualweberbullet.com/increasecapacity.html (the mod made by Jonas Klint).

So made this during the weekend as well, and managed to get one more grate inside my WSM. This is working well when making ribs. And it was not that difficult of a job. Then I managed to test a new rub at the same time

 

[Robert-R]

Goes to show you.... there is more than one way to increase capacity.
I'm glad that you found a solution for your cooker.