I Build A SMOKER From An Old Compressor!

In this video I Build A Smoker From A 65 Year Old Compressor! I have wanted to an offset smoker for a while but they run 4-6k retail for the size i want, and when i found this compressor for $60 on Facebook Marketplace, i knew i had to build my own!
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[@katzmosestools]

Squirrely AF! Love it.

[@ChudsBbq]

Great looking pit!! thanx for the shoutout!

[@PITMASTERX]

WHY haven't I found your channel sooner??!!! Awesome stuff

[@threeriversforge1997]

I've got an old 100# propane tank that I've been thinking about making a grill out of. It'd only have about a foot of depth if I went with a horizontal design like that, but it'd have a solid 4' of grille length. I like the big tire idea, too. As a blacksmith, I'd have to add some decorative scrolls and the like, but that'd be half the fun.

[@ryanthomas2374]

Its like watching a Lincoln commercial

[@emcfarlane86]

Awesome build! Loved this one. I enjoy the metal fab stuff along with the woodworking.

[@stonee1968]

Looks great! IF you have a problem with the grates being too hot near the fire box, you might consider a heat deflector under that part of the grates.

[@Bluescanian]

Great build, the only thing I would improve is that I don't think the steering will hold up over time. If you ad two 8" discs between the upper and lower part. As long as you are going straight there wont be a problem but if you make sharp turns there will be a lot of bending force on one small bolt and some square tubing.

[@wesmccarley9845]

Love me some Chud’s BBQ and Aaron Franklin! Throwing lots of love to these Austin, TX boys! Great pit.

[@rg3291]

Nice job! I like that you left the history and the "patina" in place

[@FamilyManMoving]

Two firsts: first time watching your channel, and first time I laughed watching an overweight man dance. Nice build and nice pace to the vid. Thanks. Subbed.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

love it turned out very smokin hot. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friends. Design on. Fab on. Weld on. Keep making. God bless. Stay squirrely.

[@ChadsCustomCreations]

This is my favorite! You guys rocked it! Sam we missed you.

[@albertj2459]

That thing is massive! It was funny watching you trying to push it around the shop. Jordan killed it on the CNC 🔥

[@bryantpartazana6356]

Elite craftsmanship, great work

[@linkpalmer]

Can we have more vids where Sam isn’t there and Jordan has to save the day? Your guys dynamic is hilarious. (Sorry Sam, we still love you)

[@bigrod1987]

Nice! I got an old water heater tank that I turned into a smoker. Looks similar to this.

[@icaraveo2230]

Ridiculously overbuilt, oversized, and every other over______ word I can think of and... it's just so damn beautiful 😍 🤩🤯 It's a 97 on a scale of 1-10 and on the squirrelmometer hits all the way to level... 'MERICA!!🇺🇲 Awesome job 👏 👌💯👍

[@shawnkincheloesr5192]

Man ! That is a gift from God, just to be able to build like that. 👊🏾✌🏾🙏🏾

[@cooperhoelscher7463]

“Make lumber prices cheap again” has got to be my favorite of your merch so far even though 2x4 are almost back down to what they used to be

[@jc03571]

Awesome video. Keep going. Inspirational.

[@thomasgates7852]

You guys have made some awesome stuff on this channel but this might be the coolest project yet

[@JS-zb1vv]

Good video glad to see something new !!!

[@joestarke1357]

My favorite woodworking channel gives a shoutout to my favorite bbq channel (Chud). Gonna be a good day.

[@papadave9061]

Dammit Jordan......GREAT JOB!! Oh, you too John. Oh, and Sam the Cam Man too. Might be time for a hoist and gantry setup............and hard hats.

[@jreamsnyder]

This is my new favorite KZbin Channel. The content is great. The editing and production take it over the top. Glad I found *yinz (that hurts to type as a Bengals fan!).

[@larrysherman5254]

Damnit Jordan, Ribs and a White Shirt? I'd look like a victim from Friday the 13th after a few ribs. lol

[@DinoQueenJoules]

Came down to say it! What a mad lad!

[@bobbalkovec]

Looks awesome!!

[@joevergnetti767]

I lived in Conshohocken (Conshy), it outside of Philly. Cool PA history right there!!

[@BSBBQue]

I must have watched this video like 4 or 5 times now. So entertaining! I need to start watching more of your stuff.

[@cmsense8193]

Very nice! There are a few things I would do differently. Also, I won’t pay anyone money for a repurposed tank smoker, but I will definitely build one with all the online help! Great job!

[@timothymizell8631]

Awesome grill build....even better Welding Shield.

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, guys! Nicely done! 😃 I just don't know if I would have a big enough garage for that thing! 😂 Anyway, stay safe there with your families! 🖖😊

[@Sg-bg7xp]

Now that is beauty!

[@averagejoesbbq]

Love this video. Thanks for posting 👍

[@alongfortheride2034]

Another Great Build Guys!

[@thoenew1]

Looks great. My father did something similar with an old fuel barrel. We use it for family events. Only suggestion I would make is to the grill plates with a straight direction metal. We used the expanded metal as well and after multiple uses the diamond shape starts making it harder to pull the meat off

[@cruftcreator]

This is amazing. And now I’m checking Facebook market for an old tank.

[@mattivirta]

why you can build old oil barrel or gas tank ot many same cheap smoker, cost about20-50$ all tras yard parts and weld together thats it.

[@Thaammas]

Oh man this is soooo cool!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻🔥🔥

[@ScarferBrad]

Awesome job. Only thing I would have done different is make a better pivot for the front axle. Wouldn’t be too much more work but would be a lot stronger

[@EricsBBQAndMORE]

When you fire her up, do yourself a favor and leave the smoke stack wide open! That is just a weather cover, regulate the airflow at the firebox side only. Nice job!

[@mlubecke]

Can I swear??? That was Mother Trucken Awesome 👏 guys !!!

[@taliamon]

Jordan gets the CNC cred! (I envy Jordan and the CNC shop).

[@jimmyz1686]

This was a sick build!!!!!!!

[@rivermallery650]

That’s a cool smoker. The fire department on on we did a poker shoulder smoke back in may we smoked 500 shoulders using old propane tanks. One of the best ways we found to get a straight line on the round tank was using a laser level. Love this build!!

[@rivermallery650]

And yes they are huge smokers lol

[@stevenkofoed1698]

Looks great 👍

[@Ridingrules10000]

Everything about this is awesome. That being said, the engineer in me says you should take a look at your swivel point where the wheels turn. Everything is beefy except that single bolt you have, and it will see quite a bit of bending load if you are moving the pit and hit against a curb or bump. I'd hate to see that beautiful piece of art take a nose-dive onto someone's foot. FYI, I have an air tank that I bought for almost exactly this build and I intend to "borrow" a bunch of your ideas... I don't hear "y'uns" very often. Good people 'round there...

[@johngraves9201]

I agree! Did a fantastic job on the smoker but a few upgrades would have it solid as a rock. Definitely need a bushing welded into that square tubing and a matching machined pin with a grease zerk or that thin wall square tubing will eventually wear and make it a pain to steer and move around. At the minimum if the bolt is kept I recommend welding the nut onto it. Constant vibration and turning motions will cause it to come loose and end badly. A thrust bearing on the swiveling surface would be an added plus!

[@AB_in_CO]

Hell yea! This was awesome dudes

[@joshuaking34]

Welding wire, sparks and BBC sauce. Perfect recipe.

[@Henning214]

Lol.

[@trevinpendry136]

7:47 “I just think it should be on the right” 😂 same! Idk why smokers with the fire box on the left bothers me so bad. It’s backwards!

[@mauserkk98]

Looks great .

[@caracarametal]

so awesome

[@michaelm077]

Big toys for big boys, 👍 nice job.

[@bowdiddly6172]

Love it!

[@FreakScenePromotions]

Nice jimmy diresta did something very similar a few months ago and it's a gigantic amount of smoking room, looks awesome my dude.

[@hklheman]

I love these guys, work and fun in one. should weld temp handle to lift the tank around.

[@bicivelo]

Effing beautiful blue!!!

[@oldowl4290]

I own the vertical twin of this. Same size and color. Also slated for a smoker or space capsule. I haven't decided.

[@DumptruckDAV3]

I live one town over from Conshohocken! SE PA. It was a big steel town back in the day, now it's a lot of hipsters

[@bigdawg220]

Love your stuff man.

[@Kujo21]

Great job fixing and re-tacking the hinges. 😏

[@desertstarmotors3783]

awesome!

[@dannydaze2959]

Love the build fellas, awesome job!! Love Jocko as well. I’d be the same when talking with him lol. If you’re going to build something for Jocko then you have to do Goggins!!

[@chiknanwaffles9833]

That is a beautiful beast

[@RobinsonStevens]

Loved the Chuds BBQ shout out. Bradley is the best.

[@mikeneurohr27]

Great job 👍

[@coreypierce4141]

I grew up in Conshohocken, PA! it's just outside of Philly.

[@ryanadams3858]

She’s a flamen beauty mate, nice job fella’s 😎🇦🇺

[@danjames3794]

When the background applause kicks in…I was standing and applauding. When from behind me she says “wtf are you doing”. In all fairness, I was wearing a t-shirt (2 sizes too small)…that’s it. So it must of looked strange. Love the channel, love the energy. My time is valuable to me and I entrust a chunk of my free time(which is usually 4 hours between 5am and 9am) to you!

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Wow, not a single 'Damn it, Jordan' (other than your shirt) the whole vid. I like the camaraderie you show which is probably the norm in your shop. Nice videography, Sam. That was a very nice smoker. Nicely done, John & Jordan.

[@jordanheider2662]

I actually shot this video 📹

[@Vickie-Bligh]

@@jordanheider2662 Way to go, Jordan. You did awesome. All the way around!

[@HotRodDave]

Nice I am about to start on one as soon as I find a tank

[@lukebenji4228]

Dammit Jordan that is sweet!

[@murfxman]

I live close to Conshohocken, PA so that's pretty awesome

[@emilnord]

Well, that was slightly above average.. Great work !

[@wardad5628]

That's amazing that your ribs come off the smoker precut!

[@firemanj35]

Very cool.

[@jamessterling9273]

Nice job

[@brianharris5456]

The Dammit Jordan shirts are gold

[@gregm5251]

Yinz this is badass

[@adamjohnston102]

Looks really good man. Great job ! I’m getting ready to build my own as well, Is there anyway you can give me the dimensions on what steel you used for everything. I currently have the tank and pipe that I’m going to use as the stack. Just unsure about how thick I need to go with everything else.

[@joeyhannan5294]

I wish I’d have seen this sooner! I likely would have asked if you’d want to build another for a fellow yinzer! Wel, technically I’m about an hour north of ya, but just ordered a workhorse 1975T, but would have much rather supported a local business had I known. Either way, great work, and great vid!

[@-paulmp]

I have never seen anything so over engineered and overbuilt in my life... I love it.

[@pap314]

sick build

[@teutatezify]

Good job boys

[@brianhornby2564]

Nice Shoutout to Chud, I love that guy!!!!!

[@MTBAlex]

Thing looks sick

[@sabian.]

that’s badass

[@imadeit]

Awesome job!:)

[@JeffryJForan]

Diggin' the fact that in one video you see the project completed and it's not hella long! Keep the squirreliness comin' boys! Good job Jordan!

[@jordanheider2662]

Appreciate it!

[@EricsBBQAndMORE]

Love Chuds BBQ! Nice build!

[@Burschlag]

Who needs a Yoder anyhow, all you need is a fully outfitted fab shop lol

[@lundmw]

I'm literally doing this right now with a Kellogg Air Compressor!

[@gandjboyd7872]

What delicious ending Ribs😁

[@M1ckyj1m]

Nice work big fella... just finishing my own "air tank smoker" can't wait to fire it up... keep the vids coming - de riguer veiwing for #1 son & I... as you mention - demand is high, planning to knock a few out(from 47kg propane bottles) in the next year... let's hope they do go for about £3 - 4k...! Cheers fella...

[@John_Malecki]

Hell ya Michael, when you add the golf cart tires and insulated box you can squeeze some more out of them, love hearing you got the family involved!

[@M1ckyj1m]

@@John_Malecki no point having offspring of that size and not utilising him... we call him Moose - 6'10" & 22st(310lbs) - so all the grunt work goes his way... oh wait - no that'd be me sweating again... must change that dynamic round... keep it coming - your skills are enviable(but not as much as your tool collection! Well jel, as they say in Essex...! L8rs..

[@DavidMBurgmayer]

Hell yeah man, shout out to Conshohocken man that's where I grew up

[@ThePureTypicalGamer]

Conshohocken is right outside of Philly. Very cool town and everyone is very friendly

[@feeterican]

Did you use a Thrust Bearing to hold the steering in place. If your not sure what I'm talking about, look up Thrust Bearing and you will come across a bearing that looks like a washer. You would need 2 of them to work. one on top and one in between the 2 beams.

[@ga5743]

Bout time you give Jordan some kudos.

[@kierancarter8369]

Critiques: 1.) I'm also a little concerned about the steering/pivot. I think you used a grade 8 bolt there, but personally like to see a little more support, think strut bars on a lifted truck. 2.) I think the grates are a little high. Do you have enough room to roast a large turkey or ham? If so great! With that being said, aside from the above, this is a SEXY build! I appreciate you kept the old sticker and manuf. tag, it adds to the charm. One last thing, you may want to condition the inside. Baste the hell out of the inside w/bacon fat an cook it. Do this 2-3 times and should be good to go. Nice job

[@joelfarley8654]

Bad ass !