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Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @jasoncoyle. It's a pleasure to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about creating a smoker.
Let me start by mentioning one of our bbq and smoking experts, @MoonshineBen. If you're interested in smoking meats, you'll need to check out his amazing articles on How to cook pork ribs and How to cook brisket. Let me also mention @r23on, a welding expert.
Typically you'd use mild steel for a project like this. You'll obviously want to stick away from anything that's Zinc or Gal plated. Do you have any designs for the smoker that you could share with us? If you can provide a little more information on your project, our helpful members will be better informed and able to offer useful suggestions.
Equipment-wise, your MIG should be able to complete this project easily. What type of equipment suggestions were you looking for? Why are you planning to upgrade, and are there other projects you're looking to build with the new welder? Or are you just interested in learning TIG?
I'm keen to hear more about your proposed design and assist further.
Mitchell
Hi @jasoncoyle
Just to add ideas to the list. Have you considered using an old expired LPG tank? I've seen some excellent designs that can be easily built. The best part is that you won't have to build the entire unit from scratch. The drawback of course is that there is not a lot of space inside that tank. I suppose it all depends on how big a unit you were planning to build. If you're planning on cooking for an average family it might be worth thinking about the number of kilos of meat you'll be smoking inside it.
If you can tell us more about how much meat you're planning to smoke our members might be able to offer a configuration to accommodate the quantity you have in mind.
If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.
Eric
