There's only one word for what you've shown us, Jimmy: artistry. Incredible, the amount of tricks and ingenuity, from the damper in the chimney to the repurposed clamp for your air inlet. Just the sheer combination of recycled parts, yet it looks purpose-built. Those were 27 dense minutes!
@@jimmydiresta Agree with all that. Great ideas yadda. Are ya gonna install some kinda DIROTISSERIE? (nudge/wink) Gotta remember chickins and roasts and briskets and turkeys and such, no? I made a similar deal in Peru from a 2' diam x 1/2" wall thickness x 3' length of steel pipe stolen from the gold mine I was workin at. Held heat excellently. And required a fork lift to move. I'm sure that expanded steel grate was NOT galvanized--zinc imparts a peculiar flavor.
That has to be one of the best smokers I've ever seen, great job in fabrication and assembly, makes me want to build a smaller version, for my own homestead. Thanks for sharing this!
@@kschleic9053 i did a quick search and didnt see anything like them. If you really want to know id say screenshot them and post in welding or machining parts of reddit
The shear size and mass of this thing is impressive by itself, but the thing that always gets me with your creations is the unique mechanical mechanisms. I freaking love them! Such an amazing piece of work! Thanks for sharing!
So, been watching smoker vids for a while now, cooking, building, etc..., and being from Queens, envious of everyone in Texas and other states where they have the room and culture to support this craft. Who would have known the best would come from NY! Made me proud watching this video. Whoever you learned your trade from must have been the best. Thank you!
@@jimmydiresta Yo jimmy, we need a shop vlog on your angle stock acquisition... or did I miss something somewhere. Nope, just checked and I'm all current going back to the whirlygig
@@jimmydiresta that's a badass bbq smoker brother. You really did your research on how to make a very well made cooker. With alot of cool details that fire box is built like a tank. I love this project it's beautiful...
I like how you took the to fireproof insulate your smoker… I tied it once in Washington state and it helps a lot during the colder months to keep the temperature steady … thank you for sharing. 🤙🏽
Jimmy: The MOST incredible build I’ve witnessed - EVER ! Just when I thought you were finished you added 25 more things that made this project EXTRAORDINARY!
Youn are a real, REAL artist. Respect man. You can do with your hands that a lot of people can not do with their brains. In my country, we call that a " Braai" And braai is something that we can do every day.
This is the best smoker that I have seen of the hundreds that can be seen on youtube, all the details of the heat pass gate, the firebox with insulation to keep the heat, your smoker is fantastic, applause to the teacher
ok ... Ridiculous and insane at the same time, but in the most wonderful way !!! Me and my brother was searching for videos on how to turn a water heater, or were we are from, geysers, into smokers. And then you land on videos like these .... We were a actually fighting about the steel sheets he used for the wood box / fire box. I said that he must have bought an armored truck on an auction, and chopped it up to make this beautiful, "Bulletproof", / "Insolated", smoker. This is SO next level, that i kept on asking him, why are we still watching this, because obviously we do not have that type of skill, or that type of workshop for that matter .... And still, we kept on watching ... Truly a magnificent peace of art work, "MAD MAX" style !!! Very nicely done !!! 😎👌🍻
I don't think I've ever been as jealous of another man's tools as I am of the angle-iron specific bar cutter, notcher and folder. It's like an Ironworker but without all the hydraulics.
I don't know much about machining but I've seen tons of smoker builds, cant believe you made such unique concepts in 2021! Awesome older style tools too. What a pleasure to watch!
I like how you weld a little up front, a little in the back, and such. I've seen plenty of people "heat warp" their projects because they don't remember this little tidbit.
This is the 2nd time I watched this and it hit me how crazy heavy duty this bbq is compared to super thin sheet metal bbqs you get at Home Depot. Your bbq/smoker looks like it weighs a 1000lbs...nicely done. Also I loved the use of custom linkages and doors all over that thing. Sweet design! 🤙
Mr Jimmy, you are just too smooth for words, the professionalism, the skill, the abilities you have, love watching you work, there are no words sir that match your skill
I can’t believe that you would just ruin so many beautiful old wrenches and C clamps like that. You don’t even care about old tools. (Baby Voice). 😂😂😂. Awesome build. That thing must weigh a ton.
In any Diresta fabrication video there is always at least 1 time where I have no idea what he is making a part for, and then it is completed and I'm blown away at the enginuity. That happened more than once in this one.
Bravo. 05:19 is right where I’d have got distracted by something shiny and wound up with a fascinating but obscure steel drum on legs sitting in my shop for a decade!
Jimmy i know you've been doing this for a long time, but have you tried using a EQ to reduce the high frequency noise on those sped up sections? it may make it a little more pleasing sound wise
Place a piece of steel inside from your firebox to force the smoke down so then the smoke rolls across the entire bottom of the tank. Then rises to hit the food. Better smoke ring. I have built many and found a downward force of the smoke will not rush to escape to the stack. It slows down and floats along...less heat and smoke loss. Love the inside dampener...awesome idea.
Man, that old timey reciprocating saw is gorgeous. With equipment like that, you are your own warranty─if something breaks, all you need is some scrap and a welder to fix it.
Freaking BADASS! What's not to like?! A true craftsman at work! All the ingenious touches like the damper door detents on the saw-blade-like metal art. And the wrenches for the hood handle. Too top it all off with the sped-up video and, BONUS: no lame music! Thank you sir! A job and video well-done! Now for some not well-done smoked brisket!!!
I love that the fine details that I haven't seen in other vids: the variable firebox output, insolated firebox, the firebox close mechanism, the thermometers placement, and I can see that you tried to go the extra mile on everything you did. Congrats, you are a true craftsman!
Mr. JD, much enjoy yur channel. 3/13/21 watched yur bbq smoker making...wow! Lots of great welding with mighty fine Lincoln units. Both yur woodworking & welding show yur many talents..u r blessed sir! Keep on keepin' on...more welding & woodworking. Also yur method of fast forward with compressed (natural) sounds for yur builds is perfect (for me). Fast fwd. with voice over is also a favorite method to view 4me. Keep makin'..love your creations! We need another shop your! U got a lot of eye candy...show us your goodies!👨🔧🥳👨🎨👍
Another masterclass showing what can be done with some skills, tools and imagination ! I love all the mechanical locks, latches etc. It blows my mind how he even thinks of these things........Incredible
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That is one kickass smoker. What would a price tag on something like that be?
Need a crane to get it in the back of a truck but I get it!!! Very nice if kept home.
Those angle iron tools are slick as hell.
I worked in the fab shop at a Great Lakes shipyard. We had nothing like that...wish we did!!!
link?
I didn’t know I needed those, but I do.
So nice to know a small corner of a shop could have all that and one doesn’t need an iron worker. I didn’t know some of these existed!
Yep, came here to say that. Neat as heck.
The only known piece of BBQ equipment with its own gravitational field.
There's only one word for what you've shown us, Jimmy: artistry. Incredible, the amount of tricks and ingenuity, from the damper in the chimney to the repurposed clamp for your air inlet. Just the sheer combination of recycled parts, yet it looks purpose-built. Those were 27 dense minutes!
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@@jimmydiresta Agree with all that. Great ideas yadda. Are ya gonna install some kinda DIROTISSERIE? (nudge/wink) Gotta remember chickins and roasts and briskets and turkeys and such, no?
I made a similar deal in Peru from a 2' diam x 1/2" wall thickness x 3' length of steel pipe stolen from the gold mine I was workin at. Held heat excellently. And required a fork lift to move. I'm sure that expanded steel grate was NOT galvanized--zinc imparts a peculiar flavor.
That has to be one of the best smokers I've ever seen, great job in fabrication and assembly, makes me want to build a smaller version, for my own homestead. Thanks for sharing this!
9:05 😲 - Those angle iron tools are amazing. I could go for some BBQ right about now.
The engineering in this build is insane.
Does anyone know what they are called, and if anyone makes something similar today? They look incredibly useful!
@@kschleic9053 i did a quick search and didnt see anything like them. If you really want to know id say screenshot them and post in welding or machining parts of reddit
They’re blacksmithing tools. Google angle iron notcher
@@kschleic9053 Roper Whitney still make that whole 3-in-1 angle iron workstation. "NO. 455 COMBINATION ANGLE IRON SHEAR, NOTCHER, BENDER"
HOW DID I MISS THIS?!?!?!
The shear size and mass of this thing is impressive by itself, but the thing that always gets me with your creations is the unique mechanical mechanisms. I freaking love them! Such an amazing piece of work! Thanks for sharing!
I've seen some overbuilt smokers, yet that word seems an understatement for this one. This looks like a "mini" industrial smoker.
For real, that firebox could double as a mini bomb shelter
So, been watching smoker vids for a while now, cooking, building, etc..., and being from Queens, envious of everyone in Texas and other states where they have the room and culture to support this craft. Who would have known the best would come from NY! Made me proud watching this video. Whoever you learned your trade from must have been the best. Thank you!
Thank you 🙏🏼
L. E. S. ✊🏻
I love watching his collection of his vintage machines do their job
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Definitely, and I'm always amazed at the ridiculous number of these he owns... It's just beautiful.
I was thinking the exact same thing watching this. Kinda like watching the woodright shop growing up.
@@jimmydiresta
Yo jimmy, we need a shop vlog on your angle stock acquisition... or did I miss something somewhere.
Nope, just checked and I'm all current going back to the whirlygig
@@jimmydiresta that's a badass bbq smoker brother. You really did your research on how to make a very well made cooker. With alot of cool details that fire box is built like a tank. I love this project it's beautiful...
I think that's the most overbuilt smoker I've ever seen. Well done Diresta.
Nothing says barbecue season has started like a foot of snow. It's always nice to see you be creative, Jimmy! Thank you!
I like how you took the to fireproof insulate your smoker… I tied it once in Washington state and it helps a lot during the colder months to keep the temperature steady … thank you for sharing. 🤙🏽
Jimmy: The MOST incredible build I’ve witnessed - EVER ! Just when I thought you were finished you added 25 more things that made this project EXTRAORDINARY!
Youn are a real, REAL artist. Respect man. You can do with your hands that a lot of people can not do with their brains. In my country,
we call that a " Braai" And braai is something that we can do every day.
The coolest thing watching you creations is for me the use of the old-"vintage" tools. I love that part !!!
Plasma cutting over a metal trash can is genius! Can't tell ya how many fires I've started in my shop, going to be doing this from now on! Thanks!
This guy can do literally do everything.
accept learn to code..
Excellent
Client: So how heavy duty can you make this project?
Diresta: Yes.
Thats gonna last like 10 generations 🤣
dank meme
Lol, thàts what I was thinking. I can only imagine how much that thing must weigh.
Except for the wheels.....
This is the best smoker that I have seen of the hundreds that can be seen on youtube, all the details of the heat pass gate, the firebox with insulation to keep the heat, your smoker is fantastic, applause to the teacher
I lost count of how many times I thought, "Oh, that's clever.", in this video.
Only you Jimmy Diresta and your motto " I MAKE " means to take the ordinary and make it beyond extraordinary. Much respect to the genius you are.
More audible "wow"s from me. So so cool.. and now I'm hungry.
ok ... Ridiculous and insane at the same time, but in the most wonderful way !!!
Me and my brother was searching for videos on how to turn a water heater, or were we are from, geysers, into smokers.
And then you land on videos like these ....
We were a actually fighting about the steel sheets he used for the wood box / fire box. I said that he must have bought an armored truck on an auction, and chopped it up to make this beautiful, "Bulletproof", / "Insolated", smoker.
This is SO next level, that i kept on asking him, why are we still watching this, because obviously we do not have that type of skill, or that type of workshop for that matter ....
And still, we kept on watching ...
Truly a magnificent peace of art work, "MAD MAX" style !!!
Very nicely done !!! 😎👌🍻
The tools for cutting, notching, and bending the angle are cool.
I don't think I've ever been as jealous of another man's tools as I am of the angle-iron specific bar cutter, notcher and folder. It's like an Ironworker but without all the hydraulics.
the pure ingenious of this man never ceases to amaze me.
I don't know much about machining but I've seen tons of smoker builds, cant believe you made such unique concepts in 2021! Awesome older style tools too. What a pleasure to watch!
He’s no machinist that’s for sure
Thank you for not turning this into a 50 part series.
I like how you weld a little up front, a little in the back, and such. I've seen plenty of people "heat warp" their projects because they don't remember this little tidbit.
Potential customer : How many pounds does the smoker weigh???
Diresta probably : All of them...
Those benders and punches are cool as. The flue flap installation was a very clever idea too
It’s a weird coincidence that you are doing a tank grill project, that happens to be what I’m doing today :D
This grill will last for generations. The build quality is 100 times better than any grill you can purchase in store. No matter the brand.
This is the 2nd time I watched this and it hit me how crazy heavy duty this bbq is compared to super thin sheet metal bbqs you get at Home Depot. Your bbq/smoker looks like it weighs a 1000lbs...nicely done. Also I loved the use of custom linkages and doors all over that thing. Sweet design! 🤙
When was the first time you watched it, cause I'm positive i watched this same video like 5 years ago
Mr Jimmy, you are just too smooth for words, the professionalism, the skill, the abilities you have, love watching you work, there are no words sir that match your skill
the BBQ smoker for the , man that could withstand a direct hit from a nuclear bomb 2x 👍
If this build toook ‘x’ hours, I am positive it took ‘2x’ hours to design. Surfaces and edges don’t mate so beautifully without it!
Brilliant!
that was a lot of work.
so many cool ideas like the door latch, smoke gap adjustment, ....
it must have cost them few grand man
Came across this whole looking with my step son at what we will fabricate for his maman this christmas beautiful really is a work of art!!
Bending those angles was the most satisfying thing I did all day. I mean, saw.
Thats the old style diresta's creation that i simply love ...
That New York guy at the end is the most New York dude to ever have New Yorked since New York was New York.
Thank God for New York guys!
shad up ya face...
Tree fitty faw huntret
Keelbasee
Amazing build Jimmy. Love the opening and closing mechanisms.
WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!!
The Diresta giveth, but he never taketh away.
I love your reciprocating power hack saw! The angle iron shear, the notcher all things I remember from years past!
I can’t believe that you would just ruin so many beautiful old wrenches and C clamps like that. You don’t even care about old tools. (Baby Voice). 😂😂😂. Awesome build. That thing must weigh a ton.
the thing about weighing a ton is that whoever ends up with this thing is going to be able to hand it off to the grandkids.
@@markmarchand8376 definitely will be in a will someday.
@@markmarchand8376 I'm pretty sure that smoker is going to survive the expansion of the sun.
Amazing and inspirational build. It makes the 55 gallon drum build I did look like nothing. It was capable of cooking 8 chickens in one shot though!
Huh. A metal store. I thought this stuff just grows somewhere in your shop, or bedroom, or something.
There are stores?!🤔 I just thought it came on flatbeds delivered by cranky drivers?🤣👍
@@machinist7230 Our stainless guy is the angriest person ive ever met
In any Diresta fabrication video there is always at least 1 time where I have no idea what he is making a part for, and then it is completed and I'm blown away at the enginuity. That happened more than once in this one.
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In the next episode, Jimmy throws in a small block Chevy and 4 speed to move it around on the patio...and do burnouts!
Bravo. 05:19 is right where I’d have got distracted by something shiny and wound up with a fascinating but obscure steel drum on legs sitting in my shop for a decade!
THAT'S What I Need... A smoker that weighs 1,200 lbs!
Well
Look @ it this way
@ least it would be hard to tip over
more like a severe burn
thats a small one. i have one that weighs only 7,000 pounds. juuuust big enough to hold 700pounds of meat at one go
OMG! I Believe this is the most beautiful bbq in the world! Amazing, amazing work! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
That smoke box would pass as a bank vault ;-)
damn Jimmy you just broke the hearts of many a hobbyist BBQer with that beast.
Jimmy's shop is so efficient, that he and his team have developed their own ''chipmunk'' talk. Us mere mortals can't understand it.
This is probably the best pit i've Seen! Thanks a lot for Sharing your knowledge ans craftmanship!!!
That hacksaw has a gizmocity factor over 9000
I think what would look cool is to fabricate a hand for the arm.
What kind of person would give anything Jimmy makes a thumbs down? Jimmy is the boss.
This by far is one of the coolest things you've made!
Fantastic, I've watched you for a couple of years now, & you still amaze me on some of the projects that you complete, great work Mr Diresta
Ima simple guy, I see JD with a welder and Im :>
Youre what?
@@smashyrashy .....smiling....
@@LaserGadgets right........
Those old metal bending and cutting tools are beautiful.
Client: Can you make me a heavy duty smoker?
Diresta: How much can your crane lift?
I love it when people drag round objects. Makes me smile inside. Anyway, beautiful job, gents. True legends.
I couldn't relate to this project until you welded the lid handle on.
It's nice to see those relics at real use. Not only been exhibited in museums!
Jimmy i know you've been doing this for a long time, but have you tried using a EQ to reduce the high frequency noise on those sped up sections? it may make it a little more pleasing sound wise
Place a piece of steel inside from your firebox to force the smoke down so then the smoke rolls across the entire bottom of the tank. Then rises to hit the food. Better smoke ring. I have built many and found a downward force of the smoke will not rush to escape to the stack. It slows down and floats along...less heat and smoke loss. Love the inside dampener...awesome idea.
Owns every efficient way to cut steel ever made, uses 100 year old power hacksaw that takes forever. Why? For the cool points. 😎
Man, that old timey reciprocating saw is gorgeous. With equipment like that, you are your own warranty─if something breaks, all you need is some scrap and a welder to fix it.
When you cut through that meat I said “very nice” and the wife said “fabulous”.
A true craftsman. Appreciate the vintage iron working tools
Great with one potential design flaw: wheels instead of tank treads. Just how much does this bad boy weigh?
I'm surprised he didn't make on set of wheels swivels, to make it easier to manuever...
@@machinist7230you're right, an offset smoker that size gets shuffled around pretty frequently to find the right pastrami feng shui
Nah.. then he'll set a real tank wheel
Freaking BADASS! What's not to like?! A true craftsman at work! All the ingenious touches like the damper door detents on the saw-blade-like metal art. And the wrenches for the hood handle. Too top it all off with the sped-up video and, BONUS: no lame music! Thank you sir! A job and video well-done! Now for some not well-done smoked brisket!!!
Parece una locomotora antigua, pero es un proyectazo !! 👍😃
Ni me imagino lo que debe pesar eso jaja
Estoy segura de que el día en que encuentre una locomotora antigua se fabrica un ahumador más grande.
@@Arkaitse Demás, que pese 1 tonelada como mínimo.
The trick with wax and 4x4 to hold the plate inside the tube blew my mind. Awesome work as usual. 🤯
When the invasion comes, I'm hiding behind that thing.
Even a year later that smoker looks cool and the food that was made looks even better 😋
“making the worlds heaviest, toughest grill”
I love that the fine details that I haven't seen in other vids: the variable firebox output, insolated firebox, the firebox close mechanism, the thermometers placement, and I can see that you tried to go the extra mile on everything you did. Congrats, you are a true craftsman!
Thank you 🙏🏼
Maybe I just wasn't paying attention, but it looks like your shop is getting as cramped as the one in the city.
WOW!!!...I am impressed beyond belief! I am gonna start saving for 1 of your masterpieces!!
Customer: When I come to pick it up what should I bring?
A Kenworth
Nice work and engineering. Weld beads are icing on the cake, needs a little work but not a deal breaker. Really nice.
Meanwhile, Traeger looks the other way and pretends this masterpiece doesn't exist.
Keep your wifi enabled, glue pellet smoke machine. treagers are lower than propane bbq's in my book.
Jimmy you must have the the best tool(toy) collection I’ve ever seen.....awesome
He ain't heavy, she's my smoker!
Holy smokes..... the best heavy duty smoker I have seen.
На такого монстра надо было гусеницы устанавливать. Супер.
И мотор от КамАЗ
I like things that are built to last for many generations.
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That's one of kind brain that produces this kind of work.
Just a beautiful and clean job💯%👌.
When normal people see old hot water heaters: Junk
When Jimmy Diresta sees old hot water heater: that would make a great smoker
My friend thats an air compressor
Mr. JD, much enjoy yur channel. 3/13/21 watched yur bbq smoker making...wow! Lots of great welding with mighty fine Lincoln units. Both yur woodworking & welding show yur many talents..u r blessed sir! Keep on keepin' on...more welding & woodworking. Also yur method of fast forward with compressed (natural) sounds for yur builds is perfect (for me). Fast fwd. with voice over is also a favorite method to view 4me. Keep makin'..love your creations! We need another shop your! U got a lot of eye candy...show us your goodies!👨🔧🥳👨🎨👍
Thing probably weighs as much as a car, but it will definitely outlast every one of us.
Another masterclass showing what can be done with some skills, tools and imagination ! I love all the mechanical locks, latches etc. It blows my mind how he even thinks of these things........Incredible
Wow! What an awesome way to repurpose an old air compressor!