Pellet Smoker Built From a Vintage Refrigerator

I turned this original 1950s refrigerator into a pellet smoker. It’s being donated to the “Hero Golf Tour”, to be raffled off in Southern California in the next few months. This charity raises funds to pay for counseling for veterans and first responders. If you live in Southern California and would like to enter the raffle, simply go to the Hero Golf Tour website. www.herogolftour.com
As explained in the video, the refrigerator was disassembled, ALL original insulation was replaced with ceramic 2500° insulation, and ALL plastic pieces were removed and replaced with steel. The refrigerator frame was reinforced with square tube, the inner shell is ceramic coated paint or steel, all sealant is commercial food grade safe, air duct tubing is brass plumbing (also food grade safe), and 600 lbs casters were add for easy movement. There is also a storage drawer added for all your barbecue accessories.
I wanted to add pictures of the build process, but due to technical difficulties, that was not possible.  If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get back with you as soon as possible.
Special thanks to a major contributors:
- Pellet Hopper Donated by Smoke Daddy, Inc, Gurnee, IL www.smokedaddyinc.com
- Aluminum door cover donated by Williams Performance Parts, Lake Elsinore CA 
- Painting completed by Hot Wheelz Unlimited, Temecula, CA
- Graphics provided by Endless Autosalon, Murietta, CA

[@nolanrosenow6125]

Great project for a great cause!!

[@dabate456]

awesome project

[@nstufflebeam]

Great build. I have a 1947 Frigidaire that I want to convert. Have been looking at smokedaddy or making an offset smoker. The pellet stove is so much easier to build and I may go that way. Thanks for sharing.

[@BTS2017.]

Nice, one of the best fridge builds I have seen. I just got my hands on the a fridge and am planning my build. Did you buy your smoke stack somewhere or is it custom? Thanks

[@DGdirtrider68]

I just made the stack out of a two inch pipe, a 1/4 inch rod and bent it, got a two inch disk to welded it to the top. the heat handle I got off Amazon. That was actually one of the easier things to make. Cutting the hole through the inner and out shell was harder to do :)

[@jeffballos-f5h]

What kind of draft inducer motor is that?