On 31 Jan 2005 03:28:56 GMT, Ignoramus24281
wrote:

I own a Ferrups 3.0 KVA UPS.

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/ferrups-meat-smoker/

This Ferrups UPS is a steel cabinet about 3x3x1.5 feet. It has the
front panel on hinges, and also openable top. I am thinking about
converting it to a smokehouse for smoking meat.

I would remove the insides, add a hotplate on the bottom and a
thermostat to maintain temperature, and close up some of the holes and
add a adjustable vent.

Also I would set up racks inside. It looks like it could be done
relatively easily. I have a lot of scrounged hardware for supporting
racks, although I would buy new stainless steel racks for food safety
reasons.

Any thoughts on this plan? Are there any fatal flaws in it? This UPS
is unlikely to fetch any good money these days.


i

Clean out the cabinet good and it should work fine. You can find plans
for smoke cabinets on line to get some of the details right.

--RC
"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells
'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets
fly with a club.
-- John W. Cambell Jr.

"Ignoramus24281" wrote
I don't know about the meat smoker but you just gave me a great idea for
a
powder coat oven. I have a big Ferrups that took a lightning hit.
Been
wondering what to do with the shell. :-)

I am glad to hear that. Are you going to add some heat insulation to
it, to save $$ on electricity?


Of course. Wrapping with fiberglass and an outer skin is the easy part.
Building a substantial inner liner is harder to do with no sheet metal
equipment.

--
Glenn Ashmore

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"Ignoramus2238" wrote in message
...

DH made an electric smoker from an old portable dishwasher, T-stat,
electric
element, I think extra insulation. Works great.

Sounds great. What kind of thermostat was he using? I am looking at
thermostats now and have yet to find something suitable.


It's the kind you would put on an electric oven, look at appliance parts
suppliers for that and the heating element.

--
No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes

Haven't you found a good use for that thing, yet!

Be sure there is NO cadmium plating anywhere near the heat source or
the food. A friend has had cadmium poisioning for years as a result of
using refrigerator metal grills on open camp fires.

Paul