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binkman

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So SWMBO got me one of these for my birthday last fall:

http://www.google.com/products/cata...=X&ei=ANaMTcXqJseBgAfDl9SfDQ&ved=0CE4Q8gIwAg#

Complete with the smoke-box attachment. If you look closely, you can see that there is a drawer that slides out of the bottom of the smoke box, which holds the charcoal. Here's the problem: mine wont open for anything. It was getting harder to handle at the end of the fall, but I just uncovered the thing this weekend, thinking it would be time to use again soon, but that drawer is stuck as fast as if it were welded shut.

Anyone have a similar smoker with a similar issue?
 
So SWMBO got me one of these for my birthday last fall:

http://www.google.com/products/cata...=X&ei=ANaMTcXqJseBgAfDl9SfDQ&ved=0CE4Q8gIwAg#

Complete with the smoke-box attachment. If you look closely, you can see that there is a drawer that slides out of the bottom of the smoke box, which holds the charcoal. Here's the problem: mine wont open for anything. It was getting harder to handle at the end of the fall, but I just uncovered the thing this weekend, thinking it would be time to use again soon, but that drawer is stuck as fast as if it were welded shut.

Anyone have a similar smoker with a similar issue?

It is probably rusted shut. Take a torch and hammer to it and see if it that works.
 
yeah bang it with a hammer or heat it up like he said sabove. Soak it is WD from time to time and work it it loose.

"Side to side", "Up down"
 
Personally, I wouldn't use the wd40. If you can find it naval jelly will get rid of the rust and I know people use it on smoker all the time.
 
I thought you meant the barrel hinges were stuck? I had a pit that had these and I woudl spray a bunch of WD on them every so often.

It wont matter smoking with it since it is on the outside.
 
I thought you meant the barrel hinges were stuck? I had a pit that had these and I woudl spray a bunch of WD on them every so often.

It wont matter smoking with it since it is on the outside.

Well yeah, I could be wrong but I am assuming he is talking about in the firebox.
 
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