Step 8

Remember that extra little bit of metal sheet I told you to get? This is where we are going to use it. Recall the gaps between the interior and exterior metal walls that used to be filled with plastic edging. We are going to replace it with metal.

This takes some trial and error. You will have to measure and cut, tweak and readjust many times to get your pieces to fit. They don't need to be snug like a jigsaw puzzle but the better they fit, the more airtight your smoking chamber is going to be.

Once again, I secure them to the sides with self tappers.

Plastic edging replaced with metal pieces

Close-up of new metal edging