Building instruction for Benedini Oilsmoke II
Building this smoker needs mechanical and solder skills!
A bench drill is highly recommended!
Construction steps:
1. Cut the drilling jig out of the last page of this manual and
tape it on
top
of the smoke box (lid).
If the
LARGE
smoker housing is used, the jig can be placed
in the center of the lid. Pictures below show the
small
box as
an example.
2. Mark ALL wholes through the paper by a needle or centre
punch.
3. Drill all holes you need.
Watch the labled diameters
NEVER
use a normal spiral drill for the large smoke outlet holes !!!
→ High danger of getting injured during drilling
Use a “
hole cutter
” as shown in the picture on the right →
Always
use a
parallel vice
during drilling.
Never
hold the housing by
hand
during drilling.
4. Mount solder lugs by the M3 x 6mm nuts + top & bottom isolation
This is the most critical part. The screws must be electrically isolated to the lid.
Plug the black plastic nipples from inside the lid into the solder lug holes.
Lay the lug on it and put the screw through.
Turn the lid put the brown isolation washer on the screw, put the outside solder lug on the screw and
fix all by applying the nut.
A conductance check by measuring the resistance between screws and lid by a multimeter is highly
recommended. → All must look like the pictures below show !
Hole cutter
Lid inside view.
Watch solder lug
orientations
(small smoke box)
