Mike,

Save yourself a lot of trouble and get a WSM. I have a unit like your NBBD
and after getting a WSM I turned it (the NBBD) into a lump making device. It
works GREAT for that purpose Much better at making lump than the purpose
it was intended for.

Steve





<BKahuna> wrote in message
...
> I have an old New Braunfels Black Diamond that hasn't been used in
> years and when we were moving it in preparation for hurricane Frances,
> one of it's rusted legs broke in two. I called the company and they
> don't have replacement legs and the new Black Diamonds legs have been
> redesigned, although the customer service person couldn't find the
> part number or price.
>
> So I'm turning to you folks to ask for assistance in designing a
> replacement for the legs. It doesn't even have to be legs, it could
> be a under smoke chamber cabinet, or anything that will hold the
> firebox and smoke chamber.
>
> I'm going to take the smoker apart, sandblast the entire unit and look
> into getting it powder coated. Does this sound reasonable?
>
> I'm also going to do the usually recommended mod's (baffle,
> smokestack, etc). I'm open to any ideas to make this a better
> product. If all works out, I'll end up with three smokers on my patio
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mike