"Steve B" wrote in message
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I need to make a charcoal rack for a big burner. The thing will be about 2
x 3 feet. A couple have been made before, and they deform hideously. What
would be good materials to make them from? I got some HEAVY expanded
metal, but want to build a dirt screen out of that. I have some light
stuff, but I know that will deform. And I have several modern bed rail
frames (angle) that might work if I put enough struts in the thing.

What would you use? This is just for cooking burgers and franks, about
four hours at a time, don't need nothing costly or fancy, just get tired
of this POS we got.

Steve
Welded steel deck grating.
http://www.ohiogratings.com/steelgrating_lt_welded.html

I have a piece I throw in the back of the truck for when I go camping.
I got it at a scrap yard. The piece I have was zinc plated so I burned it
off by getting it red hot in an open fire in the yard.
So far it has lasted about 20 years of light usage.
Scrounge the stuff at a scrapper and replace as needed.

Paul K. Dickman