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Charcoal rack
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 |
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Steve B wrote:
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 If you're talking the rack that the coals set on the best one I have was made out of re-bar with an angle frame around it and 4 cross braces -- Steve W. |
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"Steve W." wrote in message ... Steve B wrote: 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 If you're talking the rack that the coals set on the best one I have was made out of re-bar with an angle frame around it and 4 cross braces -- Steve W. Dang. What a coincidence. I have lots of both. And on this one, I'm putting some standoffs in the center so it doesn't sag. Steve |
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"Steve B" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"Paul K. Dickman" wrote Welded steel deck grating. http://www.ohiogratings.com/steelgrating_lt_welded.html Deck grating! I forgot about that. Man, they had lots of that offshore. I recently tried to find some for my cabin to replace the wood steps. I finally did find some, but the guy was a hoarder. Huge yard with nothing that he would "sell". Maybe I can get a piece or three from him if I get lucky. I damn sure would love to get enough for the deck at the cabin. So elegantly simple, and the snow goes right through it. Steve |
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