Our 1950s house came with this funky Majestic indoor grill, built in next to
the fireplace.

http://picasaweb.google.com/bomobob/MajesticGrill

From what little I've been able to find, it's a gas grill, though the house
was never equipped with gas. I suspect someone used it with charcoal,
because there's still a lot of gunk inside.
I have no intention of grilling steaks in the livingroom, though the idea
makes me chuckle.

I don't want to remove it, because it looks kind of cool. So, I'd like to
convert it into something, but can't decide what. The crank mechanism raises
and lowers the internal rack, and that strikes me as something that could
have some potental.

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny feature?

Thanks,

Bob

bob wrote:

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny feature?

I'm afraid if it was mine it would be into a skip in a trice! (this is
in the living room??)

David

PS I think you should take your cat to the vet sharpish...

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny feature?

Fit a lamp inside it, and use it as an uplighter ?

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:19:39 -0000, Colin Wilson
o.uk wrote:

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny feature?

Fit a lamp inside it, and use it as an uplighter ?

or lamp inside it, bit of glass over the top to give you a proper flat
surface and then use it as an illuminated table/shelf?

On 2007-03-18 19:13:56 +0000, Lobster said:

bob wrote:

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny feature?

I'm afraid if it was mine it would be into a skip in a trice! (this is
in the living room??)

David

PS I think you should take your cat to the vet sharpish...

The only thing here is that there is a course of bricks on their side
above the grill.
If there was nothing put into the alcove to replace it (shelf perhaps)
the appearance would be a bit odd.

"Lobster" wrote in message
...
bob wrote:

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny
feature?

I'm afraid if it was mine it would be into a skip in a trice! (this is in
the living room??)

David

PS I think you should take your cat to the vet sharpish...

My cat is perfectly healthy, thank you. Just a bit stiff. And he doesn't eat
much.

Oh come now, this is a 1950s Canadian livingroom. We need context here.
After all, you probably burn coal in yours, right? Well, my friends in
Cambridge do anyway.
To be honest, it sort of acts as a demarkation point between the kitchen and
livingroom, and I'd hate to tear it out. It's just too weird to part with.

Bob

"Tom Woods" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:19:39 -0000, Colin Wilson
o.uk wrote:

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny
feature?

Fit a lamp inside it, and use it as an uplighter ?

or lamp inside it, bit of glass over the top to give you a proper flat
surface and then use it as an illuminated table/shelf?



Hmmm, now that's starting to sound interesting. White frosted glass, light
underneath, bottles of booze standing on it, perhaps, for the colour.


--
Bob

Travel and Astronomy Photos
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bomo

In message , Lobster
writes

PS I think you should take your cat to the vet sharpish...
Nah, just gone abit flat, needs pumping up again by another cat.
--
Clint Sharp

In message , bob
writes
My cat is perfectly healthy, thank you. Just a bit stiff. And he
doesn't eat much.

Oh come now, this is a 1950s Canadian livingroom. We need context here.
After all, you probably burn coal in yours, right? Well, my friends in
Cambridge do anyway. To be honest, it sort of acts as a demarkation
point between the kitchen and livingroom, and I'd hate to tear it out.
It's just too weird to part with.

If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

--
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

In message , bob
writes
Hmmm, now that's starting to sound interesting. White frosted glass,
light underneath, bottles of booze standing on it, perhaps, for the
colour.

Colour changing uplighters?

--
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

Clive Mitchell wrote:
In message , bob
writes
My cat is perfectly healthy, thank you. Just a bit stiff. And he
doesn't eat much.

Oh come now, this is a 1950s Canadian livingroom. We need context
here. After all, you probably burn coal in yours, right? Well, my
friends in Cambridge do anyway. To be honest, it sort of acts as a
demarkation point between the kitchen and livingroom, and I'd hate
to tear it out. It's just too weird to part with.

If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

There is and that's what it was put there for!

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:14:44 -0400, "bob" wrote:

"Tom Woods" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:19:39 -0000, Colin Wilson
o.uk wrote:

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny
feature?

Fit a lamp inside it, and use it as an uplighter ?

or lamp inside it, bit of glass over the top to give you a proper flat
surface and then use it as an illuminated table/shelf?



Hmmm, now that's starting to sound interesting. White frosted glass, light
underneath, bottles of booze standing on it, perhaps, for the colour.

I'm liking that! you could use some of the cold cathode tube kits like
maplins sell for people who want to watch the inside of their
computers.

"Phil L" wrote in message
k...
Clive Mitchell wrote:
In message , bob
writes
My cat is perfectly healthy, thank you. Just a bit stiff. And he
doesn't eat much.

Oh come now, this is a 1950s Canadian livingroom. We need context
here. After all, you probably burn coal in yours, right? Well, my
friends in Cambridge do anyway. To be honest, it sort of acts as a
demarkation point between the kitchen and livingroom, and I'd hate
to tear it out. It's just too weird to part with.

If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

There is and that's what it was put there for!


Indeed, there is a chimney above it, running parallel to the one for the
fireplace, but I don't really want to use it as an indoor grill. If we had
gas, I might consider it, but the only option to use it now would be
charcoal.

--
Bob

Travel and Astronomy Photos
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bomo

"Clive Mitchell" wrote in message
...
In message , bob
writes
Hmmm, now that's starting to sound interesting. White frosted glass, light
underneath, bottles of booze standing on it, perhaps, for the colour.

Colour changing uplighters?

--
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

Now that really is 60s!

--
Bob

Travel and Astronomy Photos
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bomo

I've added a wide shot for a little more context.

http://picasaweb.google.com/bomobob/MajesticGrill

--
Bob

Travel and Astronomy Photos
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bomo

bob wrote:
"Phil L" wrote in message
k...
Clive Mitchell wrote:
In message , bob
writes
My cat is perfectly healthy, thank you. Just a bit stiff. And he
doesn't eat much.

Oh come now, this is a 1950s Canadian livingroom. We need context
here. After all, you probably burn coal in yours, right? Well, my
friends in Cambridge do anyway. To be honest, it sort of acts as a
demarkation point between the kitchen and livingroom, and I'd hate
to tear it out. It's just too weird to part with.

If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

There is and that's what it was put there for!


Indeed, there is a chimney above it, running parallel to the one for
the fireplace, but I don't really want to use it as an indoor grill.
If we had gas, I might consider it, but the only option to use it now
would be charcoal.

Bottled gas not available in Canada then?

--
Bob

Travel and Astronomy Photos
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bomo


"Phil L" wrote in message
k...


Bottled gas not available in Canada then?


Now THAT would look good.

In message , Phil L
writes
If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

There is and that's what it was put there for!

Sounds great! I'd keep it.

--
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

In message , Tom Woods
writes
I'm liking that! you could use some of the cold cathode tube kits like
maplins sell for people who want to watch the inside of their
computers.

Or you could buy them for a fraction of the price from ebuyer.com
instead.

(They're in the case modding section.) two or three quid for two 12"
tubes and the 12V inverter for them.

--
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

Clive Mitchell wrote:


If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

Me too! How cool would that be?


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:28:32 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Clive Mitchell wrote:


If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

Me too! How cool would that be?

I agree! We have a big open fire and I bought a freestanding grill thingy
recently. Great fun, we had bit of a party with an indoor barbecue in
February! I've got a couple of old cast iron pots too. I am eagerly
awaiting the next batch of power cuts, much more fun than a camping gas
hob :-)

If Bob didn't like the look of it all the time, cos let's face it it's not
really a beautiful object is it, he could make some sort of a stand and use
it with charcoal from time to time....

Holly

--
A couple of properties for sale in Dordogne
http://www.la-plaine.com

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
o.uk...
Clive Mitchell wrote:


If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

Me too! How cool would that be?

cool barbecues!!!
What do you grill? Ice cream?

"Clive Mitchell" wrote in message
...
In message , Tom Woods
writes
I'm liking that! you could use some of the cold cathode tube kits like
maplins sell for people who want to watch the inside of their computers.

Or you could buy them for a fraction of the price from ebuyer.com instead.

(They're in the case modding section.) two or three quid for two 12"
tubes and the 12V inverter for them.


Once you have the PSU for them you may as well fit a motherboard, disk, etc.
and make it into a mce PC.

"Holly, in France" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:28:32 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Clive Mitchell wrote:


If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

Me too! How cool would that be?

I agree! We have a big open fire and I bought a freestanding grill thingy
recently. Great fun, we had bit of a party with an indoor barbecue in
February! I've got a couple of old cast iron pots too. I am eagerly
awaiting the next batch of power cuts, much more fun than a camping gas
hob :-)

If Bob didn't like the look of it all the time, cos let's face it it's not
really a beautiful object is it, he could make some sort of a stand and
use
it with charcoal from time to time....

Holly

--
A couple of properties for sale in Dordogne
http://www.la-plaine.com

I agree that the original use, an indoor BBQ, is kind of cool, but the fact
hat I'd have to use charcoal kinda puts me off. I think the original
installation was subject to bit of misplaced logic when you consider the
climate here. There is a chimney above the grill, as well as a big vent fan.
The fan is meant to blow the smoke into the main fireplace chimney, but when
we moved in it was stuffed with fibreglass insulation. There is no flue on
the grill side, so in winter, frigid air would come bombing down the chimney
and into the livingroom trhough the fan. Yes, there are solutions, but I
guess I like the idea of livingroom BBQs more than the actual act.

--
Bob

Travel and Astronomy Photos
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bomo

dennis@home wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message o.uk...
Clive Mitchell wrote:


If there was some sort of chimney above it I'd use it as an indoor
barbecue for parties.

Me too! How cool would that be?

cool barbecues!!!
What do you grill? Ice cream?

Cool as in phat innit.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

"Lobster" wrote in message
...
bob wrote:

Anyone have any novel ideas for a second incarnation of this funny
feature?

I'm afraid if it was mine it would be into a skip in a trice! (this is in
the living room??)

David

I think I agree with this opinion or at the very least reuse it as an
outdoor bbq.

In message , bob
writes
I agree that the original use, an indoor BBQ, is kind of cool, but the
fact hat I'd have to use charcoal kinda puts me off. I think the
original installation was subject to bit of misplaced logic when you
consider the climate here. There is a chimney above the grill, as well
as a big vent fan. The fan is meant to blow the smoke into the main
fireplace chimney, but when we moved in it was stuffed with fibreglass
insulation. There is no flue on the grill side, so in winter, frigid
air would come bombing down the chimney and into the livingroom trhough
the fan. Yes, there are solutions, but I guess I like the idea of
livingroom BBQs more than the actual act.

Charcoal is more authentic though. You could just put a suitable
shuttering device or plug in the chimney when it wasn't being used in
winter.

--
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:27:34 GMT, Clive Mitchell wrote:

In message , bob
writes
I agree that the original use, an indoor BBQ, is kind of cool, but the
fact hat I'd have to use charcoal kinda puts me off. I think the
original installation was subject to bit of misplaced logic when you
consider the climate here. There is a chimney above the grill, as well
as a big vent fan. The fan is meant to blow the smoke into the main
fireplace chimney, but when we moved in it was stuffed with fibreglass
insulation. There is no flue on the grill side, so in winter, frigid
air would come bombing down the chimney and into the livingroom trhough
the fan. Yes, there are solutions, but I guess I like the idea of
livingroom BBQs more than the actual act.

Charcoal is more authentic though. You could just put a suitable
shuttering device or plug in the chimney when it wasn't being used in
winter.

Bob wouldn't HAVE to use charcoal anyway, if it's the charcoal specifically
that puts him off, but I suspect it isn't that bur the whole chimney/fan
issue. It's easy enough to barbecue over wood once the flames have died
down a bit, I quite often do that. If I were Bob I would use the main
chimney as an open fire and leave the barbecue in situ, but then I have a
free endless supply of timber and love open fires and he probably doesn't.
Horses for courses etc.

How about taking it out and using it as fish/meat smoker instead?

Holly
--
A couple of properties for sale in Dordogne
http://www.la-plaine.com