bbq grill

[Vanimal]

Did we drop the idea of building the official chapter BBQ grill? I need to start on it pretty soon if we want it for SCF.
I have no problem with donating time, the welder, and consumables, but i can't supply the metal or burners. It would be awesome if i could get someone to lend a hand too, like cutting stuff while i weld or whatever.

 

[Anak]

Is it okay if the help comes with Varmints in tow?

Do you have a materials list in mind?

A design/pattern to follow?

If we are trying to build one like the one we rent I can probably get dimensions/pics from one that a nearby church has. It seems the top is just a metro shelf, or something very much like one.

Thank you for bringing this up. I recall the discussion, and yes, it is time to do something about it if we intend to do it.



ETA: A quick search for a metro shelving top found an 18" x 48" shelf in Escondido for $15: https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/mat/d/18-in-48-inshelfnew/6426626468.html

 

[Vanimal]

Is it okay if the help comes with Varmints in tow?

Do you have a materials list in mind?

A design/pattern to follow?

If we are trying to build one like the one we rent I can probably get dimensions/pics from one that a nearby church has. It seems the top is just a metro shelf, or something very much like one.

Thank you for bringing this up. I recall the discussion, and yes, it is time to do something about it if we intend to do it.



ETA: A quick search for a metro shelving top found an 18" x 48" shelf in Escondido for $15: https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/mat/d/18-in-48-inshelfnew/6426626468.html

We had a rough plan back in the day, and i believe Sean "Souske" had some stainless grates or had at least a line on them for the cooking surface.
Those shelves might be ok, However i don't know if the plating would be ok for a cooking surface (it may delaminate from the heat over time).

We'd need to know the grates and burners we are using before i could really come up with a design.


As for help, I'll be building it at work, so probably not a good idea to have kids there to be honest. It'll be after work or on a weekend.

 

[Anak]

If you can swing a stainless grilling surface that would certainly be better than chrome, but I am pretty sure chrome is what comes on the typical Weber kettle, and as far as I can tell it hasn't killed me yet.

The Varmints are my ball and chain, but I could donate some funds to the material acquisition part of the project.

 

[David_Bricker]

I have a couple of grill toppers for Spiedies, one at PSR, one at home. They use a 1" angle iron frame and expanded metal for the grilling surface. They work extremely well, and are NOT stainless. The one at home, which sees heavy use, lasted 8 years before rusting through, and this grill sits outside all year round, including rain and snow. The trick is to clean it the next time you use it, leaving a layer of protective grease on the grill.

For as often as this grill would be used, I don't think you'd need stainless, unless you had a line on it for free. Point being, expanded metal may work quite well.

In my case, the diamond shaped holes in the expanded metal are probably 3/4", small enough to keep the Spiedies from falling through, excepting the sacrifice to the bbq gods.

David Bricker / SYR

 

[Vanimal]

We can do expanded metal. Even stainless expanded metal isn't that expensive.
Will we need this for this year's SCF, or is there provisions in place at Calico?

 

[JohnX]

Calico has a small grill, hardly adequate for our usual turnout. I have plenty of good condition 55 gallon drums if anybody decides to take it that route.