Appreciate the feed back and I think it should work fine where the factory throat it it’s just a weird shape. Might try and make it more of a half moon.
Thanks a lot man! It’s been a lot of fun learning. It might not be very pretty but I’m happy with it being in the condition it was in. Still have to fix some warpage in the door that’s always been there and plug some holes in the cc which If anyone has advice I’ll gladly take it. It’s like a 2”x2” hole. That’s not close to being circularRMB BBQ wrote: ↑July 21st, 2022, 8:15 pmI think it's awesome that you're taking this on. You're learning something new "welding", taking something used and tailoring to your needs. The two guys who posted above will be able to help you out, they are everywhere on this forum.
I'll have updates on my project soon. I had to work 2nd shift for a few weeks and it delayed my project. 2nd shift is ROUGH!
Okay thank you! That’s what I figured so I lowered it down and hopefully I’ll have it mounted tomorrow. It’s been hard to wake up early on my off days because I’ve been getting off at 3-4am but I’ll make it happenBrewmaster wrote: ↑August 3rd, 2022, 4:37 amShould definitely be mounted a couple inches below, or at, dead center / grate level.
The warping gives it character.Jabes09 wrote: ↑August 13th, 2022, 4:02 amDo y’all notice the warp in the firebox sidewall? I found a 4’x3’ plate of 1/4” plate at work and it was bent to all hell but it was free so I made the most of it. It’s been more of a pain in the ass trying to make things fit. But with the price of steel I think it’s worth the trial and error
thank you! It’s comments like this that makes me want to keep trying and start a new on as soon as I’m done. I’ve had such a fun time learning. Even when I mess up I don’t get to upset, I just try to learn from my mistakes. I’ve always done better working with my hands rather than sitting at a desk.