Ribs hanging 'round my WSM - Page 3

Big M1ke · 02-27-2013, 05:34 PM

Great looking ribs

HankB · 03-13-2013, 11:24 AM

I finally got around to making the second brace. As an aside, it is a lot easier to bend 3/8" rebar using a 14" piece of EMT (stick the rebar through the EMT and pull against that instead of the rebar itself.)

I'm sure I could fit 6 racks of back loin ribs on that without any difficulty. Maybe even that many racks of spares.

I notched the parts where they cross and bent such that there is a little tension on the joint for additional stability. It feels really solid!

To recap the keys to stability:

light tension where the slots on the bars fit on the tabs that support the upper rack. Rebar is not spring steel so you won't get a lot of tension anyway, but too much makes it harder to install the pieces on the smoker.
carefully ground slots for the tabs. These need to fig snugly.
light tension where the pieces cross.

Now that I have a better strategy for bending rebar, I think I could make one using 1/2" rebar for the 22.5 WSM.

Carbon · 03-13-2013, 11:43 AM

Looking much better! I would have done something similar if I had a WSM.

02-27-2013, 05:34 PM	#31
Big M1ke Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-05-13 Location: Philadelphia PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great looking ribs __________________ 22.5 OTG "when i read about the evils of drinking, i gave up reading"

03-13-2013, 11:24 AM	#32
HankB is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-16-12 Location: Winfield, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I finally got around to making the second brace. As an aside, it is a lot easier to bend 3/8" rebar using a 14" piece of EMT (stick the rebar through the EMT and pull against that instead of the rebar itself.) I'm sure I could fit 6 racks of back loin ribs on that without any difficulty. Maybe even that many racks of spares. I notched the parts where they cross and bent such that there is a little tension on the joint for additional stability. It feels really solid! To recap the keys to stability: light tension where the slots on the bars fit on the tabs that support the upper rack. Rebar is not spring steel so you won't get a lot of tension anyway, but too much makes it harder to install the pieces on the smoker. carefully ground slots for the tabs. These need to fig snugly. light tension where the pieces cross. Now that I have a better strategy for bending rebar, I think I could make one using 1/2" rebar for the 22.5 WSM. __________________ Weber Crazy

03-13-2013, 11:43 AM	#33
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looking much better! I would have done something similar if I had a WSM. __________________ UDS / Mini-WSM / Weber 22.5 OTG / Modified ECB / Lodge hibachi / 34" WFO.