jgh1204
Babbling Farker
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2004
Page numbers are relative, mine only goes up to 34.
Bbq Bubba,
You may be right. But be'in the hard headed one that I am, I am going to try it anyway. It may melt the pan, but it is high grade chinese stainless, How could that possibly melt?
Adding sides (if there is a bottom left) should solve the enough charcoal part.
Ok here is my current idea.
I got one of these:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...roductId=100575652&N=10000003+503171+10023001
The handle can be removed fairly easily. Once removed it leaves the attachment point that provides one point for the basket to rest on. I add 2 bolts through the side holes at 1/3 points around the perimeter. Now it sits on what was my charcoal pan for my ECB. I now have an ash pan with elevated (slightly) basket for charcoal. It probably needs a ring to contain coals if piled up more than 2-3 inches. The ash can fall through the holes in the bottom to the old ECB ashpan.
Am I crazy?
The picture is just the picture from the borg's site if you don't want to deal with the link.
I use something similar for smoke drying hot peppers
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...productId=100541732&langId=-1&catalogId=10053
It might have more capacity than the round pan
The reason I choose the round one is because it sits on my coal pan from the ECB just right. This gives me an ash catcher and raises the coals off the floor of the drum about 4". If I had a metal 5 gallon can I would cut the bottom off for an ash catcher. Hmmm, maybe I can find one.
In the spirit of the UDS, I am trying to use what I have around the house and buy as little as possible.
Does the ECB pan have holes in it?
If not, she won't burn, gotta have air, preferably coming from the bottom to keep that fire goin!
Not yet.
Should I drill some?
The coal holder will sit about 3/8" above the pan so there is air space there.
The ECB used it with no holes or anything other than air over the top. Not that it worked that good. This will hold the fuel over the pan and allow air in under the holder.
Thanks to all who have humored my stupid ideas.
Touche'
Never a stupid idea.....this hole thread started on a "stupid idea".
You'd need a LOT of holes which defeats the purpose of the ash catcher.
I just found at a garage sale an old 18" round camping grill that will set in the bottom of the drum as my new ash pan!!
Pictures at Eleven!!
This is what I did to an old ECB Pan:OK.
I'll try it with no holes first. I can always add some .
Lot easier to add holes than take them away.
Many years ago, the guy teachin me aircraft assembly said "take that hole out and drill it again".
Never forgot.
Soon as I get my hands on some expanded metal, I'll stop a lot of this foolishness and make a proper basket.
Good idea, I was trying to think of what type would work best and be cheap. Maybe modify a weed burner somehow since the parts seem basic..Fire starting thought...anyone considered using a propane burner BENEATH the fuel basket to start your fuel...??? Something along the lines of an electric ignition system on a gas grill...:wink: