Bros, I have a new LSG 20X42 offset and a friend who can weld. To save over $200, I did not order the LSG charcoal basket or ash pan because my buddy will build for free. Some questions:
CHARCOAL BASKET
1. Would you build out of expanded metal, or other material?
2. How much smaller than my internal firebox dimensions should I build it? In other words, what percent of volume should it take up?
3. Other considerations I'm not thinking of?
ASHPAN
1. What's the thinnest steel I can get away with? I don't want a 40 lb pan, but a cookie sheet probably isn't best either.
2. How much smaller than internal firebox dimensions should I make it?
3. How tall should it be (I have 3 inches under my fire grate)?
4. What am I forgetting?
Any other mod ideas that'd be great for this unit given a welder buddy?
Thanks for input!
CHARCOAL BASKET
1. Would you build out of expanded metal, or other material?
2. How much smaller than my internal firebox dimensions should I build it? In other words, what percent of volume should it take up?
3. Other considerations I'm not thinking of?
ASHPAN
1. What's the thinnest steel I can get away with? I don't want a 40 lb pan, but a cookie sheet probably isn't best either.
2. How much smaller than internal firebox dimensions should I make it?
3. How tall should it be (I have 3 inches under my fire grate)?
4. What am I forgetting?
Any other mod ideas that'd be great for this unit given a welder buddy?
Thanks for input!