KnucklHed BBQ
Babbling Farker
A member requested a little bit more information about the construction & quality of the auspit I recently posted about. Some food pics here
I thought others might be interested too and so decided to post some detail pics of it.
:mod: Dear kind, sweet Mods, I am not selling this product, nor do I recieve any profits from sales, I was given one to try out by the company and since google searches turned up no results on the product, I thought others might like to hear about it. :becky:
In short, it's very well made. It's made in austrailia, not that they are know for manufacturing things, but they are known for ruggedness.
They have 2 models.
1 that has a 304 SS spitrod and carbon steel bracket & stake that have been painted. Comes with 2 squeeze lock spikes - 1 short, 1 long (shown below) and a canvas bag (about the size of a camping chair bag)
The other model has a 304 SS bracket & stake and spitrod, and includes the same squeeze lock spikes and canvas bag and a niffty beer coozie/holder that loops into your belt! :thumb:
The motor is standard on both, it is stamped SS sheet metal and weighs a good 1.5 lbs with the 2 D cell batteries (which they say will last about 90 hrs).
It turns at about 4 RPM - slow but that means it's geared low for lots of torque. Besides, we ain't in a hurry to eat are we???
Auspit says the whole setup will handle 18 lbs of meat!
This isn't one of those cheap motors that stalls out if the spitrod isn't balance perfectly and - even more important to me - it doesn't flop or jerk when the heavy side of the food crests the top, it's very smooth and quiet - definately well made!
Some pics of the motor:
The spit rod & stake
The stake is 5/8"x39.5" with a fairly blunt point, I'm guessing that it's blunt so that it doesn't bend or flatten out if it hits rocks.
The spring clamp is to adjust the height of the spit over the fire as needed. simply sqeeze, adjust to the spot you want, and release! No screws or clamps to fiddle with!
The spitrod is 1/2"x39.5" with a sharper point, but not so sharp that it's gonna take an eye out... well, maybe.
It also has a durable hi-temp plastic (poly-ethelyne?) piece that is formed onto the other end. The end has been knurled before forming the plastic to it so that it holds on and will not slip or turn... seems very sturdy and tough.
This piece has the square end that fits into the drive socket on the motor.
The bracket is a bit of an engineering marvel of it's own. It's made from heavy guage material that looks like it has been either laser cut or water cut. Very clean lines. Everything is rounded, no jagged or sharp "bleed-to-death" edges.
After cutting it was formed with a hydraulic press to bend all the pieces into place.
There is only 1 weld and it looks like it was put there only to make sure there were no issues with the bracket flexing if fully loaded.
There are 2 teflon (that's what it looks like anyways) pads that are riveted to the bracket to allow the spitrod to easily rotate with less friction and keep sqeaks & squeals away. It's absolutely silent aside from the motor, and that's not even all that auible either.
The squeeze lock spikes are pretty cool too, I had a 6.5lb beef roast with 1 spike in it and not once did it even think about loosing it's grip on the spitrod and spinning.
I'm thinkin' I might need to get a few more long ones for roasting marshmallows and brats & dogs while camping.
And here's the whole thing set up and ready to work.
I should probably mention that the spitrod will stay in place and hold the food securely without the motor even being in the bracket.
You can see in this pic that the motor actually "floats" in the bracket. It's held in place by the weight of the spitrod forcing the motor up into the bracket, since it's flat it can't rotate. Some pretty smart thinkers down under...
And don't forget about the "Hands-Free beer cradling device" :wink:
They also have several accessories for it, you can see them on their site if you like. I'll try to post pics of the SpitMate basket accessorie when I have time! :becky:
If I've left out something you'd like to know, just ask!
Thanks for looking!
I thought others might be interested too and so decided to post some detail pics of it.
:mod: Dear kind, sweet Mods, I am not selling this product, nor do I recieve any profits from sales, I was given one to try out by the company and since google searches turned up no results on the product, I thought others might like to hear about it. :becky:
In short, it's very well made. It's made in austrailia, not that they are know for manufacturing things, but they are known for ruggedness.
They have 2 models.
1 that has a 304 SS spitrod and carbon steel bracket & stake that have been painted. Comes with 2 squeeze lock spikes - 1 short, 1 long (shown below) and a canvas bag (about the size of a camping chair bag)
The other model has a 304 SS bracket & stake and spitrod, and includes the same squeeze lock spikes and canvas bag and a niffty beer coozie/holder that loops into your belt! :thumb:
The motor is standard on both, it is stamped SS sheet metal and weighs a good 1.5 lbs with the 2 D cell batteries (which they say will last about 90 hrs).
It turns at about 4 RPM - slow but that means it's geared low for lots of torque. Besides, we ain't in a hurry to eat are we???
Auspit says the whole setup will handle 18 lbs of meat!
This isn't one of those cheap motors that stalls out if the spitrod isn't balance perfectly and - even more important to me - it doesn't flop or jerk when the heavy side of the food crests the top, it's very smooth and quiet - definately well made!
Some pics of the motor:
The spit rod & stake
The stake is 5/8"x39.5" with a fairly blunt point, I'm guessing that it's blunt so that it doesn't bend or flatten out if it hits rocks.
The spring clamp is to adjust the height of the spit over the fire as needed. simply sqeeze, adjust to the spot you want, and release! No screws or clamps to fiddle with!
The spitrod is 1/2"x39.5" with a sharper point, but not so sharp that it's gonna take an eye out... well, maybe.
It also has a durable hi-temp plastic (poly-ethelyne?) piece that is formed onto the other end. The end has been knurled before forming the plastic to it so that it holds on and will not slip or turn... seems very sturdy and tough.
This piece has the square end that fits into the drive socket on the motor.
The bracket is a bit of an engineering marvel of it's own. It's made from heavy guage material that looks like it has been either laser cut or water cut. Very clean lines. Everything is rounded, no jagged or sharp "bleed-to-death" edges.
After cutting it was formed with a hydraulic press to bend all the pieces into place.
There is only 1 weld and it looks like it was put there only to make sure there were no issues with the bracket flexing if fully loaded.
There are 2 teflon (that's what it looks like anyways) pads that are riveted to the bracket to allow the spitrod to easily rotate with less friction and keep sqeaks & squeals away. It's absolutely silent aside from the motor, and that's not even all that auible either.
The squeeze lock spikes are pretty cool too, I had a 6.5lb beef roast with 1 spike in it and not once did it even think about loosing it's grip on the spitrod and spinning.
I'm thinkin' I might need to get a few more long ones for roasting marshmallows and brats & dogs while camping.
And here's the whole thing set up and ready to work.
I should probably mention that the spitrod will stay in place and hold the food securely without the motor even being in the bracket.
You can see in this pic that the motor actually "floats" in the bracket. It's held in place by the weight of the spitrod forcing the motor up into the bracket, since it's flat it can't rotate. Some pretty smart thinkers down under...
And don't forget about the "Hands-Free beer cradling device" :wink:
They also have several accessories for it, you can see them on their site if you like. I'll try to post pics of the SpitMate basket accessorie when I have time! :becky:
If I've left out something you'd like to know, just ask!
Thanks for looking!
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