Hmmm...can't wait to see the finished product...might need to show it to one of my brothers and have him make a couple. Because I'm sure he'll want one after he finishes mine. ;-)
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Ok, here are some photos from today's session. Good progress so far.
Here you can see the side walls tacked on.
Here I'm playing with the firebox details.
The firebox right 'wall' coming together
Here's a shot from a different angle
Here you can see my removable cross bar to hold the vertical bricks in place.
Simple, yet helpful should I ever have to replace any bricks. It's an L-shaped flat iron bar that rests on three hooks, sort of. I made the hooks from 1" square bars that I bent to a 90 degree angle.
Next steps: fabricating the 'cradle' that goes into the firebox section. And the grill grates of course.
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Great post! I've been thinking of making one myself but as a built-in with the brick pizza oven I want to build.
P.S. - the pics in post #2 are not showing up.Comment
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I forgot to tell you, Oak wood is great for live fire but when using the coals embersArgentine style it pretty much burns away to ash and does not leave much glowing coals. Mesquite is excellent but not sure what hardwoods you have in Sweden.Comment
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The build continues. Today I got quite a lot done:
1. Welding a frame for a shelf below the grill area
2. Welded support frame for the grill grates in place
3. Fabricated the fire box (brasero)
Lots of work with many small cuts, adjustments, tweaks et.c. I did paint the firebox area today, mainly because it was easier to do before welding the firebox in place.
Here's the material for the firebox taking shape
Sealing the ends of the firebox 'cage'
Here's the support frame for the grill grates, they can slide in/out just like a drawer in a chest of drawers.
And here's an overall shot.
As you can see in the photo above I drilled a bunch of holes (12) in the bottom. I figured if this grill is located outside I want rain water to drain easily. Not sure if it will work or not, but now the holes are there anyway :-)
I'm happy with how sturdy the firebox turned out. You can see the black paint also.
Left to do:
1. Grill grates
2. Grinding (lots of it)
3. Paint
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Thanks RickyBobby, I really enjoy it. And it isn't enormous either, I'm soon done.
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From an old sheet metal guy, looking good. Looking forward to the first cook! or maybe the second.Comment
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Thanks for the updates Henrik. Really looking forward to seeing this bad boy, Hey there might just be a name for it right there, in action.Comment
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Alright, been out of town for a few days, so no fabrication. Plus I ran out of welding wire. I had a 5 kg bobin, but I've spent it all on lots of welding projects, so I had to get a new one :-)
So, after discussing with Ahumadora I decided to cut off my newly welded firebox 'cage', since it was made of square tube (not solid square bars). Sooner or later they would burn through, so I bit the bullet, bought a few meters of 20 mm (25/32 ") solid square bar, and cut and rewelded them. Turned out good. I upgraded from 3 to 4 also.
After that I sanded it all with my steel grinder, smoothing things out. I took it outside, blew it clean with my air compressor and then began wiping it down before painting.
I applied two layers of heat resistant paint, so waiting for it to dry. I think I will have to sand some parts and then touch up on the paint, but it is very close to done. I cut some of the fire bricks to fit, had to get an expensive diamond cutter disc. But it cut through those heat proof bricks like butter :-)
Here's me cutting through bricks with the diamond cutter disc. If you haven't tried the Bosch Pro (blue) series, I can highly recommend it. I've used plenty of power tools, and this one is killer.
Here's an upfront shot
Same same, but different angle
And here it is upside down, gotta get some paint on it there too
Oh, I almost forgot, I knocked up fire grates too, that slide in/out. They are not in any photo. Will show it next time. No big thing to see.
So, left to do:
1. Sand and touch up on paint where needed
2. Place bricks in it
3. Fire it up!
Hopefully I can fire it up tomorrow evening, but not sure yet. We'll see, I'll report back.
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Again, this is a seriously cool project!!! I canβt wait to see pictures of your first cook. Careful though, if your students catch a glimpse of this bad boy, you may have to build a few more and run another class!!! Intro to cooking on your kettles, intermediate cooking on your Parrilla, and an expert level class on Rude Boy! Iβd take those courses!!! ππLast edited by RickyBobby; July 20, 2019, 01:00 PM. Reason: Correcting the auto correct induced errors....
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Man, that is a nice piece of equipment. Bet it will be a lot of fun to cook on. Great job!!!Comment
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Slap the firebricks in it and get some fire going!!! The paint will dry faster with the heat
You can also use heavy lodge pans directly over the firebox for when you want a real sear....
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So, the weather is against me. It's absolutely pouring down, so no grilling today. I took the opportunity to fabricate a shovel for moving coals around, I'm gonna need one, and it only took 20 minutes to make it. Not too fancy, but how fancy can a shovel be? A little 2 mm sheet metal, some sawing, bending and welding and voila!
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So the $99.99 price includes shipping to the US?π
Really nice job. I may have to pull out the MIG when it gets cooler here, start the project and then let my sons finish it for me.π€Comment
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