Another tweek i made was I drilled out the rivets on the handles and replaced with bolts. On the inside i attached 1 inch L brackets to the bolts, thus creating brackets that hold a grate, therefor i did not have to drill additional holes in the pot. To secure the lower grate, I took 4 - 1/4...
I created my charcoal basket using screens for gutters- it is stainless steel and comes in a 3' length and about 8 inches high. I cut about 2 inch off, bent into a circle and fastened together with a few screws. Price was under $4 from home depot. Pics to come
Newbie here, just started working on building mine! I have a question about heat defuser/water pan. Those that have used a terra cota saucer, do you put water in this also or just use to defuse heat?