MP Lyons (Slow Turnin)
New member
I've been reading all the different mod discussions since May and am finally brave enough to show mine. Thanks to multiple users for their ideas; Don Marcos WSM de Luxe mod was a design I really liked and this is what I came up with:
Mod Pic One
Mod Pic Two
The handles idea came from Brian Moriarty - Genie Universal Garage Door handles # DLH-BP - and the idea of how to mount the table to the WSM. This is a very slick idea... thanks Brian!
I realize I'm a minority choosing to use gas but it allows me to use the WSM more. My buddy has the Kenmore Vertical Gas Smoker; we put some shoulders on at 5AM and went fishing until 11AM. He checked the water pan, put another chunk of wood in the box and we were back out on the lake the remainder of the day. He said he'll leave for work and not worry about it... I knew right than I needed to make the gas mod.
The Afterburner models I researched seemed a little expensive in my opinion so I bought a 12,000 BTU El Cheapo Deluxe portable gas grill from Lowe's and stripped the burner & regulator from it. I surrounded the burner with lava rocks since it called for it in the El Cheapo configuration. I'm using an 8" Round Duct cap for the smoker box and lay it on top of the burner and lava rocks. The burner is mounted to the charcoal grate with the hardware that was included with the El Cheapo grill... basically it's two large round washers and screws that come in underneath and screw directly into the burner.
Gas Mod One
Gas Mod Two
I'm hoping to find or make a drawer face to cover the wood basket but haven't bothered since it doesn't effect performance. I'm thinking it'd be nice to have a Weber logo plate, like the one on my Summit, mounted on the front of the drawer face.
Mod Pic One
Mod Pic Two
The handles idea came from Brian Moriarty - Genie Universal Garage Door handles # DLH-BP - and the idea of how to mount the table to the WSM. This is a very slick idea... thanks Brian!
I realize I'm a minority choosing to use gas but it allows me to use the WSM more. My buddy has the Kenmore Vertical Gas Smoker; we put some shoulders on at 5AM and went fishing until 11AM. He checked the water pan, put another chunk of wood in the box and we were back out on the lake the remainder of the day. He said he'll leave for work and not worry about it... I knew right than I needed to make the gas mod.
The Afterburner models I researched seemed a little expensive in my opinion so I bought a 12,000 BTU El Cheapo Deluxe portable gas grill from Lowe's and stripped the burner & regulator from it. I surrounded the burner with lava rocks since it called for it in the El Cheapo configuration. I'm using an 8" Round Duct cap for the smoker box and lay it on top of the burner and lava rocks. The burner is mounted to the charcoal grate with the hardware that was included with the El Cheapo grill... basically it's two large round washers and screws that come in underneath and screw directly into the burner.
Gas Mod One
Gas Mod Two
I'm hoping to find or make a drawer face to cover the wood basket but haven't bothered since it doesn't effect performance. I'm thinking it'd be nice to have a Weber logo plate, like the one on my Summit, mounted on the front of the drawer face.