Recent content by JKalchik

Aren't ACE hardware outlets individually owned? Don't think it's quite a franchise operation, but a co-op (based in La Crosse, WI, I think.) The local ACE here in town is pretty reasonably stocked, and this summer, the owner has made a decision to carry a larger selection of charcoal. I...

https://maps.app.goo.gl/acRSHMPjEEzkM2Ue6 Big Guy's BBQ Roadhouse 1237 WI-35 Hudson, WI 54016 https://bigguysbbqroadhouse.com/ A buddy of mine suggest Big Guy's for lunch today, in spite of him having eaten more than a little of my own barbecue and knowing my standards. Worth a shot. He...

Oh, that's just wrong, wrongity wrong.......

Moving some of this conversation to a more appropriate thread. https://tvwbb.com/threads/home-built-stainless-grates.99883/

Open ended question time. First, a few caveats. I can only get SAE/Imperial sized stock, i.e. 1/4", 3/8", etc., and in 304 grade. That'd be 6.35mm and 9.525mm. I am very much a self-taught welder, always improving. I'm set up for MIG and TIG process, far better with a MIG gun than a TIG torch...

Here's a set of 3 grates I put together for a friend of mine: !/4" SS304 round stock w/ 1/2" gaps.

I just built a set of grates out of 1/4" SS304, about 18"x31", for less than $50 in steel. 1/2" spacing, which might be more than people want. 3/8".....off the cuff, less than $10 more, and 1/4" gaps, $15-20 more. These grates are going into use in 10 days. I'll post up pics after I get back...

Actually, with the steel supplier I found this spring, I think I'm back under Qulimetal's pricing.

I am contemplating a pre-emptive strike, and asking a local [retired] machinist to make me up some jigs for 1/4" and 3/8" round stock with 3/8" spacing. I've already got jigs for both bar sizes with 1/2" spacing. I've grilled asparagus on my 3/8" x 1/2" grates with no issue at all. I don't...

I'm with @Bruce on this one. My grill grates are 3/8" (just a bit over 9mm) round stock on 1/2" spacing and I figure that's nearly perfect. A 1/8" gap IMO would be awfully close.

Oh, YUM. I love Scottish ales.

<scratches head> I don't get the attraction of the triangular cross section, nor the sand blasted finish. I made SS304 3/8" round stock grates (about 9.5 mm) and love the death out of them. I have a set of 1/4" (6.3 mm) grates ready to go down to Chicago for a friends grill. I don't think...

I can always put more clothes on, there's a limit to what I can take off. Then people just laugh and point a lot. It's 88 degrees F and 65% relative humidity here right now. I haven't looked at the grass since I got up, but this would be a good day in Dad's opinion to make hay. Me, it's just...

In theory, yeah. What really happens is when the vacuum is released, atmospheric pressure tries to stuff the marinade into the meat. My roll sealer has an accessory port and a couple of rigid chambers. Drop meat in the chamber with the marinade, put the lid on, connect the vacuum hose and...

IIRC, it depends on state...... and for human consumption, you still need to pay the stamp tax, along with all of the paperwork. Now, small engine fuel...... There are a lot of the small home all-electric breweries that have distillation caps available. YMMV.