Recent content by Mike Bondon

Other than e-bay is there a good source for replacement wheels for a kettle?

The replacement parts work great! Can't wait to get my new wood handles and complete the restoration. If I could only find correct wheels and info on the mysterious orange smoker.......

Bought the replacement kit and it works perfectly. Ended up taking the grill apart and cleaning everything while I was at it. I even bought some brats and Italian sausage to grill before the game. Thanks again guys. Now if I can just figure out this orange smoker mystery. ....

Patina it is. I had my eye on a yellow kettle for a couple years in a backyard but by the time I finally inquired about it, it was gone. I love the odd colors.

http://weberkettleclub.com/weber-handles/ Handles from this guy. And the orange weber smoker my Grandfather had in the late 70's -early 80's. I remember him smoking ribs on it all the time. I believe it was three sections stacked on top of each other, similar to the newer ones. About ten...

One of my local stores has one in stock so I will pick it up tomorrow. :) Another question for you, is there any way to bring back the black color to the grill? Mine is more grey now.

You guys are great. Do you know if these replacement parts will work for a late 70's - early 80's grill?

I'm restoring my Grandfather's old Weber kettle and discovered the part on the bottom of the kettle, on the inside with 3 arms that cover the holes, is about to break. This is the piece that you move by swinging the metal handle to control air flow through the bottom of the kettle. If anyone can...

I've been lurking the forum for a while but finally joined yesterday. As of now I have an older Weber kettle that belonged to my Grandfather and, after the tank was empty on my gas grill, I've found a renewed interest in the Weber. I ordered a set of replacement wooden handles yesterday, bought...