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Thanks, I just wished the rib spacing were narrower or had a criss-cross pattern. Pieces of meat and vegis can fall through the grate if you're not careful.

I'm also going to decrease the diameter of the coal basket. I'm finding out that even with four people at the table the grill area is a bit too large for the type of grilling and style of eating we do. Plus, I'll be using less coals. If SJ's came like in 10-inch diameter, now that would be...

Fired it up with the new CI grate

I like it. I'll probably grill something on it this evening. I also need make a simple steel rod pick up tool for the grate . I don't want to jam something between the ribs to pick up as I've seen ribs crack by doing so.

Wow....that was fast. Ordered it on Monday, just got it at my workplace. I'll play with it tonight!

I intend to get rid of the somewhat wobbly legs on this table and replace them with a four-leg, square table frame where I can place this tabletop onto. With the legs near the outer perimeter of the table it'll make it a lot more stable with no chance of a tip over, should someone lean their...

I pulled out the SJS and decided to go with the SJG. I took a couple of pieces of sheet metal to permanently cover the vent holes. Using the coal basket it gets plenty of air for a hot grill temp.

A friend just sent me this pic of me at this table from the other night...

Speaking of trowels I saw one guy on YouTube using a finishing trowel just like this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/QEP-4-1-2-in-x-11-in-No-Notch-Finishing-Trowel-with-Wood-Handle-49708Q/100173873

It may be a fad but at parties when I'm doing a bunch of burgers the kids and many women find my smashing the balls of burger meat on the flat top grill very amusing.... :LOL: ... Plus, you're forming the patties as they cook so it's a time saver too....

I have something almost identical to these: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B016VLI83C/tvwb-20

I use a heavy duty spachula I picked up from a restaurant supply store. It has very little flex and it's perfect for smashing that ball of ground beef.

The bowl easily pulls out of the collar for dumping out ash. I'll use the table at least a couple more times before doing any further work on it. I think I'll do some yakitori on it this weekend. Here's another pic. The collar is welded to the table and the SJ can be pulled out.

I found one. I didn't realize Craycort made one. I thought they only made them in the 3-piece config for the SJ.

Thanks! Some observations from last night's test run: It was a calm night so the little smoke we had was never a problem. The cuts of meat I used last night were not marinated so they did not produce as much smoke. We used a dipping sauce. The bronze paint on the collar held up well...

Does anyone make a one-piece cast iron grate for the SJ?

Test run tonight. All went well, used about 50 Stubbs briquettes, and never had to crack open the bottom vent, and got 2 solid hours of grill time and socialization. If that's the case I might just use the Sj Gold that I have and save the Silver for some real grilling.... :lol:

I did not use high-heat paint but from experience most spray-can paint can handle a fair amount of heat. I'm getting a new CI grate also....

George and James, we're basically on the same page. I was thinking along those line, but not forced air. I'm hoping the heat from the grill will create a natural updraft. Something very simple... and completely out of the way when not needed. Anyway, I pretty much finished the table...

Thanks, I'll do a little more work on it this afternoon and it be ready for paint.