Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I figured that it is getting a little dead around here with my northern friends fighting off ice and snow, so I thought I would post a few new threads.
In my earlier post (sorry for the double-post mess-up
), I showed what I finally did to my graveyard of accumulated junk projects. What I didn't show was that, in addition to a few side burner and other parts, there was one thing that WAS worth saving: two sets of Summit stainless rod grates. Yes, they are used and one set will take some extra work, but I think they are still very redeemable.
The six-burner Summit has two large grates and one narrow one. I was very surprised to find that the larger ones are virtually identical in width to the ones on a classic Genesis (and Silver/Gold/Platinum). These are HEAVY stainless bars, 3/8" in diameter according to my HF caliper. There are 13 bars per side. Shown here is one half on top of my Skyline Weber cast iron grates:
I know that "rcplanebuyer" grates have 15 bars per side, but I believe these are the same diameter. Can anyone else confirm? The spacing certainly seems adequate to me - maybe even more to my "sear mark" preference.
In any case, salvaging these nice grates might make this bitter pill easier to swallow. Since I just came off trimming down a set of stainless bar grates for my "The Judge" Sunbeam grill, I know that it is not out of the question to cut-off an inch from each end. That would still leave the support bars intact. So, I might wind up with not one, but two, very close to "rcplanebuyer" quality stainless bar grate sets. Maybe I will even try to sell one or even both. It would be nice to cut my losses even a little!
What do you guys think?
In my earlier post (sorry for the double-post mess-up
), I showed what I finally did to my graveyard of accumulated junk projects. What I didn't show was that, in addition to a few side burner and other parts, there was one thing that WAS worth saving: two sets of Summit stainless rod grates. Yes, they are used and one set will take some extra work, but I think they are still very redeemable. The six-burner Summit has two large grates and one narrow one. I was very surprised to find that the larger ones are virtually identical in width to the ones on a classic Genesis (and Silver/Gold/Platinum). These are HEAVY stainless bars, 3/8" in diameter according to my HF caliper. There are 13 bars per side. Shown here is one half on top of my Skyline Weber cast iron grates:
I know that "rcplanebuyer" grates have 15 bars per side, but I believe these are the same diameter. Can anyone else confirm? The spacing certainly seems adequate to me - maybe even more to my "sear mark" preference.
In any case, salvaging these nice grates might make this bitter pill easier to swallow. Since I just came off trimming down a set of stainless bar grates for my "The Judge" Sunbeam grill, I know that it is not out of the question to cut-off an inch from each end. That would still leave the support bars intact. So, I might wind up with not one, but two, very close to "rcplanebuyer" quality stainless bar grate sets. Maybe I will even try to sell one or even both. It would be nice to cut my losses even a little!
What do you guys think?
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