Kettle Thermometer Installl

[GGross]

Inspired by an existing thread on the site I installed the Q thermometer and bezel.

Before



After

 

[GGross]

The process



Center line of the handle and did 4 3/4 inch triangle


Started with 1/8" to give a pilot hole



then 3/8"





Removed tab from Bezel

 

[GGross]

Out with the family

 

[Tim McCann]

Nice clean look. Nice work!

 

[GGross]

In action, I couldn't wait and was hungry

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

That looks really cool. Makes me wanna do it to mine.

 

[Steve Cleveland]

I have two to install, I think I'm going to do that tommorrow, nice write up.

 

[Webster]

It takes guts to start drilling a hole in your kettle. Good job.

 

[GGross]

Thanks for the positive comments, I also put the ash catcher on. So I turned a OTS into a modified OTG. Also, put new cleaning blades in it, the hardest part of the project was getting the old blades off since the older systems had a nut at the bottom and it all had become rusted so taking the handle off was some work with the drill, oscillating saw and vice grips.

 

[Bob Mann]

Nice job, it looks great!

 

[Frank H]

It takes guts to start drilling a hole in your kettle. Good job.

i had that exact thought!
Thats a real neat job.