Seeing Double: Taking on an antique Broilmaster D2 & lessons for Weber restores

[Josh Dekubber]

Josh,
The invite is always open, and I am sure some others here in the Midwest would love to plan a meet with you as our special guest and longest distance traveler!

I appreciate that very much

 

[HankBates]

Don’t just stop in the Midwest

 

[Josh Dekubber]

Don’t just stop in the Midwest

Wish I could makes a big trip sooner than later. Family life is great but busy. My daughter just started highschool this week and between work and family and keeping up with my place in WA and AZ it doesn't leave me time for travel. I can't complain, life is really great just busy.

 

[BobH-SCW]

Hank, as I have told Josh before, Indiana is only 5/8 of the way back to where I came from in Ma, and it's a long 2800 miles! You mention Cape Cod, but I have lived in Falmouth and Westport before moving west-and love it!

 

[Jon Tofte]

So the disassembled, albeit sandblasted, “Double” I bought has sat for years in the shed I bought for the house we rent to my son and daughter-in-law. It has gathered dust there - out of sight (especially my wife’s) and out of mind.

Coincidentally, with Josh and Eric both now getting their own double Broilmaster IIs, my son and DIL have decided to move by her parents in North Carolina. That put my wife on the war path of helping them start to pack and telling me to get over there and get that “big grill thing” out of their shed!

So this morning I dutifully went over and rounded up the main body and cart and what other parts I could find. So now it is in my garage. No time to do major project like this before it gets too cold, and I have genuine fears that I will never figure out how to get this thing together and working again. But it would definitely be cool…

 

[Josh Dekubber]

Jon I'm so excited to see that grill back at your place. Maybe you could tell your wife that it makes me happy. I hope to see you finish that grill. If not some time soon hopefully someday in the future!

 

[Josh Dekubber]

I'd like to see it back to its original condition but you could do gas grill on the left and charcoal on the right if it's easier. Just a random thought. The three different height grates on the right could maybe work well with charcoal

 

[Eric-NH]

I'd be curious as to what it has for a regulator as mine is missing. Running off the manual regulator I noticed a big flame increase when I shut one side down, wonder what it needs to run both sides properly