Cody Bratton
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How long was the skyline series was produced?
Very nice! Do you have more pics?.
Excellent! I'm thinking about grabbing one or more juniors for projects. I have quite a few projects on Deck but considering starting some juniors.Just one other in this thread: 3-Burner Genesis Junior Skyline Edition Thread I still have to finish the mounting holes and repaint the end caps.
Josh,Excellent! I'm thinking about grabbing one or more juniors for projects. I have quite a few projects on Deck but considering starting some juniors.
I've done some research and been able to find out where I can source parts. Not sure about grates though. Do you know of any 9mm SS grates available. Or possibly I'd have to have them custom made or cut down some myself from a larger set.
What are the best tools to use for cutting these grates, and then what’s the process, if any, that would need to be done on the bare cutoff ends that remain?Josh,
You can use regular Genesis grates and simply cut-off the excess width. They are identical front to back. Fairly easy to do on stainless rod grates.
The solution on burners is to use regular x000 Genesis ones and have them cut and rewelded at a sheet metal shop. There are some people selling ones made that way. Other parts can be more challenging, but the good thing is that since the Jr. (unlike the Spirit) is just a hacksawed regular Genesis (reminds me of how the AMC Hornet became the Gremlin!), there are a lot of interchangeable parts.
In restoring grills as old as these Jr. I think you have to be realistic that some of the parts will be less than perfect. A little "patina" on a 30-year-old grill is OK!
I have some extra Jr. parts that I might be interested in selling at realistic prices.
Awesome thanks Jon!Josh,
You can use regular Genesis grates and simply cut-off the excess width. They are identical front to back. Fairly easy to do on stainless rod grates.
The solution on burners is to use regular x000 Genesis ones and have them cut and rewelded at a sheet metal shop. There are some people selling ones made that way. Other parts can be more challenging, but the good thing is that since the Jr. (unlike the Spirit) is just a hacksawed regular Genesis (reminds me of how the AMC Hornet became the Gremlin!), there are a lot of interchangeable parts.
In restoring grills as old as these Jr. I think you have to be realistic that some of the parts will be less than perfect. A little "patina" on a 30-year-old grill is OK!
I have some extra Jr. parts that I might be interested in selling at realistic prices.
I would probably use a 14 inch masonry saw with a carborundum blade for cutting steel. A regular stationary cut off saw isn't going to work very well. Definitely going to want I saw where either the blade is on a moving slide or the table is on wheels so that you can cut all the way through / across your grates I think that would be the easiest way to make sure you get your grates square with perfectly straight cut. Otherwise I'm sure I could take my time and use a grinder with a cut off wheel carborundum blade but either way I would use the grinder to round off the sharp edges after it's cut.What are the best tools to use for cutting these grates, and then what’s the process, if any, that would need to be done on the bare cutoff ends that remain?
Or is this something that would also need to be done at a machine shop?
What are the best tools to use for cutting these grates, and then what’s the process, if any, that would need to be done on the bare cutoff ends that remain?
Or is this something that would also need to be done at a machine shop?
Josh,
You can use regular Genesis grates and simply cut-off the excess width. They are identical front to back. Fairly easy to do on stainless rod grates.
The solution on burners is to use regular x000 Genesis ones and have them cut and rewelded at a sheet metal shop. There are some people selling ones made that way. Other parts can be more challenging, but the good thing is that since the Jr. (unlike the Spirit) is just a hacksawed regular Genesis (reminds me of how the AMC Hornet became the Gremlin!), there are a lot of interchangeable parts.
In restoring grills as old as these Jr. I think you have to be realistic that some of the parts will be less than perfect. A little "patina" on a 30-year-old grill is OK!
I have some extra Jr. parts that I might be interested in selling at realistic prices.