Summit 420 repair attempt

[Bruce]

Only way to truly measure the temps is an IR gun or remote grate level thermometer. The lid thermometers are not made to be highly accurate and a lot has to do with where it is placed. And larry is correct about the size of the grill. Open a Q100 at 500 degrees and you get a heat wave. Open a Summit 670 at 500 degrees and you raise the temps in the neighborhood by .87 degrees.

 

[Eric-NH]

Only way to truly measure the temps is an IR gun or remote grate level thermometer. The lid thermometers are not made to be highly accurate and a lot has to do with where it is placed. And larry is correct about the size of the grill. Open a Q100 at 500 degrees and you get a heat wave. Open a Summit 670 at 500 degrees and you raise the temps in the neighborhood by .87 degrees.

That comment about raising the neighborhood temp got me to chuckle!

 

[Eric-NH]

Playing around, thinking this would be a decent start to a patch kit. Would also address where the grates sit

 

[Bruce]

Aluminum or stainless?

 

[Eric-NH]

This is CHEAP stainless I picked up to practice with. It would be higher quality stainless I would use

 

[Fred Smith]

This is CHEAP stainless I picked up to practice with. It would be higher quality stainless I would use

Have you considered pull off the whole bottom and use it as a template? Both can be removed.

 

[Eric-NH]

Have you considered pull off the whole bottom and use it as a template? Both can be removed.

That's my end goal, I haven't sourced large enough metal yet. And I want to practice these bends a bit first before trying with the larger piece