That feeling when you know what is about to happen next will be amazing....


 
Jon Tofte said:
...I think the shiny back is just that he got the aluminum totally clean and smooth. The perforated box looks like a wood chip smoker box to me.
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Confirmed, shiny and smooth aluminum back of firebox. It's pretty hard to express my disappointment when I found the broken hingepin ear. So. Many. Hours. I get a little obsessive compulsive when I get excited, which is something I am sure none of you can relate to /s



Jon Tofte said:
...Maybe we can work out a swap of one of my red hoods for your Skyline hood! Jon
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Let me give the new hood a once over - if it's not up to snuff, you're on!



Bruce said:
That is a smoker box. I have one (longer) for my genesis. Drop the wood chips in and it sits between two of the EW flavo bars. They work wonderfully. Mine was about $15 on Amazon.]
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Confirmed, smoker box. Although, I find that even when I soak the woodchips, it's a little too small of a box if you're going to be on for hours like when doing ribs. I end up swapping chips almost hourly when I pop in to baste. It was tough at the beginning, timing it to minimize hood-open heat loss (LOOKIN AIN'T COOKIN!), but with a lot of practice and timing I have gotten a routine that goes pretty quickly. I am now a master baster. No 'wet wood in the small box' jokes, please.
 
THyde said:
By the way, I'm a big fan of wood side tables and wood on the bottom. Just saying.
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I know - me too. I was initially drawn to the ease of maintenance of the durawood, but after seeing the beauties so many of you have put up, I know it's just a matter of time before I replace them all with a nice stained hardwood.

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It's just an angle grinder and wire brush. That's how my rehab grills look when I finish them.
 
Jon Tofte said:
I believe he is saying the firebox hinge part is broken.
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Yup.

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Jeff MA said:
Thanks Xavier.

I used Stainless 1/4" x 20 5/8" long tapered bolts.
Weber uses splined bolts with those thin "speed nuts" originally.
You can reuse the nuts if you want too.

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I know this post was from 4 years ago, but these things are the holy grail to me. Do you happen to recall where you found them? I am in Canada and our hardware choices don't seem as robust as yours. Nicely done. I keep dragging items home from hardware and they just don't work. This is what I see on Mcmaster https://www.mcmaster.com/bolts/thre...l/flat-head-profile~undercut/drive-style~hex/
 
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This forum is amazing how a topic can go on for years and still be relevant! I love going back through the archives and learning.
 
Joanne Settle said:
I know this post was from 4 years ago, but these things are the holy grail to me. Do you happen to recall where you found them? I am in Canada and our hardware choices don't seem as robust as yours. Nicely done. I keep dragging items home from hardware and they just don't work. This is what I see on Mcmaster https://www.mcmaster.com/bolts/thre...l/flat-head-profile~undercut/drive-style~hex/
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I got mine from a local hardware store but the ones Bruce pointed out are probably much cheaper but you typically have to buy in bulk to offset the Shipping cost.

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Jeff MA said:
I got mine from a local hardware store but the ones Bruce pointed out are probably much cheaper but you typically have to buy in bulk to offset the Shipping cost.

Jeff
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Thanks for the reply, I've placed an order with Mcmaster-Carr. Last month I tried, but it got rejected. This time, they asked me to put a company name on it, and have shipped.
 
I think that story Xavier wrote is one of the best ever posted here! It so perfectly captures someone catching Weberitis big-time and having to figure out how to not get in trouble at home:sneaky:!
 
I used M6x1x14 Pan Head Phillips machine screws on mine (M6x12 would also have worked, but I had the 14s). The M6 size fits right into the counterbore of the end caps. They're still a little proud of the surface, but I think they look fine. If you use 1/4-20 machine screws, the OD of the head is just a little too big to fit in the cbore.
 
I don’t know what kind of voodoo magic happened! Last night at 8:00pm mcmaster-carr processed my order, my shipment was delivered to my door in 🇨🇦 at 10:00 am today!!! I lost 3 weeks going to big box stores and specialty hardware shops looking for SS and not finding the right stuff, and these guys came through in 12 hours!!! “you get a speed nut, and you get a speed nut” !! blown away by the service.
 

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Wow Joanne! I have always had them shipped to my in-laws in the US and picked them up on our next visit because I figured the shipping to 🇨🇦 would be too expensive. How much was shipping if you don’t mind me asking?
 
Joanne Settle said:
I don’t know what kind of voodoo magic happened! Last night at 8:00pm mcmaster-carr processed my order, my shipment was delivered to my door in 🇨🇦 at 10:00 am today!!! I lost 3 weeks going to big box stores and specialty hardware shops looking for SS and not finding the right stuff, and these guys came through in 12 hours!!! “you get a speed nut, and you get a speed nut” !! blown away by the service.
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I have dealt with McMaster nearly my entire working career, since the mid-70s. This is the norm. They cater to businesses where time is money and downtime is unacceptable. They are top notch and I have nothing but praise for them...but just beware that, since dealing with them on a personal level after retiring, the shipping charges can mount, something that I was never aware of on a business level. My last order of 6 items was shipped in 4 shipments and I was billed accordingly.

EDIT 10/13/2021: I have just placed a new order with McMaster and shipping cost is now quoted during checkout. I now have zero complaints with McMaster.
 
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