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Title: 18.5" kettle to SJP conversion - who's done it?
Post by: swamprb on December 19, 2014, 05:39:47 AM
I've seen them, but my searches come up empty. Who's done it and has pics?
Title: Re: 18.5" kettle to SJ conversion - who's done it?
Post by: MacEggs on December 19, 2014, 07:20:11 AM
There might be more threads, but all I can remember are these two:

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/tuck-n-carry-mod-done-finally!!!/

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/18'-to-a-jumbo-joe-mod/
Title: Re: 18.5" kettle to SJ conversion - who's done it?
Post by: Red Kettle Rich on December 19, 2014, 07:24:24 AM
Please pardon me - I may be a bit dense but I don't understand converting an 18.5" kettle to an SJ.  Do you mean reducing the 18's diameter to 14.5 inches - sounds silly to me - Or do you mean adding a "tamale pot" and making a maxi-mini WSM?  I keep meaning to put a stacker on my JJ - that should work 8)
Title: Re: 18.5" kettle to SJ conversion - who's done it?
Post by: Troy on December 19, 2014, 08:17:22 AM
i think he means converting an 18 to a jumbo joe
Title: Re: 18.5" kettle to SJ conversion - who's done it?
Post by: Craig on December 19, 2014, 12:26:14 PM
Here's one I've got. I didn't do the mod, Duke made this one. It had "The Traveler" style legs here.

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/19/b67023601ba159fc3c856fd742efd85c.jpg)

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/19/2b6d5be1aea9b6d5e463743cc3813c96.jpg)

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/19/655c4ea0d56fd607dd6d08cad4d0ffde.jpg)

Here's one I made incorporating the Gummi" mod.

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/19/0b93c79ba2792790847afbc768652221.jpg)

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/19/c13a8be1834723b07b20d5b1ab4f4d36.jpg)
Title: Re: 18.5" kettle to SJ conversion - who's done it?
Post by: swamprb on December 19, 2014, 02:30:40 PM
Cool! Thanks for the pics and links. They shook the cobwebs off my brain!

The only mod I had done to an SJP was adding a One-Touch system.