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I got lucky and picked this up yesterday.  1979 A-code faded black MBH.

Sellers ad. and description

QuoteLarge Weber charcoal bbq on wheels, very good clean condition, hardly used. Comes with a new bag of Match Light Kingsford Charcoal, a partial bag of hickory flavour chips, a package of bbq wipes and a new cover. Great to keep as a spare for when you have a crowd! $25.00 for all.

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My pics.

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It will need some loving care to bring it back to former glory, but overall very good condition.

As part of restoration, I need to figure out how to fix loose lid handle.

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Nice score ... And, a great price, eh.  ;) ;) 

Quote from: greenweb on June 26, 2016, 05:20:40 AMAs part of restoration, I need to figure out how to fix loose lid handle.

Is it loose, as in "ready to fall apart" ?
I recommend hitting the handle with 0000 steel wool, then tung oil. Then a couple 3 coats of spar varnish.  It will look nice.
Should tighten up if it's not too loose.

Quote from: MacEggs on June 26, 2016, 05:42:28 AM
Nice score ... And, a great price, eh.  ;) ;) 

Quote from: greenweb on June 26, 2016, 05:20:40 AMAs part of restoration, I need to figure out how to fix loose lid handle.

Is it loose, as in "ready to fall apart" ?
I recommend hitting the handle with 0000 steel wool, then tung oil. Then a couple 3 coats of spar varnish.  It will look nice.
Should tighten up if it's not too loose.

How will varnish tighten it up? You mean by soaking in the rivets kind of?

I have one that's loose as well, reason I ask.

Nice score btw, you've been finding a few here lately.


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Quote from: MacEggs on June 26, 2016, 05:42:28 AM
Nice score ... And, a great price, eh.  ;) ;) 

Quote from: greenweb on June 26, 2016, 05:20:40 AMAs part of restoration, I need to figure out how to fix loose lid handle.

Is it loose, as in "ready to fall apart" ?
I recommend hitting the handle with 0000 steel wool, then tung oil. Then a couple 3 coats of spar varnish.  It will look nice.
Should tighten up if it's not too loose.

2 rivets on the handle needs to be somehow tighten up, replaced or have top and bottom wood sections glued together.

It is about 1or 2mm play and I  could live with it for now but I want to fix this along with few other things. 

I will take your recommendation on finishing the wood.

@Travis , maybe "tighten up" was the wrong choice of words.  Sorry, man.

When I rescued a A code blackie 3 years ago, the handle moved around some, and the top and bottom would move independently,
but based on the description above, not nearly as bad.  When I applied the spar, the two pieces stuck together, and they no longer move.

@greenweb , as far as I know, there is no way to tighten the actual rivets.  Maybe a time for a 2-rivet Zavandle.  :D

Good score dude. If you really wanted to keep that handle maybe pop a little of that Gorilla glue in there.

Sweet score!  What did you do with the Match Light? 

Quote from: MrHoss on June 26, 2016, 09:01:58 AM
Good score dude. If you really wanted to keep that handle maybe pop a little of that Gorilla glue in there.

Thanks! I was going to use your suggestion , but no real gap between two pieces to glue.   On a closer inspection, it looks like I need to shim between the wood and the metal portion.

Quote from: Mac on June 26, 2016, 10:54:01 AM
Sweet score!  What did you do with the Match Light? 

Thanks!  It will be used to burn-in the kettle.  I won't use it for cooking food.  One time with other kettle score,  I got whole bunch of free old charcoals that smelled moldy.  I did not even use it for burning in. I ended up trashing it all.

With KKB as cheap as it is on sale, I wouldn't even use the Match Light to burn it in.  Might end up tainting the kettle, and possibly future cooks, with a petroleum smell.  I'd trash it or give it to someone who doesn't know any better.

Yeah, but we don't get KBB on sale here.

Nice find.  That's a solid looking old Weber.