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Saw this laying out by the curb with free sign so I thought I would grab it and see if I can rehab it and pass it along to someone


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Nice double riveted bowl handles. 👍

Ya bowl handles seem ok lid handle was kind of ruff every leg socket is broken I should be able to weld them all back on and get it workable


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That's a keeper. You probly won't see another riveted bowl handle any time soon.

Awesome save.. looking forward to seeing the restoration 8)

Well just dug out the kettle finally scraped off a little of the junk on it to see what was up with the rust it's pretty bad someone had done some patches before this thing was definitely well used
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It's got a pretty big hole in the bottom I may try and weld in some patches and reattach the leg sockets it's a c code grill lid is decent but someone used some kind of bolts to reattach the handle tops of the legs where starting to disintegrate a bit inside the leg sockets


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Ok so after staring at this rusted out kettle bowl for a couple months wondering if it was worth fixing up I decided this weekend to go ahead and do some patch work on it and turn it into a cooker again so I cut out the worst of the rust welded in some new sheet metal and welded the legs back on reattached the top handle by cutting down some screws and countersinking some nuts in the lower handle so it don't burn your fingers I also had to add a little metal around some of the vent holes that was rusted away so I could get them to close up all the way anyway here are a few pics of the patching and finished grill and she is as clean as I'm going to get it it's definitely a cooker not a looker
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Oh YEAH!! It looks grate!! Awesome repair job... she's ready to cook again!

This made my day :)

Wow! You're a miracle worker!!


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Thanks guys after getting it done and back together it felt good I might have to cook on it tonight (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171008/cdf1eed6ebd62a1485377060aaa9a08f.heic)


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Nicely done sir!!


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Man, I cannot believe you got that poor neglected thing back in shape! My first thought was, "Wow. That ain't happenin'!" I eat my words. Grate job!

Very nice. Incredible save.


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Wow that's awesome . That thing was sad. Think of how many more years you put back on its life!!!!!


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Oh damn, you have made me proud with this RR .... I just know that HFG would agree ... Cook on ....  :D :D

Well I lit a fire in it tonight just to burn off any residue from touching up the new metal with the hi temp bbq paint but decided to wait for next time to cook on it I wanted to let it fully detox I'm looking forward to making something on this tomorrow night perhaps I'll grill something it needs it's break in cook again


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Nice repair! Lots more life left in that one.


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Dude, damn. 👏

Wow, just Wow.   thanks for the inspiration!

HOL.E.CRAP!
Amazing, where are those pictures of it cooking


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Awesome job. I have a B code WW that needs the leg sockets welded on. Not nearly as bad as yours but they are hanging by a thread. Very inspiring.


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Good job man, thought that thing was trash


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Amazing restore!..that really looked like a goner...A+++

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Wow!  I would have passed on that as a basket case. Very nice restore! I wish I had those skills.

That's simply incredible.  THAT needs to go on  Weber's social media.  Our fans are so crazy they do stuff like this!

Maybe it's because I don't know how to weld, but that thing would have gone to the metal recycler if it were mine, and I would have gladly put the 30 cent revenue towards hookers 'n booze without a second thought.

I agree, that's a Rescue for the Ages! Front page material if you ask me.

"Oh, you cleaned up your grill and removed a bit of unsightly rust? Gee, that's nice. I re-created the freakin' metal for leg sockets and vents, beotch Now, how do you like your steak?"

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Maybe it's because I don't know how to weld, but that thing would have gone to the metal recycler if it were mine, and I would have gladly put the 30 cent revenue towards hookers 'n booze without a second thought.

I agree, that's a Rescue for the Ages! Front page material if you ask me.

"Oh, you cleaned up your grill and removed a bit of unsightly rust? Gee, that's nice. I re-created the freakin' metal for leg sockets and vents, beotch Now, how do you like your steak?"

Lol this made me laugh my ass off


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Nice job in bringing her back to life. Well done!

@northwestkettle did you remove the rust before welding or did you just let the welder burn it off?  I have access to a MIG setup that I can use to weld mine, but wanted to understand how you prepped everything.  Thanks.

Whit

Quote from: cwmfour on October 20, 2017, 07:54:43 AM
@northwestkettle did you remove the rust before welding or did you just let the welder burn it off?  I have access to a MIG setup that I can use to weld mine, but wanted to understand how you prepped everything.  Thanks.

Whit

I scraped off the lose rust and wire brushed it then cut out the worst of the rust back to solid enough metal to be able to weld in a patch for the largest spot the bowl vent actually was the perfect size to mark out my circle I just used a sharpie to outline the spot and then cut out the bad material with some offset tin snips then traced the same vent on new metal then because the bowl is rounded out I had to cup the metal patch slightly by setting it in a pice or round pipe slightly smaller that the patch and using a mallet forming the metal to approximately the same amount of curve then hold my patch up on the bowl and mark it to match the exact hole opening I cut I forgot to mention I cut the patch just slightly larger than my pattern so I could trim to fit once it was shaped then slowly stitch weld it in the the bowl you just have to weld a little bit at a time or you'll burn through I use magnets to hold the patch even with the bowl to get it started otherwise it's a real pain to keep it where u want to start welding one leg socket was still kind of hanging on so I was able to slowly fill in metal and get it solid once your done welding then I carefully grind the weld flat as I can without hitting the rest of the bowl and thinning it out then I sprayed a little high temp paint on the bare metal spots to help protect it from rust just remember go slow just basically little Tac welds bounce back and forth so spots can cool until it's all stitched together


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Ok so first cook on the kettle was last night I used the SNS and the new stainless grate and cooked up some brats
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Nicely done Sir!

Hey I'm really impressed by your repair. At first I thought that this kettle wasnt worth the effort but the riveted bowl handle makes it pretty unique. Enjoy it in good health.

That's a beauty!! Love the old kettles. That patch is sweet. Got it back to life. Well done


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I am doing a little research for a repair and I came across this thread. I can't believe that I missed it the first time around. Awesome RRR!!!

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Dayum! You were halfway to a LBCF Drum Smoke mod!

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