new Weber Charcoal baskets, Minion Style

[Jammato]

I will do a better build thread in a few days
Next week we are doing Kansas City Ribs. So I will report th first experiments

[CharliefromLI]

Very cool.

[argentflame]

That's a cool mod.

[Craig]

Kickass mod and great tutorial. These would be especially great for doing pizza cooks!

[BBcue-Z]

Great idea!!!

[5280Jeff]

Great idea! Thanks for the tutorial

[Jammato]

because of all the interest I added a few design notes and pics

when cutting the bottoms, clip the sharp point for safety, also note the top fold is cut back to help in fitting

and see where the bottom hole was enlarged, this is so the vents overlap

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notice the cut is not a 90 degree, the bottoms and sides are not 90 degrees, also see where I had to cut a bit more back near the bottom, this was for fitting purposes

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on the other bottom the bend is not on a 90 either as shown here, also you need to cut for clearance again once bent

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back side shows the angle of the bend  better

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close up of the joint

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to make sure alignments were kept right, I clamped, drilled, bolted, then realigned and did the next, and so on

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on the back sides, one tab cut on one side of one piece and the opposite side of the other

 

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put the back tabs in place and bend them so that the 3rd sections overlap, drill bolt realign drill bolt and do the third bolt
the thing kind of floats there like it does in the original setup, just a bit floppier.

[order66]

My Home Depot has them for 7.99 I think Ill pick up a set to try this.