donor kettles

[charred]

i want a yellow!

[Troy]

i use donor kettles to re-hab more desireable grills.

I picked up a $20 OTG this week, practically brand spanking new.
Every part will get used.

Triangle will go to a red OTG in need of a triangle.
legs, wheels, ash sweep, ring, bucket will go to a blue that's been hiding on the side of my house for 6 months
Lid is going to a local guy making a UDS

Bowl will get painted and turned into a planter.

[CharliefromLI]

Oh man I couldn't do that. To me it sends a message that the sweeps aren't important, and so neither is heat control nor charcoal conservation. All of that works against someone's understanding and appreciating what the machine can do. I'm telling' ya it's a path to the dark side.

"Wait, let me fix it first." Now they also know it's repairable and worth fixing. A quick lesson about the sweeps' use when handing it over completes the cycle.

Let me clarify:The sweeps functions don't turn. I wanted to move them to better kettle that needs sweeps but the sweep handle has been fused together by high heat and abuse. It will not release with a screwdriver as it's supposed to.

Leaving the beater intact, new sweeps ordered from Amazon for kettle in need.

[Craig]

will go to a blue that's been hiding on the side of my house for 6 months

Sounds familiar around my house...

[Troy]

will go to a blue that's been hiding on the side of my house for 6 months

Sounds familiar around my house...

speaking of which, you no longer owe me a triangle. This planter is going to get stub legs, no triangle.

[fedex]

I've built 138 UDS's with two in the final stages right now.  I use Weber lids, Food Grates (when I can), Charcoal Grates (for the ash baskets, all the handles and sometimes the kettle rims.  All donors have been black mostly either free or under $25.00.  A few have been just to good to use as donors.  I've cleaned up and given several to friends and two of them went to the local VFW hall.  The abused and abandoned kettles still serve a purpose.

[addicted-to-smoke]

Oh man I couldn't do that. To me it sends a message that the sweeps aren't important, and so neither is heat control nor charcoal conservation. All of that works against someone's understanding and appreciating what the machine can do. I'm telling' ya it's a path to the dark side.

"Wait, let me fix it first." Now they also know it's repairable and worth fixing. A quick lesson about the sweeps' use when handing it over completes the cycle.

Let me clarify:The sweeps functions don't turn. I wanted to move them to better kettle that needs sweeps but the sweep handle has been fused together by high heat and abuse. It will not release with a screwdriver as it's supposed to.

Leaving the beater intact, new sweeps ordered from Amazon for kettle in need.

You were clear but it seems I wasn't.

[SteveZ]

@addicted-to-smoke ,sorry I actually bought at Menards but I would bet the other big boxes have the Aluminum Tube where you buy the other milled metal.