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charcoal rake?

Started by Troy, July 11, 2016, 01:50:48 PM

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Darko

I bought this about 5yrs ago at walmart for 5 bucks. All metal construction.


DonoBBQ

That's hot!

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Too many grills and too little time! Looking for a  BLUE GENESIS GASSER! Will pay a bounty!

Darko


stubblebum

I just bought one like Darko has at Menards for $7 but it has a handle that extends to around 36". I actually bought it for use in the garden. I think there are some plastic parts in the extender so I don't think it would suitable for "hot" use. There were others there with solid handles for less money but I don't recall if the handles were made of wood or metal.

zavod44

I have my cut off hoe I made ten years ago, I was just thinking the other day it may be time to replace it......
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Bob BQ

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charred

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Maxmbob

WTB, Westerner, glen blue,

Maxmbob

WTB, Westerner, glen blue,

Erich

I use a length of 1.5 inch legged angle iron that I had lying around. It works ok and I am too lazy to do more.

My Dad had a length of thin aluminum extrusion. Kinda like 2 inch tall base board.  He bent it into an L shape and used that.  It worked like the thing a croupier uses to rake in the dice on a craps table.

Troy

looks like i'm going shopping for a HOE!

great idea grinding the edge down to better match the kettle contour too @Hell Fire Grill - I will try to do the same (assuming my dremel has enough muscle to do it)

kinger905

I use the Weber ash rake,  it's got a nice length to it and I just leave it hanging off my kettle.



Jon

Quote from: Troy on July 11, 2016, 04:50:03 PM
A few weeks ago I saw a shitty katana at a resale shop. Think I could bend the tip into a rake shape?

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Make the effort. A katana. If the katana works out it could be the best thing ever. Don't just settle for a cut down hoe. Don't even bother using the katana for the real work of moving coals around - just whip it off your back like Toshiro Mifune and poke around under the grill. The Seven Samurai cookin' up something on the Ranch. Badass.

I use a cut down flat nose shovel. I didn't run across a katana.

Troy

Quote from: Jon on July 13, 2016, 10:57:56 PM
Quote from: Troy on July 11, 2016, 04:50:03 PM
A few weeks ago I saw a shitty katana at a resale shop. Think I could bend the tip into a rake shape?

Sent from my SM-N910V using Weber Kettle Club mobile app

Make the effort. A katana. If the katana works out it could be the best thing ever. Don't just settle for a cut down hoe. Don't even bother using the katana for the real work of moving coals around - just whip it off your back like Toshiro Mifune and poke around under the grill. The Seven Samurai cookin' up something on the Ranch. Badass.

I use a cut down flat nose shovel. I didn't run across a katana.

shit. you're right.
I need to do this.