I recently completed a grill project for my Dad's best friend. He had been cooking on sub par gassers for a long time and was looking to get back into charcoal. He asked for a table grill so I gladly went to work. Awhile back a buddy found a beat up one touch platinum that had no lid and a hole in the bowl that he generously donated to my Weber boneyard. I salvaged the brackets from the bowl, the legs, lower wire rack, wheels and axle. A friend helped me out with welding the brackets to a gently used OTG, after I removed the handles. Then I went to the home improvement center and got the lumber I needed. I used the old plastic table as a template for the new wood version, it's slightly wider than the original but otherwise a direct copy. I felt that the plastic lower side panels just wouldn't do justice to the rest of the grill so I made some wood ones. I had been thinking about making some for a while so this seemed like the perfect time to give it a try. They are made from five stacked boards each, screwed and glued together. Another buddy loaned his drill press to drill the leg holes. The lower wire rack had to be trimmed to fit between the side panels (after a mini panic attack because nothing was fitting together!). Finally I burned the new owners name into the wood handle using a letter branding kit. I applied two coats of golden oak stain and then finished with three coats of helmsman. My Dad's friend loves it! Here are some pictures....
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Wow. So far beyond my skill set I can't even. Gorgeous work!
Congratulations!
Wow, that wood looks so good all over it!!!!! Nice job!
Wow, that looks incredible!
Nice job, for sure
Ok THAT is F'in COOL!!!
The "Ricker" lives! Those are beautiful pictures 1Row. Excellent job!
Quite creative. Very cool project. The Golden Oak really goes perfect with the black kettle.
You must have some serious respect for the guy, huh?
Nice job! It's very stylish and should last a long time.
I don't post very often but had to after seeing this. BEAUTIFUL!!!! Nothing but class and a big HELL YEAH! You done your poppa proud :)
That is really nice!
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Great job brother! I bet that was a fun project.
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Nice job!
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Nicely done. I gave my buddy a cart and kettle. He's planning a similar project.
That's a great mod , stylish and classy
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Are you kidding me? Simple and yet the details are astounding!
That is NICE!
But isn't the bottom rack upside down? I've seen them both directions and someone mentioned that I put mine on "wrong".
Nice job!!
Sweet!!!!
Fantastic!
That looks grate,
@1ROW ! What kind of wood did you use for the table?
That is badass. Great detail work.
Thanks for the kind words guys!! I had a lot of fun with this project, so much so that I am planning on building one for myself as soon as I can put my hands on another OTP.
@brewtownbeatdown, the new owner has been a great family friend since long before my time. We used to go camping with his family a couple times a summer when I was a kid. I was excited that he asked me to help him, he was expecting just a standard table grill, it was fun to surprise him!
@swamprb, good eye. The lower rack is in fact upside down, I just liked the way it looked upside down better so I opted to do it that way.
@Bob BQ, I used pine for the entire project. Pine can be tricky to finish but I have always thought it is an underrated species. It's usually my go to wood for projects like this. Thanks again for all the nice comments and big thanks to the local grill-fellas who helped me out!
that thing is a beauty.
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That is very cool Sir!...congratulations on a job well done
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Nice!
I love it !! You have inspired me. Thank you. :D :D
Quote from: MacEggs on April 28, 2016, 11:14:11 PM
I love it !! You have inspired me. Thank you. :D :D
Agreed with
@MacEggs. This is inspirational, job well done!
Wow what a great job. Really looks sharp.
You have given me a great idea since I just picked up a blue one of those the other day with a cracked table.
Super nice looking work! :)
Love the SS Performer/Genesis tool hooks attached that way also.
thats definitely a nice job! Way to customize it.
Very Cool!
Really nice.......awesome job. I love the look
This is AWESOME! I was looking at rehabbing a one touch platinum I got with a broken table and my first thought was wood would be much better. I also thought the same thing about getting rid of the leg supports! Awesome build! now how did you get that handle?
wow, amazing work!!!
Very clean! Hopefully one day I can find an otp around here.
That is very nice work on that.
Clean. Giving me ideas to make 26 performer
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Beautiful! But is the rack on the bottom upside down? Shouldn't it bend upward to hold things in instead of downward?
It's a 3yr old thread. As for the rack, it doesn't really matter. It's what works best for you.
Quote from: nvandyke on April 29, 2019, 07:21:05 AM
Beautiful! But is the rack on the bottom upside down? Shouldn't it bend upward to hold things in instead of downward?
@nvandyke , I wondered the same thing here.... :D
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/performer-and-one-touch-platinum-an-observation/
Maybe it is to discourage cluttering up the view of that beauty by preventing a bunch of crap from sitting underneath it.
Wow, just noticed this thread got brought back, thanks for the nice comments guys! The rack is in fact upside down. At the time I just liked it better that way. As for the handle, a buddy who dabbles in wood turning knocked that out for me and then I branded it using a letter kit and a blow torch. It was a fun project, hope to do another someday.
Gorgeous
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