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Finally got my new master touch delivered today and put it together. Sorry but I didn't get pictures, I was too excited to get it together. Haven't broke it in yet but hoping to find some time tomorrow. Been waiting for this moment for a few years now and it finally came. I have been eyeballing the slow n sear also but being from Canada, with the exchange and shipping, it puts it at $175. Can't realy justify that right now so I will have to put my fab skills to the test and use up some of the scrap metal that I have laying around and build a poor mans version to get me through till I can justify it. I will post pictures of the final result. The master touch comes with charcoal baskets but I think I can build something a bit better fit in the kettle than them. I guess we'll see.

Congratulations, looking forward to the pics!

Well this is what I got done today so far

Some online math calculations
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Some templates
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Some scrap stainless I had laying around
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Some tools
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A bit of time and some peices
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Very nice!  Are you going to make the water holding front too?


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Yep. I have it cut just need to take it to buddy's shop to have it bent in the brake. Probably not going to compare to the SnS but it will have to do until I can justify buying one.

I like your style!!  You have some nice tools, I must say.

I have made custom baskets using EM (expanded metal).  A cardboard template is key to getting it done.

IMO, the water reservoir is not necessary, but that's just my opinion.  Look forward to seeing the finished product.  :D :D


http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/been-doing-some-fabricating-(pic-heavy)/

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/a-couple-trials-using-homemade-charcoal-baskets/

MacEggs, just checked out your links. Some pretty cool stuff and nice work. Great thinking out of the box

Looks good so far. Keep us posted.


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We'll got'er done today. Had to resort to my mig welder as I just got the tig welder and my technique is something to be desired. I think it is a bit bigger that the real sns but I'm sure it will do the job. Had a couple leaks in the water trough but after some grinding and rewelding I got it sealed up.

Here's my goto welder. Love this thing
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(http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab46/blstomper/Cool%20pics/552BA123-1612-4398-B413-8478F7A545F5_zpszjmt226a.jpg) (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/blstomper/media/Cool%20pics/552BA123-1612-4398-B413-8478F7A545F5_zpszjmt226a.jpg.html)

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That looks fantastic!!  Looking forward to your first cook with it.


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Looks awesome! Nice work


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Thanks guys. It was a fun project. Here's a chimney and a bit
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Nice work! Turned out awesome. I take it it is not a SS but reg. steel material.

You're right!!! Your welds look like crap ;D

All kidding aside, they look way better than anything I could do.

You did a great job. Two thumbs up!

Over the top impressive. Awesome

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Looks good.  I believe @abcbarbecue is coming up with a lower priced SNS looks similar to this


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Good job!!! Am considering one of those for a 26er. Not stainless, though.

I've made several frustums of various sizes. For myself, the patterns take a while & are worth the effort.

Thanks guys.
Did a dry run (no meat) today with it and temps bounced between 230-260 for 10 hours and there was still about 1" of water in the resivoir. The ash seemed to hang up a bit in the screen but I knocked them down around the 6 hour mark with some tongs and solved that problem. I also had to sweep the one touch a few times to clean the ash out of the bottom of the bowl so the air flow wasn't restricted. With the mesh size in the screen I used and the charcoal grate beneath, the holes were quite small so I can see why the ash was hanging up. Maybe some careful placement to make the screen holes and charcoal grate match up might fix this problem. Other than that I'm real happy with it.

Quote from: WMT on May 03, 2017, 08:42:02 PMDid a dry run (no meat) today with it and temps bounced between 230-260 for 10 hours and there was still about 1" of water in the resivoir.

That is a sweet looking custom charcoal basket ....
But, c'mon man .... 10 hour trial with no meat ?? .... You could've been eating like a king righta 'bout now ...  ??? ;D ;) ;)
A hunk of meat on the grill will affect the temperature and time, so be mindful of that ...

Yeah I know, I know. Shoulda put something on but I didn't have anything thawed out and didn't feel like running into town. Don't worry it won't happen again.
Yeah I realize it will act different with a chunk of meat on it. Did all these tests with my UDS also just to get a benchmark. So far so good. Next test will be a real world test

WMT that is a great project and I'll bet it was fun. You are going to love the MT - I finally got one and it is really nice to cook on. Congratulations.

Enjoy the summer

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