So this was on Offer Up for three weeks before I noticed it...
"Asador de Carbon."
I went on a bit of a drive to go pick this one up, and when I got there I made the pickup very quickly using my limited Spanish. It had definitely fallen on hard times.
The handle was completely shot, with one rivet replaced with a screw that I cut myself on as it was sticking up out of the bottom of the handle.
It was BADLY out of round. I didn't realize this from the picture online. I wondered if it would hug back into shape.
The legs and triangle had been spray painted.
The front leg was a solid iron bar, also painted.
The triangle was being held on to a screw where the thumbscrews used to be, using baling wire.
The tires were old lawnmower tires, attached using nails bent through holes drilled into the triangle.
So...there was work to be done.
I ordered a new front leg, but when it came, the new front did not work with the old back legs, so I just replaced them all with a new leg and wheel set. Once again, if anyone has any steel wheels out there, I'd be glad to buy them!
I hugged the bowl into shape...Very slowly and carefully. The lid sits very nicely on the bowl now.
I cleaned the bowl and lid pretty thoroughly. I went through more razor blades on this restore than any other.
And so, with all that done, here it is put back together:
No Patent Pending on the lid, plus thumbscrews tell me that this would be a mid to late 1960s model.
The rougher side...tempted to paint the spots, especially after seeing some of
@swamprb and his work.
Full disclosure: The ash catcher is from my Wood Dale Fleetwood. I'm just planning on moving it from one to the other depending on which one I'm cooking on. I know others are looking for 26er ash pans...has anyone ever fabricated an ash pan?
I'm waiting on a replacement handle, but my dad made me some handles, and I modified this one to fit on the Aristocrat in the meantime.
Also, one of the daisy wheels was missing, but I'm still working on drilling out the rivet...any advice on this would be great!
Two more pics: One with the Wood Dale Fleetwood...it's interesting to see the difference in shape between these two from the early 60s. And finally, all my reds together.
I can't wait to use it, and give it the love that it had been missing all these years.
Thanks for looking!
Topic: Asador de Carbon, AKA an Aristocrat (Read 5800 times)