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Title: Charcoal basket enlightment
Post by: Skouson on April 11, 2010, 10:15:14 am

This is not my idea. I found it on another site.

I've built about 12 UDS's over the past several months.  I'd always bent the expanded metal for the charcoal basket with the long axis of the metal diamond holes oriented horizontally.  This required a tremendous of effort and considerable and frequent use of blue language.

Yesterday, I made two baskets, orienting the long axis of the diamond holes vertically.  It was vastly easier to bend and fasten with bolts.

Mission accomplished, only a little bloodletting, and no blasphemy!

Wish I'd learned this months ago.





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Title: Re: Charcoal basket enlightment
Post by: jmcrig on April 11, 2010, 10:26:53 am

As we live and learn. But, how can there be a real feeling of accomplishment without the "bloodletting and the blasphemy"?
Looks good.  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Charcoal basket enlightment
Post by: Spicy Mike on April 11, 2010, 12:24:26 pm

That wire sure likes to bite don't it?

Title: Re: Charcoal basket enlightment
Post by: rogerskouson on June 14, 2010, 05:44:31 pm

So old and still teachable>>>>> ;D

Title: Re: Charcoal basket enlightment
Post by: skou on June 18, 2010, 07:34:10 pm

Roger, just what the heck are YOU doing here?

For the rest of you guys, gotta watch those Skousons.  (I think they breed like rabbits!) :D

steve

Title: Re: Charcoal basket enlightment
Post by: skou on June 18, 2010, 07:38:16 pm

Funny thing, Sterling (first poster)'s first coal basket was a square-based one, made out of a single piece of expanded metal, cut in a "celtic cross" shape.  2 of the sides should have been easy to bend, and the other 2 should have been difficult.

steve