My hack grill

[Haywire]

Got to playing around with the 20lb propane tank that I cut for a test and made a small grill. Nothing fancy, just me piddling with the plasma and welder. The top is 300F but the handles are cool to the touch. I didn't expect that. I need to put a pipe on the exhaust, don't have anything suitable at the moment. If it hangs around, I will take a wire wheel to it and put a coat of grill paint on it.

 

[deereman75]

Nice work! You might want to put a hinge on the back, so you can just tilt it up, insted of lifting it. What did you do to the bottom of it? I am kind of wanting to build a horizontal one, but I am not sure what I would have to do the bottom of it.

 

[Haywire]

I cut a piece of expanded metal to hold the coals off the bottom and drilled three 1" holes for air. The exhaust hole on top is 2". No reason for those sizes, I was just guesstimating. I have a 30lb tank to make a horizontal one, but really want a 40. The 30 is just a little too short.

If I put a hinge on it and had the weight of the lid hanging off the back, I think it might tip over.

 

[creekbend]

Innovative.:thumbsup:

 

[Thomas]

Steak chop w/oinons and peppers wrap in foil...test run..good idea.

 

[jake98]

It's like an ultimate act of defiance, charcoal in a propane tank! :laughing:

 

[Haywire]

Just a quick update.... The handles do get a bit warm to the touch when you build a real fire in it. The steaks came out perfect... pink and juicy but no blood.

Ian

PS... I need to put some sheet metal under it. I kept the wood under that thing wet constantly to put out the cinders that fell out the bottom holes.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Is that base the the steering-wheel off your tractor?:laughing:

Good catch Jake98.

 

[SandburRanch]

Just a quick update.... The handles do get a bit warm to the touch when you build a real fire in it. The steaks came out perfect... pink and juicy but no blood.

Ian

PS... I need to put some sheet metal under it. I kept the wood under that thing wet constantly to put out the cinders that fell out the bottom holes.

Allow me to give you a tip from experience about the bottom vent holes. Weld them closed and forget they were ever there.

Now drill a series of 1/4 holes in a line around the tank just below the expanded metal the charcoal is on. This will give even air flow to all the charcoal from the outer edges inward. When finished grilling close the top vent and any charcoal will go out to be used next time if the lid seals fairly well. And it will after the grill is used a few times.

My rectangle factory aluminum grill bottom vents have been closed for 30 years.

 

[Combustix]

Pretty nice Now if you turned it into a small propane propane grill, that would be really cool