and the coals are adjustable height by using the jack handle, the grill surface is fixed. I love finding stuff like this, innovative and fun reuse/upcycle of old car parts
Thanks Jesse, what a surprise to find my grill on your blog! Really, I posted it on Facebook group "scrap metal art" as of tonight it has almost 56 thousand likes! I sit in awe.
It shouldn't be a surprise, I share cool stuff and your grill is outstanding! Were you reading my blog previous to my posting your grill? I just found Scrap Metal Art yesterday, and your grill was the reason! That is a fantastic creation!
I forgot to ask, how did this novel reuse of a bumper jack get inspired? Do you make stuff often? Have you powdercoated these, or just hi temp painted them?
Thanks again Jessee, first there is hardly a day that goes by that I don't check out your blog. I can't remember how exactly I came up with the plan except that I needed a new grill. I do build a lot of things from just about anything that I can upcycle. I have owned my own small body shop since 1986 and have learned many skills by doing. I used high temp paint inside the rim and automotive paint on the outside to no ill effect.
Well it's a mighty fine thing to have tools, a shop, welding skill and gear, and the variety of spare parts in the garage to choose what will make the best grill! Seriously interesting choice, as I doubt many people would even consider a bumper jack as the stand. An engine stand, sure, but most huge grills are used less than 1/2 their capacity is my guess. One big enough for a couple burgers, brats, dogs, or a couple steaks is really what I guess the majority of grills are used for. Are the wheels some timing gears? I don't recognize them for sure, but they look like some import inline 6 cam gear or something like that. Well, dang, if you've been looking at this blog, why the heck didn't you crow a bit and share cool stuff with me and the other readers? Dang it, you're making me work to find stuff! Oh well, it's not like I'm ever going to stop surfing the internet to look around anyway. Wow, you're getting close to 40 years of your own shop, that's really impressive, it's tough as hell to keep a business in operation considering the variety of challenges. Anything come to mind as the most told story from your years with customers? The one that you've told more than most?
Good Insite on the size of a grill that one usually needs as I have only ever grilled for the wife and I or for another couple but rarely. Back to the grill, the wheels are from an old push reel lawn mower. As I said my shop is small in fact now it's only by brother and me but we stay busy and have done some very good things that I would like to share with you but I haven't seen a way to send you pictures with the text. (likely just me overlooking a link or something). As for a customer story to share I'm going to pick one and try to condense it for better reading and get back to you, yet I do have a few good ones. Thank you for your interest and time.
Oh those wheels are hard to see. I couldn't tell, but was guessing more car parts. Oh, email me! jbohjkl@yahoo.com this comment section doesn't have the ability to add images.
Hahaha, that's brilliant!
ReplyDeleteand the coals are adjustable height by using the jack handle, the grill surface is fixed. I love finding stuff like this, innovative and fun reuse/upcycle of old car parts
DeleteThanks Jesse, what a surprise to find my grill on your blog! Really, I posted it on Facebook group "scrap metal art" as of tonight it has almost 56 thousand likes! I sit in awe.
ReplyDeleteIt shouldn't be a surprise, I share cool stuff and your grill is outstanding!
DeleteWere you reading my blog previous to my posting your grill?
I just found Scrap Metal Art yesterday, and your grill was the reason!
That is a fantastic creation!
I forgot to ask, how did this novel reuse of a bumper jack get inspired? Do you make stuff often? Have you powdercoated these, or just hi temp painted them?
DeleteThanks again Jessee, first there is hardly a day that goes by that I don't check out your blog. I can't remember how exactly I came up with the plan except that I needed a new grill. I do build a lot of things from just about anything that I can upcycle. I have owned my own small body shop since 1986 and have learned many skills by doing. I used high temp paint inside the rim and automotive paint on the outside to no ill effect.
DeleteWell it's a mighty fine thing to have tools, a shop, welding skill and gear, and the variety of spare parts in the garage to choose what will make the best grill!
DeleteSeriously interesting choice, as I doubt many people would even consider a bumper jack as the stand. An engine stand, sure, but most huge grills are used less than 1/2 their capacity is my guess.
One big enough for a couple burgers, brats, dogs, or a couple steaks is really what I guess the majority of grills are used for.
Are the wheels some timing gears? I don't recognize them for sure, but they look like some import inline 6 cam gear or something like that.
Well, dang, if you've been looking at this blog, why the heck didn't you crow a bit and share cool stuff with me and the other readers? Dang it, you're making me work to find stuff! Oh well, it's not like I'm ever going to stop surfing the internet to look around anyway.
Wow, you're getting close to 40 years of your own shop, that's really impressive, it's tough as hell to keep a business in operation considering the variety of challenges. Anything come to mind as the most told story from your years with customers? The one that you've told more than most?
Good Insite on the size of a grill that one usually needs as I have only ever grilled for the wife and I or for another couple but rarely. Back to the grill, the wheels are from an old push reel lawn mower. As I said my shop is small in fact now it's only by brother and me but we stay busy and have done some very good things that I would like to share with you but I haven't seen a way to send you pictures with the text. (likely just me overlooking a link or something). As for a customer story to share I'm going to pick one and try to condense it for better reading and get back to you, yet I do have a few good ones. Thank you for your interest and time.
ReplyDeleteOh those wheels are hard to see. I couldn't tell, but was guessing more car parts.
DeleteOh, email me! jbohjkl@yahoo.com
this comment section doesn't have the ability to add images.