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WOW i enjoyed the pics and story....thanks for sharing. good luck on your project and hope to see the end results (pics)
I found this place http://www.kamadobbq.com/Shop-PARTS---ACCESSORIES.htmlThe Primo Kamodos are a knockoff of the bge...
Here's the measurements...
http://primogrill.com/2010/07/17/specifications-primo-kamado/
Thanks!! Have no fear there will be plenty of pictures for sure!!!WOW i enjoyed the pics and story....thanks for sharing. good luck on your project and hope to see the end results (pics)
That is a good Idea it would have to go all the way up the side, or I could put feet on it to support it I guess. For that matter just a metal plate at the bottom with legs and then the ceramic would be supported. Ideas are a flowing! Wish my dad was still alive, he was a journeyman weldermake a metal base with sides kinda like a cake pan with matching holes in the bottom so that the ceramic can sit in it but be supported.
Thanks for the information. From what I've been told the ceramics are a refractory type, able to with stand temps above 2,000*F. Not sure I want to get into making my own. for now I plan on wiring it up and making a support for the bottom. If that doesn't work I will pick up one of the ones off ebay or from big green egg.Good luck and thanks for shareing. I rember in ceramics class my professer made some mixture of clays and sand to make his own wood fired kiln. You might want to look into something like that. He build his form out of cardboard for the shape and 2x4 for the weight.
My thinking with the cost factor on this is if it exceeds the price of a new ceramic firebox, then I would more than likely go the ceramic route. As much as I'd like to use as much that is original it may not be fiscally feasible.Using a flat bar frame would be fairly easy to fabricate and would give a flat support area. Where wire would not give you the same support..... I know it is costly, but I would go with stainless steel, it will not decay as nearly as fast as carbon steel and will stand up to temperature better than electroplating.....But that is just me.......SB
My thinking with the cost factor on this is if it exceeds the price of a new ceramic firebox, then I would more than likely go the ceramic route. As much as I'd like to use as much that is original it may not be fiscally feasible.
I probably could do most the fabrication if the flat bar was 1/8" stock. I could still heat and bend, and even drill it if needed. If I had to cut it I could probably even manage that with the tools that I have. If I could use aluminum there would be no question I could do all that and just bolt everything together! I may play around with some lighter weight materials and shape a pattern to test if would even work. Then if it did I could take the pattern to my welder friends with case of beer and several racks of ribs!
Thanks AE! Yep lots of good memories for sure! I can't wait for it to warm up enough so I can get the Casa all cleaned up and smoking!That’s an amazing story! A lot of history in that Casa. I am sure it brings back a lot of good memories. Glad you all were reunited. Enjoy!!
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I've been researching for several years, all the way back to the patent! Nothing made for the Casa Q anymore. In fact this may be the only one in existence, no joke!Nothing like getting back something that was in the family for so long.... I would just keep searching for all things needed for the restoration