Going to add a top rack for my OKJ Highland. While I like the pre-fab racks, I think their design reduces about 2-3” of cooking space side to side on both levels. This is due to its design—no need for bolts or welds. I can’t fault the design as it’s genius for this scenario.
They’re built with mild steel angle and expanded metal—pretty standard. The way they sit in pics on their site is with the welds of the expanded metal not showing, so the flat part of the angle is horizontal and on top of the expanded metal. The other part of the angle sits vertically/perpendicular to the stock rack rests.
However, I want to maximize my space. I’d like to build the same racks (only wider). Further, I’d like to flip the rack over so the horizontal flat part of the angle is sitting on the stock rack rests and the vertical part of the angle creates a lip for the bottom rack. This should give me another 1/2” to 1” clearance between top and bottom racks.
Apart from aesthetics, is there any reason not to flip the grate? Would using flat or round bar work as well as angle or would it warp or bend? I think flat would warp but not sure about the bar.
Thoughts?
TIA
They’re built with mild steel angle and expanded metal—pretty standard. The way they sit in pics on their site is with the welds of the expanded metal not showing, so the flat part of the angle is horizontal and on top of the expanded metal. The other part of the angle sits vertically/perpendicular to the stock rack rests.
However, I want to maximize my space. I’d like to build the same racks (only wider). Further, I’d like to flip the rack over so the horizontal flat part of the angle is sitting on the stock rack rests and the vertical part of the angle creates a lip for the bottom rack. This should give me another 1/2” to 1” clearance between top and bottom racks.
Apart from aesthetics, is there any reason not to flip the grate? Would using flat or round bar work as well as angle or would it warp or bend? I think flat would warp but not sure about the bar.
Thoughts?
TIA