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**Tommy Katana** · 07-29-2010, 07:16 AM

This is a BBQ I just finished for a client. It's made from 1/4" steel with the ends being made from a couple of farm disks. I've made some big fish fryers from these disks before and they were ideal for this purpose. The gentleman's last name is Russell hence the "R".

**PTsideshow** · 07-29-2010, 07:42 AM

Pretty slick very nice, Great idea about the harrow disks. What are you making the grates out of? Nice grate lifter by the way.
Peace!

**Tommy Katana** · 07-29-2010, 07:55 AM

Thanks Glen,
The grate is made from 1/2" HR square stock.

K Folkman · 07-29-2010, 10:39 AM

Wild looking BBQ! Very cool!!!......................Kevin

Chuck Girard · 07-29-2010, 11:09 AM

Came out Great Tommy!! Beer

What is the Object on the Grill?
It looks really Cool Cool

**Tommy Katana** · 07-29-2010, 11:22 AM

Thanks Kevin, Thanks Chuck,

The tool on the grate is for lifting the cooking grates up and out of the BBQ. I ended up making a second one to match it because the customer said "He was no Arnold" and needed both hands to lift them out!

KST1 · 07-29-2010, 01:41 PM

Tommy,
That looks great (grate?)! The lifter handle is an awesome touch of class. Did you use pipe for the body or roll it up yourself?

I've got a few of the disk blades around and was planning to make a discada/fryer for my turkey pot burner. Do you have any pics of the ones you made?

-Derek

**Tommy Katana** · (This post was last modified: 07-29-2010 02:01 PM by ShawnM.)

Quote:Tommy,
That looks great (grate?)! The lifter handle is an awesome touch of class. Did you use pipe for the body or roll it up yourself?

I've got a few of the disk blades around and was planning to make a discada/fryer for my turkey pot burner. Do you have any pics of the ones you made?

-Derek

The body was made from pipe. I had a local fab shop break the fire box body for me, I don't have anything that will bend a piece of 1/4" plate in my shop. I have one of the big fry pan disks at home. I'll dig it out and shoot a pic or two and post them. When I posted these pics three was all I could get in there, maybe the file size? I'll try to add a couple of the fire box...

Nope, didn't work, may have to resize

**MnT** · 07-29-2010, 04:34 PM

Looks great, and it should last for a quite a few generations.

Any idea on the total weight?

Great job

**Tommy Katana** · 07-29-2010, 08:11 PM

(07-29-2010 04:34 PM)MnT Wrote: Looks great, and it should last for a quite a few generations.

Any idea on the total weight?

Great job

Thanks MnT,
I didn't weigh it but it's heavy. There's no picking it up, had to use my cherry picker to put it on the table. If I were to guess I'd say pretty close to 500 lbs. Jim (The customer) was thrilled when he fired it up for the first time. With all that steel, once you get it hot you can spoon feed it charcoal and the temp is really easy to keep constant. I have to reduce a few of the other pictures I have and get them posted.

Tommy