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New KJ Firebox Design
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Hawg Fan
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i saw a post on Facebook today revealing the new Kamafo Joe re-designed firebox. The five piece design makes sense and should reduce the number of cracks and breaks. Replacing one piece should be less costly as well. I'm wondering if BGE will do something similar?
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Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.
Terry
Rockwall, TXComments
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More edges/corners = more stress points.
Worth a shot, time will tell. -
stlcharcoal said:More edges/corners = more stress points.
Worth a shot, time will tell.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
bgebrent said:stlcharcoal said:More edges/corners = more stress points.
Worth a shot, time will tell.
That too! So time will tell.....hope it works. -
KJ also announced a new hinge, top vent, and gasket.
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Looks like they've upped their quality of gasket material as well. The post I read said KJ worked with the best gasket company in the world for the new design and KJ is debating whether to offer a lifetime warranty.
Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.
Terry
Rockwall, TX -
Hawg Fan said:Looks like they've upped their quality of gasket material as well. The post I read said KJ worked with the best gasket company in the world for the new design and KJ is debating whether to offer a lifetime warranty.They/Them
Morgantown, PA
XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer - PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker -
Love them or hate them, KJ has come up with some cool stuff.
Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
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bgebrent said:stlcharcoal said:More edges/corners = more stress points.
Worth a shot, time will tell.It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. - Captain Jean-Luc Packard
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What type of metal is at the top?XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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I sure do appreciate KJ's spirit of innovation. I'd sure give them a look, if I was in the market.
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@DMW. - Ha! That's the tequila talking.
Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.
Terry
Rockwall, TX -
Btw, I count 7 pieces. I suspect you assemble it on place. That will be a pain for cleaning, but neat to see them innovating.
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. - Captain Jean-Luc Packard
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DMW said:Hawg Fan said:Looks like they've upped their quality of gasket material as well. The post I read said KJ worked with the best gasket company in the world for the new design and KJ is debating whether to offer a lifetime warranty.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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td66snrf said:What type of metal is at the top?
Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.
Terry
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td66snrf said:What type of metal is at the top?They/Them
Morgantown, PA
XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer - PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker -
td66snrf said:What type of metal is at the top?
Same thing that Rutland is made from.
Edit: After re-reading your question, I realize that you were asking about the band on the fire box. My mistake.Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
Status- Standing by.
The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. -
They/Them
Morgantown, PA
XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer - PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker -
DMW said:td66snrf said:What type of metal is at the top?
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. - Captain Jean-Luc Packard
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DMW said:td66snrf said:What type of metal is at the top?
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Ozzie_Isaac said:DMW said:td66snrf said:What type of metal is at the top?bigbadben said:DMW said:td66snrf said:What type of metal is at the top?They/Them
Morgantown, PA
XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer - PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker -
I'm guessing they decided not to go with the cast iron fire boxes they had prototypes of a few months ago.
Their new cantilevered hinge is going to be sweet on their Big Joe. Their new vent cap will be nice also. Hopefully all these improvements will be available this summer.“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
Just thinking out loud here ... wondering if the sides of each petal are slightly concave (at the same height as the hole), thus creating a ventilation gap at each joint, the hole can be eliminated to reduce the chance of cracking around it?canuckland
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When I add a second egg, which will be quite some time, I will be hard pressed not to put some red in the back yard.
I really hope BGE starts to come up with some stuff like this as well. They are going to get left behind if they don't start making some changes to their designs that we all buy things to improve upon.Just bought an Egg? Here is what you get to look forward to now:
Plate Setter, FlameBoss 200, Spider, PSWOO-CI, Additional Rig Shelf for dome cooking, Thermapen, iGrill2, Cast Iron, Blackstone, Cooking Accessories for the Blackstone, Cover for the Egg and the Blackstone, shopping for Rub like a fine wine or IPA, and a new fascination with lump and what brand is the best-all to be debated every Friday Night. Next desires-Joetisceriie, Adjustable Rig, Grillmates, table and more eggs
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Weight reduction lifting parts for cleanout might be good. Though it would be a little more hassle with more parts. I guess it would drop the price of warranty parts replacing and shipping the one piece. I do like that they ship warranty parts direct to the customer.
The gasket looks almost like what is used in kitchen ovens. Looks more like a metal braid than the stuff Rutland uses
I wouldn't hesitate to buy red. Already bought a Junior. Is comes with lots of things BGE charges for as optional accessories.Aledo, Texas
Large BGE
KJ Jr.
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JohnInCarolina said:Maybe next they'll design a forum that doesn't suck.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas
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Photo Egg said:JohnInCarolina said:Maybe next they'll design a forum that doesn't suck.
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Corner stress isn't the issue. Expansion of ceramic (something not very flexible) across a large field/area (especially curving in two directions) is the real problem. Reduce the size of the piece and lessen the complexity of its shape, and there is less stress
They struck a balance between making the pieces smaller to reduce stress, while not making it too much like a jigsaw puzzle
the one piece fire boxes end up splitting almost exactly like this anyway. They just went with it and made them that way in the first place. Makes good sense actually
My original firebox, and fishlessman's too, split horizontally around the 'equator' and then into pie wedges. And enough pics over the years of other broken fireboxes shown pretty much the same thing.
just not as cleanly as this obviously. They simply followed the lines where it tends to crack and made a hard joint there.
This is why sidewalks have cracks. Going to crack, typically across the least dimension. So give it a place to crack (the tooled joint) or make the crack in advance (paving stones, for example).
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JustineCaseyFeldown said:Corner stress isn't the issue. Expansion of ceramic (something not very flexible) across a large field/area (especially curving in two directions) is the real problem. Reduce the size of the piece and lessen the complexity of its shape, and there is less stress
They struck a balance between making the pieces smaller to reduce stress, while not making it too much like a jigsaw puzzle
the one piece fire boxes end up splitting almost exactly like this anyway. They just went with it and made them that way in the first place. Makes good sense actually
My original firebox, and fishlessman's too, split horizontally around the 'equator' and then into pie wedges. And enough pics over the years of other broken fireboxes shown pretty much the same thing.
just not as cleanly as this obviously. They simply followed the lines where it tends to crack and made a hard joint there.
This is why sidewalks have cracks. Going to crack, typically across the least dimension. So give it a place to crack (the tooled joint) or make the crack in advance (paving stones, for example).
The complexity of the shape also isn't the issue here so much as the constraint provided in the circumferential direction of a contiguous piece. That's what gives rise to sufficiently large tensile principal stresses under a thermal gradient."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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