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Modified Smokeware cap

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Canugghead
Canugghead Posts: 11,518
edited August 2014 in EggHead Forum
Makes it easier for me to relearn the top vent setting.

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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    That's pretty cool! If I was there, I would have bought one.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • tulocay
    tulocay Posts: 1,737
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    Great idea. Remember the patent office.
    LBGE, Marietta, GA
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,518
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    Fred, I missed out at the fest but Dickson brought in a special batch of 12 couple of weeks ago.
    canuckland
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,518
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    @Tulocay - I've seen some egg knockoffs that have scaled markings on the upper or lower vents. 
    canuckland
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    I look at all event swag the same. If I wasn't there, it loses appeal for me.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,518
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    True.  If I'm a betting man I'd say Niagara may have a special edition cap too.
    canuckland
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  • jhl192
    jhl192 Posts: 1,006
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    I think some people are missing the point.  I like the idea that you can dial in a temperature by setting the opening to a predetermined dimension.  It probably changes slightly depending on the outside temperature and the lower vent opening.  Need to have a tape measure there too!  
    XL BGE; Medium BGE; L BGE 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,889
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    Apparently you live somewhere that the wind doesn't blow or blows at a constant speed. I've been using a Smoke Ware cap now for 16 months now and while there are some general openings they have never been consistent. Sometime the vents are wide open to reach 320 and other times I can cruise at 400 with only a smidgen open.
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,518
    edited August 2014
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    @RRP agree, other variables could be how you load the lump, type of lump, how many spots you lit, etc. etc.  not so useful for setting the vent between cooks, but sure is useful for chasing temps within the same cook, no?   :D

    with DFMT you have a good visual of the () petal size and how far you're sliding the disc, using the edge of the base as reference,
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     with Smokeware it's way harder (for me anyway) to get a feel for the rectangular black holes under the cap.
    canuckland
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,361
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    Somebody just make a handle that slips over the one on the SW cap and doesn't fry my hand on high temp cooks. I bump it around with tongs most the time.
    Jacksonville FL
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,889
    edited August 2014
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    Dobie said:
    Somebody just make a handle that slips over the one on the SW cap and doesn't fry my hand on high temp cooks. I bump it around with tongs most the time.
    I assume you have the protective tab cover. OTOH I used to have that burn problem until it dawned on me to keep the tab out of harms way and it will not get nearly as hot. Look closely how the tab is always adjusted so it stands to the left of the opening and not directly in the opening.image

    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,361
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    RRP said:
    Dobie said:
    Somebody just make a handle that slips over the one on the SW cap and doesn't fry my hand on high temp cooks. I bump it around with tongs most the time.
    I assume you have the protective tab cover. OTOH I used to have that burn problem until it dawned on me to keep the tab out of harms way and it will not get nearly as hot. Look closely how the tab is always adjusted so it stands to the left of the opening and not directly in the opening.

    I do have the rubber tab but its not enough on high temps for my little digits no matter how I adjust it. Need an L shaped handle that will slip over the tab and move further away from the vent
    Jacksonville FL
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,889
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    why not just just screw on, or bolt on an extender made of wood? A simple saw kerf would be wide enough to slip over the metal tab once you remove the protective tab. Then just drill a hole through them.
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Hankyorke
    Hankyorke Posts: 146
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    Dobie said:


    RRP said:


    Dobie said:

    Somebody just make a handle that slips over the one on the SW cap and doesn't fry my hand on high temp cooks. I bump it around with tongs most the time.

    I assume you have the protective tab cover. OTOH I used to have that burn problem until it dawned on me to keep the tab out of harms way and it will not get nearly as hot. Look closely how the tab is always adjusted so it stands to the left of the opening and not directly in the opening.


    I do have the rubber tab but its not enough on high temps for my little digits no matter how I adjust it. Need an L shaped handle that will slip over the tab and move further away from the vent


    Run without it on high temp. Control with just the bottom vent.

    LBGE

    BTFU!

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,889
    edited August 2014
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    image

    Here's what I just made...
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    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,361
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    RRP said:
    why not just just screw on, or bolt on an extender made of wood? A simple saw kerf would be wide enough to slip over the metal tab once you remove the protective tab. Then just drill a hole through them.
    Yep I will have to fab something up.
    Jacksonville FL
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,361
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    @RRP let me know how that works. I've been looking around the house at handles I could modify. Just something to relocate the position away from the vent opening.
    Jacksonville FL
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,471
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    A temporary solution:
     
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    _____________

    Remember when teachers used to say 'You won't have a calculator everywhere you go'?  Well, we showed them.


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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,361
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    @Botch I've considered small vicegrips ! It's the redneck in me :)
    Jacksonville FL
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,889
    edited August 2014
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    Dobie said:
    @RRP let me know how that works. I've been looking around the house at handles I could modify. Just something to relocate the position away from the vent opening.
    I think it will work fine. That was just a piece of 3/4" diameter dowel that I cut at 1" length, and ran the end against a saw to cut the slot. Friction will keep it in place so I'm not sure I will even bother to attach it with a screw of bolt.
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Jeremiah
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    Neat idea Ron. =D>
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    RRP said:


    Dobie said:

    @RRP let me know how that works. I've been looking around the house at handles I could modify. Just something to relocate the position away from the vent opening.

    I think it will work fine. That was just a piece of 3/4" diameter dowel that I cut at 1" length, and ran the end against a saw to cut the slot. Friction will keep it in place so I'm not sure I will even bother to attach it with a screw of bolt.

    Yes, but will it enhance the cap's inherent coolness?
    Flint, Michigan
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,889
    edited August 2014
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    I just offered a suggestion to solve his burnt finger problem. I have no intention of using that knob that I made in 1 minute today myself.
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    Hey Ron!  I have a Smokeware cap and I keep the handle to the left as you suggest and that works for me.  I didn't mean to put you on defense.  That was quick thinking with that dowel and a nice chamfer. 

    Flint, Michigan
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
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    Jeremiah said:
    Neat idea Ron. =D>
    I second that opinion.

    In fact, I nominate RRP for the Smart Idea of the Week award.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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