Putting the Egg in the Table

Bclements

I know this may sound silly, but does anyone have any suggestions for lowering the egg into the table.  I am building my own table from steel and 1" square tubing and then will tile the top ( I will post pictures pretty soon.) but I am concerned with lifting my LBGE that high and then lowering it through the hole.

ratcheer

Just use two strong men. That's how I did mine. We just put the bottom half in the hole, then attached the lid. It was a lot lighter that way.

Tim

Onegrecook

Make sure it isn't assembled. I had a friend help me. I reached inside the egg and placed my hand through the lower vent slot, and then had him support the egg from below after lowering it into the table. I wouldn't want to lift it fully assembled.

nolaegghead

Buy a pot lifter http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=pot+lifter&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1280&bih=601&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=3928362327276540968&sa=X&ei=qgsUUM-YFYvY8gT754D4Dw&ved=0CHgQ8wIwAw

Or rig up something like what I did (search this forum for forearm forklifts)  - have a picture.

Two people can do a large fairly easily (if they can lift 90 pounds).  You can separate the hemispheres and take out the firebox/ring.  I didn't bother.  It was pretty easy.

Serial Griller

I had the same concerns as you when i built my table.It's only me and my wife here so I made my table soi could slide it in and wouldn't have to life it so high. i now have a pot lifter as previously mentioned.

Here's apic

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj75/wings55_album/P1010100.jpg