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XL table build - pallets *pic heavy*

AlisterHirst
AlisterHirst Posts: 2
in EGG Table Forum
Good evening all from London

First post on the forum from me!
I have been reading the forum for a while now to gain some tips and tricks, even ahead of taking the plunge and purchasing the egg.

As always I had a long debate with myself and then the wife on which size to go for. I think I made the right decision!

So next was the table build. 
I did a few elements in CAD and sketch up to get the general idea, the when I came to build it turned everything on its head as we decided to put it in a different place in the garden - closer to the door for those rainy evening cooks...

I began with some sawn planed softwood which I used for the table legs and the foundations of the conical nest.

I then acquired 2 'euro' pallets and 3 more basic pallets to construct the remaining structure.
At this stage I actually had to completely deconstruct the pallets to then rebuild the table with the symmetry and geometry that I was looking for. 
It even needed a spot of maths to get the cutting ratio for the top and bottom to the conical surround pieces so that it all lined up - who said maths was never useful?! 

The final stage was to treat the wood so that it could handle the English winter. For this I went for a coat of Osmo base coat followed by 2 coats of Osmo clear wood stain and then a final coat of Osmo decking oil. The end result is waterproof, UV proof and is wipe clean.

Below are some pictures throughout the build process.

We have done a few cooks in the last couple of weeks, but I have included pics of the top 3 so far - prime rib roast, Asian pork belly and a 12 hour smoked brisket. So good!

Hope you like the finished product, we are certainly chuffed with the result.
if anyone has any questions, just let me know!

Al

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  • EggNorth
    EggNorth Posts: 1,535
    edited July 2016
    Welcome to the forum.  Table looks good so far, will the Egg be separate from the table on the round base?  Then you will move it next to the table?

    Looking forward to the Egg when it's all setup. 

    Edit: Now I see all the pictures, must have been still loading.  Table and setup look great!
    Dave
    Cambridge, Ontario - Canada
    Large (2010), Mini Max (2015), Large garden pot (2018)
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  • Smoker317
    Smoker317 Posts: 238
    Congrats on the table and cooks!  Looks fantastic, way to make a dramatic entrance to forum.  Great pics as well, classy with the wine glasses, etc.
    Egghead since November 2014, XL-BGE & ET-732
    Smobot
    Living near Indy
    36" Blackstone
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  • rmr62
    rmr62 Posts: 233
    Air gap in 3.....2.....1.....
    Lagrange, GA   LBGE
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  • McStew
    McStew Posts: 965
    NICE!!!
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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  • danv23
    danv23 Posts: 957
    edited July 2016
    Please be careful with the egg directly on that base. As @rmr62 said, air gap needed between the egg and your table.

    The Dude: This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber.

    Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! *uck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. 

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  • 1move
    1move Posts: 516
    rmr62 said:
    Air gap in 3.....2.....1.....
    danv23 said:
    Please be careful with the egg directly on that base. As @rmr62 said, air gap needed between the egg and your table.
    If you look closer he has a granite piece between the wood and the egg! 
    XLBGE, MMBGE, CyberQ
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  • AlisterHirst
    AlisterHirst Posts: 2
    That's correct @1move there are 3 circular granite pieces in between, slightly smaller than the diameter of the egg.

    I have done low and slow and hot pizzas with very little heat transfer.

    Cheers for the comments all
    Al
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,881
    That is uniquely awesome!

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     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • dldawes1
    dldawes1 Posts: 2,208
    Very good sir !!!!   I like the originality and it turned out awesome. 

    Welcome to the madhouse and I can see you have begun the eggdiction !!!!

    I just "like" math...so this would not be a project for me....that being said, I do like challenges and your project definately would have been a challenge for me.

    I really do like it....and the food porn...keep 'em coming !!


    Donnie Dawes - RNNL8 BBQ - Carrollton, KY  

    TWIN XLBGEs, 1-Beautiful wife, 1 XS Yorkie

    I'm keeping serious from now on...no more joking around from me...Meatheads !! 


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  • Wardster
    Wardster Posts: 1,006
    That's so, how do you say..... European looking!!!  I like it.  Very unique and rustic.
    Apollo Beach, FL
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,293
    How cool! Very creative. The food is mouth watering. Welcome!
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • rmr62
    rmr62 Posts: 233
    That's an awesome job!  I have seen many a thread about fires from not having an air gap / airflow----so I was preparing you for about 20 posts about it---I didn't catch the granite in there either, but that's an awesome project
    Lagrange, GA   LBGE
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  • Toxarch
    Toxarch Posts: 1,900
    Very original. Nice looking build. 
    Aledo, Texas
    Large BGE
    KJ Jr.

    Exodus 12:9 KJV
    Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,600
    First of all, Welcome aboard. Very well done--goes well with the backyard I think. Food looks like you are having fun with it. I always like the verbiage and the slang talk from across the pond. When you indicated London, I wondered which state as we have London's here as well. But nobody here uses "chuffed". 
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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  • Rusty412
    Rusty412 Posts: 24
    Well done! Both the table and the cooks look great.

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