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gilesmoe
gilesmoe Posts: 13
in EGG Table Forum
father in law can over today to help build me an egg table. Here are a few pictures 
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  • bo31210
    bo31210 Posts: 715
    Looks good
    In the middle of Georgia!    Geaux Tigers!!!!!
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  • gilesmoe
    gilesmoe Posts: 13
    Also have a inch thick stone top coming. Waiting for it to get cut.
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  • bodiac
    bodiac Posts: 7
    Nice job!
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Yep, I agree, real nice job. Now, enjoy!
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  • BilZol
    BilZol Posts: 698
    edited August 2016
    Nice work. I like how you inlayed the pavers. 
    Bill   Denver, CO
    XL, 2L's, and MM
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  • MeTed
    MeTed Posts: 800
    Are they lap joints on the legs to the horizontal members?
    Belleville, Michigan

    Just burnin lump in Sumpter
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  • Toxarch
    Toxarch Posts: 1,900
    Looks good. I'd add a table nest to it if you haven't planned to already.
    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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  • gilesmoe
    gilesmoe Posts: 13
    @MeTed yes they are. @toxarch I plan too. Was just looking at where to buy one. Thank y'all!
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  • Tblack
    Tblack Posts: 55
    Looks good
    LBGE 
    Pike Road,Al


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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    Very nice. It is hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like there may be very little space between the egg and the table top. If that is the case, when the egg expands from the heat it may crack. Since the egg gets narrower as it goes down, an additional stone underneath will give the egg more space from the table. 
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  • Vegas Eggus
    Vegas Eggus Posts: 152
    think there has been some discussion of needing to create an air gap between the base and the pavers.  Especially if the are directly supported by wood. Can get hot enough with the direct contact to start a fire. Just recently saw some photos where that happened. I'd just add some ceramic feet to get the clearance to be safe. 
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  • minniemoh
    minniemoh Posts: 2,145
    Very nice table. If there's still time, I would make sure to cut the circle larger around the egg at the table top as well. A couple of inches of air gap would make me feel a lot safer. Pizza cooks can really create a lot of heat around that area.
    L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....
    eggAddict from MN!
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  • Toxarch
    Toxarch Posts: 1,900
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    Very nice. It is hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like there may be very little space between the egg and the table top. If that is the case, when the egg expands from the heat it may crack. Since the egg gets narrower as it goes down, an additional stone underneath will give the egg more space from the table. 
    I'm pretty sure the thermal coefficient of the ceramic used in the egg is low enough to not matter in the Temps we cook at. 
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    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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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    Even if you are right (and you probably are), does wood expand when hot? My way of thinking is similar to one of the characters in the movie "Casino." One of the gangsters was supoenaed to testify. A bunch of mobsters were debating what to do about the guy. One after another they said something to the effect that they can trust the guy, he won't talk. Finally it goes all around the table and it gets to the boss, and he says "eh, why take a chance."
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  • Toxarch
    Toxarch Posts: 1,900
    Wood definitely does expand and contract. I definitely recommend a gap, but you don't need a huge gap. 1/4 inch gap works fine. Mine is about 1/4" and then I made a metal heat shield at 1/8" for direct radiant heat off the egg. Using temp probes to test the temps, it works well protecting the wood. 
    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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