used side table slats for older large BGE?

DWFII

Well, I'm getting closer to my LBGE refurb. Today I mounted the the dome and put down Rutland gasket (Thank you, Ron and SamIAm2),

But in the process I noticed that the side tables were pretty bad. I decided to take them off, sand them down and refinish them.

When I got them off and started I discovered that many/most were badly chipped and the soft wood between the harder grain well eroded.

So...I'm looking for some used slats...bamboo, pine (I suspect that what these are) or other, in good but not necessarily new condition for very little money.

Anyone upgraded or replaced their side tables with new or even composites or moved a LBGE off the nest to a cart, and have a set of old slats around collecting dust?

I could use them...

stlcharcoal

I used my decking for my side tables.....that way it matches.

Others have used cutting boards.

DWFII

Hmm...hoping for a slightly vintage look but that idea is well worth looking into.

thank you

RRP

If I were you - instead of hoping to find some strips from a cast off which may not even fit any way I'd suggest you make your own and start off fresh!

Besides that when I bought my medium and my wife came home to surprise me with BGE sides the wood itself was crappy pallet quality wood. Bottomline I'm suggesting that you make your own!

SamIAm2

Well shucks @DWFII - I was happy to do the research for you.  Glad you are making good progress on this refurbishment and waiting for pictures of your first cook. And I agree with @stlcharcoal and @RRP, you can make your own slats and they will be better than store bought - probably less expensive and better built, 

DWFII

I thank both of you...if only because as I put this thing together I am increasingly aware of how ignorant I am. I didn't even, or ever, have the experience of putting one together with the instruction manual and all.

Today, for instance...after having put the hinge on upside down a week or so ago and having to change it only moments later...I couldn't figure out how to get the dome on the hinge so that its weight could press the gasket. And I needed that weight immediately.

So I just set the dome on the base and scooched it around a bit. Which caused the gasket to slip. I fussed with that several times before getting it aligned...more or less.

When it had set for a couple of hours I wanted to put the dome on permanently and couldn't figure out how to do that--again, because I had never done it before.  So I took the band off the dome, bolted it onto the hinge and left it pretty loose. Then I set the dome on top of the gasket again and inside the circle of the band. Then I jiggered the band up over the edge of the dome and adjusted it and tightened it. Then I put the springs on.

And it all lines up pretty good!! No over or underbite.

I felt pretty good about that considering I didn't have any idea what I was doing.

And just for the record both you and RRP did more than just research. I couldn't have gotten this far without your help.

I am looking at bamboo cutting boards, hoping to get by under $20.00.

WeberWho

These bamboo cutting boards lasted for a few years. (I also store the BGE in the garage when not in use)



I cut these down out of oak within the last year. Not too expensive and should hold up for some time. 



Both ways are functional. I just don't know how long bamboo will hold up overtime if left out in the elements. It might be worth looking into plastic cutting boards of some sort with the weather. Just a thought anyway 

brimee

My last were bamboo cutting boards, didn’t seem to last long. Currently went with plastic cutting boards. I put my handles towards the front, thought I could use them to hang things on.