Challenger Spark 54

diz

Howdy!  Posting some pictures of my old XL in new Challenger Designs Spark 54.   I hesitated to order one of these because they are rarely discussed and few pictures seem to exist out there (at least as far as I could find).  

I wanted a table/cart that's not wood, not shiny stainless, and not four figures in price.  This is the only option I've found.  It's pretty light until you put the egg in place, then all seems fine.   

Purchased from Premier Grilling in Carrolton Tx (first transaction with them, Drew in shipping was great to deal with), and shipped all the way to Lake Ontario.  

Egg is sitting directly on the frame.   If it melts, I'll let you know.  

Hope this helps anyone else investigating these.   




   

lkapigian

Clean and simple

Theophan

Looks really nice!  I had wood tables, years ago, and I'm glad not to have them anymore.  The metal is a great idea, and it looks terrific!

Foghorn

Very nice.

lousubcap

Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Above all, have fun.
Great looking setup right there. As above, I like the simplicity of the rig.  

nolaegghead

nice

JohnInCarolina

That’s cool.  I just saw the pics before reading your entire post and at first I actually mistook it for wood.

HeavyG

Nice table!

Don't set a can of bug spray on it tho.

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1185130/challenger-designs-grill-cart-problem/p1

diz

Thanks, I saw that thread. Been lurking here for nearly a decade, this is the second egg.   I was surprised to see that was my post #1!  I'm not a good community member, apparently.

JohnInCarolina

Welcome to the forum too by the way!

drumdudeguy

Looks great!

GlennM

I like that. Are you in Canada ?

diz

Rochester NY, not too far from Cambridge!  And thanks to the dozens or more of people here who helped me over the years on this awesome forum.

MJG

I like the looks of that a lot. 

Tspud1

Never seen one before. What do you think of the casters?

blind99

diz said:

Rochester NY, not too far from Cambridge!  And thanks to the dozens or more of people here who helped me over the years on this awesome forum.

Nice!  That’s a really good looking table.

 Used to spend time up in Medina/Albion, and we’d drive to Rochester for the big Wegmans and eat at Dinosaur BBQ. Rochester is a great area. 

bluebird66

Welcome!!

diz

Tspud1 said:

Never seen one before. What do you think of the casters?

The casters work fine on our semi-rotten deck.   

ewyllins

looks great and welcome

StPeteRob

Are the casters adjustable? I need to put my table on a surface that isn't level.

Photo Egg

StPeteRob said:

Are the casters adjustable? I need to put my table on a surface that isn't level.

On most tables like this you can shim the casters with washers. If you need to go several inches you can add larger casters to the side you need to raise and also shim.

diz

Sorry, @StPeteRob, missed this question, but yes you can adjust each caster.  Each one threads into the table base, so you could put washers or a stop nut in there and get whatever you like.   On the casters, the threaded rod is at least 1.5" long, so there's a good bit of available adjustment.       

diz

As promised, here are the results of my experiment with the egg sitting directly on the table, no spacer or heat shield.  

Upon disassembly and inspection, I can't see any damage to the table or its coating from the past 11 months of running this way, including some very hot cooks.   

There is a little black stuff on the finish, but I think it's the same as some black splotches I have on the top.  I don't know what it is, but it doesn't come off with water and I haven't tried anything more harsh.    

Pics:

lousubcap

Thanks for the feedback and glad you got those results.  Now back to enjoying your BGE

FanOfFanboys

I might have missed it but what is it made out of?

hogfan412

Great looking table.

Ozzie_Isaac

Epic call back.  I forget stuff from yesterday.  Btw, good looking table.

diz

FanOfFanboys said:

I might have missed it but what is it made out of?

@FanOfFanboys - It's powder coated aluminum.   Holding up pretty well so far.  Better than my brother's challenger table (the fancy one w/ the doors).