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Knock off kamados

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    edited April 2021
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Yes, cast steel would be a good option.  I think there is probably a market for a unit machined out of a large billet. 
    I don’t suppose you could recommend a big yellow tractor company that might want to give that idea a try do you?
    Woooooo, you are a gentleman and a scholar!  Badging a grill with CAT would be epic, you could mark that thing up like crazy!!
    I suppose, but seeing that motorcycle that Orange County Choppers made for CAT using pieces and parts from dozers was one ugly machine so I can't imagine how ugly a CAT inspired grill would be!...BUT I bet it would be durable!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Yes, cast steel would be a good option.  I think there is probably a market for a unit machined out of a large billet. 
    I don’t suppose you could recommend a big yellow tractor company that might want to give that idea a try do you?
    Woooooo, you are a gentleman and a scholar!  Badging a grill with CAT would be epic, you could mark that thing up like crazy!!
    I suppose, but seeing that motorcycle that Orange County Choppers made for CAT using pieces and parts from dozers was one ugly machine so I can't imagine how ugly a CAT inspired grill would be!...BUT I bet it would be durable!

    We had one of the two bikes they built in my old building.  It was an odd overall effect.  Up close they had a lot of cool details, but the craftmanship was not great.  From far away it seemed rather bland.  Supposedly it was awful to ride too.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,527
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Yes, cast steel would be a good option.  I think there is probably a market for a unit machined out of a large billet. 
    I don’t suppose you could recommend a big yellow tractor company that might want to give that idea a try do you?
    Woooooo, you are a gentleman and a scholar!  Badging a grill with CAT would be epic, you could mark that thing up like crazy!!
    I suppose, but seeing that motorcycle that Orange County Choppers made for CAT using pieces and parts from dozers was one ugly machine so I can't imagine how ugly a CAT inspired grill would be!...BUT I bet it would be durable!

    We had one of the two bikes they built in my old building.  It was an odd overall effect.  Up close they had a lot of cool details, but the craftmanship was not great.  From far away it seemed rather bland.  Supposedly it was awful to ride too.
    https://youtu.be/uJGtWVA6_QA
    "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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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    WeberWho said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Yes, cast steel would be a good option.  I think there is probably a market for a unit machined out of a large billet. 
    I don’t suppose you could recommend a big yellow tractor company that might want to give that idea a try do you?
    Woooooo, you are a gentleman and a scholar!  Badging a grill with CAT would be epic, you could mark that thing up like crazy!!
    I suppose, but seeing that motorcycle that Orange County Choppers made for CAT using pieces and parts from dozers was one ugly machine so I can't imagine how ugly a CAT inspired grill would be!...BUT I bet it would be durable!

    We had one of the two bikes they built in my old building.  It was an odd overall effect.  Up close they had a lot of cool details, but the craftmanship was not great.  From far away it seemed rather bland.  Supposedly it was awful to ride too.
    https://youtu.be/uJGtWVA6_QA
    Love that UTube channel.  Haven't seen that episode though.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Yes, cast steel would be a good option.  I think there is probably a market for a unit machined out of a large billet. 
    I don’t suppose you could recommend a big yellow tractor company that might want to give that idea a try do you?
    Woooooo, you are a gentleman and a scholar!  Badging a grill with CAT would be epic, you could mark that thing up like crazy!!
    I suppose, but seeing that motorcycle that Orange County Choppers made for CAT using pieces and parts from dozers was one ugly machine so I can't imagine how ugly a CAT inspired grill would be!...BUT I bet it would be durable!

    We had one of the two bikes they built in my old building.  It was an odd overall effect.  Up close they had a lot of cool details, but the craftmanship was not great.  From far away it seemed rather bland.  Supposedly it was awful to ride too.
    It appeared to me as a 2 wheeled “rat rod” made by some 3rd shift guys from whatever parts that they found in the recycle bins. Can’t imagine that performance wise it was anything but a slug.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,710
    First time seeing kamado knockoff at our local grocery store!

    canuckland
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,597
    @Canugghead: First for me as well. Wonder how they are. 
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Yes, cast steel would be a good option.  I think there is probably a market for a unit machined out of a large billet. 
    I don’t suppose you could recommend a big yellow tractor company that might want to give that idea a try do you?
    Woooooo, you are a gentleman and a scholar!  Badging a grill with CAT would be epic, you could mark that thing up like crazy!!
    I suppose, but seeing that motorcycle that Orange County Choppers made for CAT using pieces and parts from dozers was one ugly machine so I can't imagine how ugly a CAT inspired grill would be!...BUT I bet it would be durable!

    We had one of the two bikes they built in my old building.  It was an odd overall effect.  Up close they had a lot of cool details, but the craftmanship was not great.  From far away it seemed rather bland.  Supposedly it was awful to ride too.
    It appeared to me as a 2 wheeled “rat rod” made by some 3rd shift guys from whatever parts that they found in the recycle bins. Can’t imagine that performance wise it was anything but a slug.
    Which is what a chopper should be. It just shouldn't cost 6 figures for those 3rd shift guys to cobble it together.
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,710
    GrateEggspectations said:
    @Canugghead: First for me as well. Wonder how they are. 
    Looks like a rebranded Vision but stand is almost carbon copy of egg stand. Size unknown, 10yr warranty and no tax this week; IMO better option than buying a used egg with zero warranty.
    canuckland
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  • rekameohs
    rekameohs Posts: 264
    caliking said:
    Heck, one could even build a kamado style cooker with a couple of large flower pots. 
    Like this one ?
    https://www.al.com/bargain-mom/2013/06/how_to_make_alton_browns_flowe.html


    Raleigh, NC
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    edited April 2021
    One cannot talk about knock-offs without mentioning the units forged by the gods:

    https://komodokamado.com/


    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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