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Plate setter lifter
Teefus
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What are y’all using to lift out a hot plate setter? My local dealer is out of the plier like grippers and a search online reveals all kinds of alternatives.
Michiana, South of the border.
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Welding gloves~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
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Yep. Cheap and for this purpose one pair will last a lifetime.Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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I use the Eggspander, the bottom part works great for handling plate setter (convEggtor). You can also just get the bottom part.( not sure who came up with the new names, but I can never remember them and need to look it up each time
)Dave
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Regardless of what type of gloves/mittens you use, it helps to plan your landing spot before you pick it up, don’t ask how I know
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Welding gloves.
Wear shoes.current: | Large BGE | Genesis 1000 | Genesis E330 | 22 inch Kettle | Weber Summit Kamado
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Firefighter gloves. But before you go down the glove road, make sure you already know the landing zone as it can get warm very quickly. FWIW-Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Eggspander or PSWoo and gloves!XL BGE, Large BGE, Small BGE, Weber Summit NGMemphis
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I use a wire gizmo that has a folded handle, which also allows me to hang the hot ps from the side table, very handy and quick.
I’ll be damned if I can find an image of it (that I can copy/paste), or remember who I got it from.___________"They're eating the checks! They're eating the balances!"
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Welding gloves look like a good move.Michiana, South of the border.
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Has anyone tried this design? It looks like it would be easy to grab the plate setter with good control, but without high pressure points on the stone.
I usually lay my plate setter across a couple bricks on the deck.
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Here it is. One of the pics on Googlez Imagez has a pop-up, sounded like they were selling the patent to the design, so maybe it isn't made anymore.Botch said:I use a wire gizmo that has a folded handle, which also allows me to hang the hot ps from the side table, very handy and quick.
I’ll be damned if I can find an image of it (that I can copy/paste), or remember who I got it from.
(I did actually use a deep-throat "C" clamp I got at Harbor Fright for $3.95 years ago, but as @bgeBill mentioned above, that put a huge pressure point on the platesetter)
EDIT: And the Kick-Ash guys make this one:
___________"They're eating the checks! They're eating the balances!"
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If you have the old style hinges, the claw is my favorite. However, you can't get the claw into the egg with new hinges.
https://shopcozypools.com/products/big-green-egg-claw
Now, I have one of these that works well, too.
https://www.amazon.com/SmokeWare-PN-401-Setter-Lifter/dp/B00XYZ3NUM
And the EggSpander works too.Clinton, Iowa -
This is a moment where “I’ll get around to it” meets “while I’m thinking about it.” I’ve been using a large pair of Channelocks to pull out a white hot plate setter during reverse sear cooks. While I’m doing it, I’m worrying about the single point stress on the ceramic plate setter and thinking “gotta get a removal tool.” I had one, but it’s lost. I like KAB products, but with an XL they advise using two of their lifters for safe operation. I pulled the trigger on this one:
Good thread!Flint, Michigan -
Calling @RRP. I am sure he has one that he could share the designGreensboro North Carolina
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Huh??? Not sure who you meant, but it's not me!johnmitchell said:Calling @RRP. I am sure he has one that he could share the design -
furnace gloves, doesnt everyone have a pair. a little overkill but .....this is an egghead forum
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Actually I do!!! Bought them 16 years ago and have yet to ever try them even once! You might say even the SMALL size doesn't fit my hand very well!fishlessman said:furnace gloves, doesnt everyone have a pair. a little overkill but .....this is an egghead forum
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Wow, you have incredibly small hands, Ron! Probably great for running gasket in the back of an egg by the hinges....
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RRP said:
Actually I do!!! Bought them 16 years ago and have yet to ever try them even once! You might say even the SMALL size doesn't fit my hand very well!fishlessman said:furnace gloves, doesnt everyone have a pair. a little overkill but .....this is an egghead forum
with hands so small yous was lucky to get married or did she make you by the cow first then regretted?
large small and mini all in legal proceedings but i can use them for now no more, all gone usa somewhere on the road -
Teed up!!!!Greensboro North Carolina
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I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that your wallet is even larger than that glove. Just a hunch I have.RRP said:Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
Status- Standing by.
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Har Har Har boys...those "SMALL" gloves are 7 inches wide! Measure your hand!
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Ok...hang on....
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BTW guys - whoever has flagged several of the responses here tonight was NOT me!And if any are really interested those huge “foundry” gloves of mine actually measure 7”:x 13” .
Why did I even buy them??? For 3 summers while in college in the 1960s I worked in a foundry - as close to HELL as I care to get!
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RRP said:
Actually I do!!! Bought them 16 years ago and have yet to ever try them even once! You might say even the SMALL size doesn't fit my hand very well!fishlessman said:furnace gloves, doesnt everyone have a pair. a little overkill but .....this is an egghead forum
they need to fit loose because of the high temps but those look a little large
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I just grab it with my bare hands at this point.
It really hurt the first time but after the blistering and peeling was done it got a lot easier."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
Damn beat me to itJohnInCarolina said:I just grab it with my bare hands at this point.
It really hurt the first time but after the blistering and peeling was done it got a lot easier.Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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