Home made eggspander?

JohnfromKentucky

I thought I saw someone post about making a homemade eggspander using bolts and I was hoping someone could show me how they did it? 

Thanks!

theyolksonyou

Just some carriage bolts upside down and a few washers and nuts.  Honestly, I did it by years ago and the problem was the bolt heads wanted to go through the main grid.  Bought an AR from ceramic grill store and never looked back. 

RRP

John,,they really are quite easy to make and just a trip to  hardware store is all
you need.Many newbies seem to have gone "cheap" and their cheap solutions soon rust. If you spend a few more dollars for stainless steel bolts, washers and nuts you will be happier. 
The only other thing I have learned in 20 years is people who make them seem to have no clue where to save the beast  and leave it outside to just rust.,

Ybabpmuts

Buy stainless bolts, think heated galvanized might be dangerous to inhale so stay away from that. I used large carriage bolts with heads down, then a nut, wide washer, grill, then another wide washer, lock washer, then another nut. I run it with carriage bolt heads pointing down and attach them to the grid in as wide a pattern as I can to the grid, to leave the most room and make it stable. 

TBH, I used fire bricks on their side for years as grid raisers, and in a pinch I'd use wood block cutoffs from my wood shop, as long as they were ok wood to smoke with, which means you're good for almost any kind of wood but a$$cotton, because that might make your food taste like crap. I know, because I walked into a branch of a$$cotton in the woods once, and it went right into my mouth. I'm telling you now ..  it tasted like my tightey whitey's after "honey cut the grass day". which really makes your meat choice challenging.

StumpBaby

OhioEgger

A couple of past threads on this:

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/579736/raised-grid

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1183219/new-raised-grid-rig

RRP

Ybabpmuts said:

TBH, I used fire bricks on their side for years as grid raisers

StumpBaby

Firebricks resting on their side is ALL I have used now for 22 years! They work well, and at 10x6x1.75" means very little storage issues. PLUS they don't rust. They run about $12 for a box of 6, though you only need 2. Buy them at home improvement centers like Menards.

Ybabpmuts

And to your earlier point Ron, having a rack with permanent legs on it is not a good thing when I'm not using it during a cook. It's easier to manage fire bricks around my table when not in use.

StumpBaby