Repurposed Cracked Bases

Dobie

I got a large base with a hairline crack on the bottom I replaced last fall, any uses for it other than a large flower pot?

Jstroke

Put a cookie on it from a good size tree and use it for a side table. 

danhoo

Herb garden.

RRP

A bit more effort, but using a small amount of concrete poured in the bottom so as to plug up the bottom vent let alone that hairline crack you can turn it into a deep bird bath. And if you are really industrious before pouring in the concrete rig up some solid piping thru which you can later run an electrical cord which runs a small submersible water fountain pump so that you can have a bird bath complete with a shower!  

jdMyers

Experiment.  Refractory cement repair the Crack.  High temp paint and high temp clear and paint it.  Fire it up and see what happens.  I'd high temp paint it then air brush it.  High temp clear it.  Never would tell.  And you would have proven a repair works 

Ijs

Eggpharmer

Langner91

I would make a game of it.  I'd put it on the curb in a black bag and then watch from inside as the garbage guy tries to throw it in the truck.  

I am a dinosaur.  I don't repurpose stuff.  I am the reason you all will have to remember to unplug your cars before going to work.

Dobie

Probably going to plant something in it, just figured as many eggers here have had to replace them there could be some uses I haven’t thought of. 

Table would be a nice conversation piece but I don’t really have a spot for it. 

caliking

If you are so inclined, it can be used to fashion an in-ground tandoor. 

Will take a smidge of effort, but you'll have another cooker

smbishop

I had a cracked base replaced.  Had a cracked fire box replaced, found a dome on e-bay, built a new EGG and still use it to this day....

Canugghead

Reminds me of my over ambitious tandoor project that never came to fruition 
Cut off bottom of egg bottom, invert and encase in steel drum with refractory cement. Prior to pouring the cement:
1) build floor with firebricks
2) cut hole for lower vent
3) raise egg bottom to same level as drum top, using rows of standing firebricks
4) mortar the brick joints

caliking

Canugghead said:

Reminds me of my over ambitious tandoor project that never came to fruition 
Cut off bottom of egg bottom, invert and encase in steel drum with refractory cement. Prior to pouring the cement:
1) build floor with firebricks
2) cut hole for lower vent
3) raise egg bottom to same level as drum top, using rows of standing firebricks
4) mortar the brick joints

 That's how I built my tandoor in a 55gal drum. Except that I used a large flower pot (about $70 at Lowes, 15yrs ago). Worked very well.

Canugghead

@caliking saw your build and subsequent crack repair in Brethren. Can't believe you had time for that.

kl8ton

caliking said:

If you are so inclined, it can be used to fashion an in-ground tandoor. 

Will take a smidge of effort, but you'll have another cooker

So, you're burying your cookers to hide them from caliqueen?  

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I have a great multi-year pepper garden going in my cracked base. Probably year 7 at this point. We have some okra in there with the peppers at the moment. We have had that the last 3 years and the peppers and okra get spicier and spicier every year. 

caliking

kl8ton said:

caliking said:

If you are so inclined, it can be used to fashion an in-ground tandoor. 

Will take a smidge of effort, but you'll have another cooker

So, you're burying your cookers to hide them from caliqueen?  

She has just about found all of the ones that are above ground...

caliking

Canugghead said:

@caliking saw your build and subsequent crack repair in Brethren. Can't believe you had time for that.

Me neither!  

ArvadaMan

I have a small bge base that cracked and was replaced under warranty.  My daughter used the cracked base to grow tomatoes in last year.

alaskanassasin

planning to make a beehive with one stay tuned

RRP

alaskanassasin said:

planning to make a beehive with one stay tuned

LOL - I bet the worker bees who protect that heavy hive as a show of strength to the onslaught of killer wasps will be able to kick some wasp butts!!!

alaskanassasin

RRP said:

alaskanassasin said:

planning to make a beehive with one stay tuned

LOL - I bet the worker bees who protect that heavy hive as a show of strength to the onslaught of killer wasps will be able to kick some wasp butts!!!

I dealt with those thieving bastards on a hive last fall, 15 minutes with a fly swatter greatly reduced their numbers.

Dobie

Planted habaneros, got some tiny peppers going already.

CTMike

Dobie said:

Planted habaneros, got some tiny peppers going already.

Put some fresh grass clippings as mulch around your pepper plants. Will help retain moisture and the heat from decomposition will help your peppers grow larger.