??Placing the Egg into a table

xrayjdm

Hello,

I am about to finish my Egg table and was curious to know how some of you have managed to lower your eggs in place? I have a large egg and have found it difficult enough just lifting it :ohmy: Any suggestions?

Capt Frank

I built both of my tables along the plans of the Naked Whiz. One has a ceramic tile top and the other a cypress top. I designed both of them so that the egg end piece could be removed and the egg only as to be lifted to the shelf level.
Assuming you are to late for that you can just remove all the guts from the egg, get a friend to help and put it in place. If it is still to heavy, loosen the top band and remove the dome, now you are well under 100lbs.
Don' forget to put a paver under the egg and the three little green egg feet on that. Center one below the hinge in the rear and place the other two equidistant around the base

Capt Frank
Homosassa, FL

xrayjdm

Thanks Capt.
Yes it's too late. I'm ready to place the egg now. I was hoping there was some mini crane around that I didn't know about :laugh:

Capt Frank

No, but a couple of funiture moving straps crossed under the egg will give you something to hold on to

Capt Frank
Homosassa, FL

Cpt'n Cook

I used a "Pot Lifter" for my emplacement.

xrayjdm

OK Cpt'n Cook...what is a PPot Lifter"????
Is that another word for forklift? :huh:

kricks

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So Cal EGGhead

I do this frequently when building custom tables for customers. We deliver the table to their home and drop the EGG in at their residence. It takes two people to do so. We lift the EGG onto the table with a blanket underneath. Then we both stand on the table and lift, then slowly drop it it. It gets easier with experience, but is always a challenge and sometimes a backbreaker.

If you were close I would love to help you out. Good luck!

Unknown

MyKamadoTable.com sells lifting kits for eggs to put into tables.

Ripnem

Simply loosen the lower band bolt and pull the dome and hinge off. The lower band will want to open up on you, so be sure and grab the lower band as well as the dome when you take it off. Then you can reach a hand inside the egg (guts removed) and grab it through the lower vent. Just lower it into place.

xrayjdm

Thanks for the advice. I'm planning to place it this weekend using your suggestion. Wish me luck :ohmy:

xrayjdm

Thanks for the site. I'd never seen that one. Don't really want to purchase a kit though.

So Cal EGGhead

Good luck. just be sure to empty out the EGG prior to moving. The firebox etc just adds more weight to the whole process. You can place it all back in there when it is placed.

I am delivering two today to the Jimmy Kimmel Show and will have to use the same method twice.

dtc

I piled up short 2x4s from the bottom stone up to the bottom of the top supports. Two of us picked the egg up (empty, but still with top on) and put it in the hole on top of the 2x4s. Then we picked the egg up slightly while a 3rd person removed a 2x4. Repeat for each 2x4. For the last 2x4, we positioned the feet and just lowered the egg onto the feet. This made the whole process pretty easy. My wife managed the 2x4s and enjoyed being involved.

Cpt'n Cook

Tweezers :laugh:

It's a strap device that grabs onto a large flower pot or egg. It has 2 handles so one or two people can lift the pot easily.