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I'm about a 1/16" to an 1/8" off

TxBeekeeper
TxBeekeeper Posts: 54
in EggHead Forum
For some reason I cannot get my top and bottom to match up perfectly. I've re-done it 3 times now and it just doesn't seat perfectly. Is this normal or ok? When you tighten your top band is it normal for some of the center hole to show? If i'm doing it wrong I have no idea where I am screwing up.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Don't mean to offend you, but your BGE dome and base are made of fired ceramic and while the clay is still wet and un-fired it is subject to movement. I wish mine was only 1/16 to 1/8" out! These are cookers and not meant to be porcelain china. Hope I didn't p*ss you off!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • CANMAN1976
    CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593
    As long as you gotta good seal...f**k it!!! 
    All will work as if it were perfect!!

    Jamie.

    Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****? 



    Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    RRP said:

    Don't mean to offend you, but your BGE dome and base are made of fired ceramic and while the clay is still wet and un-fired it is subject to movement. I wish mine was only 1/16 to 1/8" out! These are cookers and not meant to be porcelain china. Hope I didn't p*ss you off!

    Damn you're rude!

    Little Rock, AR

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  • TxBeekeeper
    TxBeekeeper Posts: 54
    I don't think I can be offened. Good info guys! Thanks for the info. I will dominate with BGE Large.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    TxBeekeeper said:
    I don't think I can be offened. Good info guys! Thanks for the info. I will dominate with BGE Large.
    A good gasket can solve your problems for years to come...but hey, what do I know about that solution?
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    Mine has had an under bite since I bought it. Good to have you on here. Where you from?
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    edited March 2014
    henapple said:
    Mine has had an under bite since I bought it. Good to have you on here. Where you from?

    More important: why were you not in Salado last weekend? Texas is not that big.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • TxBeekeeper
    TxBeekeeper Posts: 54
    henapple said:
    Mine has had an under bite since I bought it. Good to have you on here. Where you from?
     
    Ennis
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