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Rutland finished product

AaronH
AaronH Posts: 145
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While I still need to burn the frays off the gasket,  Ron's instructions were great! 

XLBGE /MiniBGE / Maverick 733 x 2/ Woo2 / CGS 17.5 Stone

North Carolina land
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,512
    Thanks! BTW yours is a picture perfect application and it should last you for years to come!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    RRP said:
    Thanks! BTW yours is a picture perfect application and it should last you for years to come!
    Why don't these come on the eggs from the factory?  They're a far superior product than the felt design.

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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,839
    Looking good, nice work!
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • AaronH
    AaronH Posts: 145
    Thanks RRP ! I even had 3 inches of scrap left! 
    XLBGE /MiniBGE / Maverick 733 x 2/ Woo2 / CGS 17.5 Stone

    North Carolina land
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  • hoofaloos
    hoofaloos Posts: 242
    AaronH said:
    Thanks RRP ! I even had 3 inches of scrap left! 
    nice work.  was that 3" left after putting it around the top smoke hole where the daisy wheel sits?
    XLBGE- Napa, CA by way of ATX


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  • AaronH
    AaronH Posts: 145
    No, the factory felt is on the smoke hole.  hard to burn that up....
    XLBGE /MiniBGE / Maverick 733 x 2/ Woo2 / CGS 17.5 Stone

    North Carolina land
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  • Jupiter Jim
    Jupiter Jim Posts: 3,351
    Nice job Aaron, I would recommend that you keep that plate setter free from grease dripping on it with either a drip pan or foil. As it get gunked up with grease the grease will burn with a high temp cook and burning grease smells and taste bad. Wont ever matter for low and slow but if you want to go indirect for pizza or breads not so good. :)

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  • AaronH
    AaronH Posts: 145
    Ive done pizza indirect,  I just put foil on the plate setter,  otherwise,  low and slow it's not a big deal 
    XLBGE /MiniBGE / Maverick 733 x 2/ Woo2 / CGS 17.5 Stone

    North Carolina land
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  • jad
    jad Posts: 70
    looks good... I will be doing mine soon...I did notice you did not remove the old gasket from the top, any reason for that?
    Cary NC
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  • feef706
    feef706 Posts: 853
    Looking good, waiting on mine to arrive.
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  • AaronH
    AaronH Posts: 145
    jad said:
    looks good... I will be doing mine soon...I did notice you did not remove the old gasket from the top, any reason for that?
    Not yet, I have a slight lift in the back on the egg (dealer built) and I will get rid of it as soon as it fails and reset the egg when that time comes. Call me lazy lol
    XLBGE /MiniBGE / Maverick 733 x 2/ Woo2 / CGS 17.5 Stone

    North Carolina land
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,512
    edited October 2015
    AaronH said:
    jad said:
    looks good... I will be doing mine soon...I did notice you did not remove the old gasket from the top, any reason for that?
    Not yet, I have a slight lift in the back on the egg (dealer built) and I will get rid of it as soon as it fails and reset the egg when that time comes. Call me lazy lol
    That "slight lift" will cause both the old gasket and the new Rutland to deteriorate due to compaction and abrasion. It is being caused from your dome and base not being in the same plane when they are closing and then closed. Since you want to leave the old top gasket on - which I don't recommend - you should at least address the "planes" issue. With your dome opened your springs will be relaxed and easier to remove. Once removed then close the dome and loosen the band bolts. Once they are loose enough to shift then press the dome downward as hard as you can. I have even used a long 2 x 4 and long metal woodworking clamps to compress my dome during this process...or if you have a small child put a board on the throat of your dome and have him sit on it! Then re-tighten the bolts and nuts and re-install the springs. That should solve your "slight lift" for the time being.  BTW you ought to save these directions so in the future after that top gasket fails - which it will - then after you remove the burnt remnants you will have to re-set your planes again. 

    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • AaronH
    AaronH Posts: 145
    I feel the pressure to remove the old top gasket all of a sudden! Ok ok, I will.....peer pressure is a female dog! lol
    XLBGE /MiniBGE / Maverick 733 x 2/ Woo2 / CGS 17.5 Stone

    North Carolina land
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