Sidman
Well-Known Member
I managed to find a single tier stand for a very reasonable price and since I have no welding skills yet, I thought it might be a great rebuild project. The stand was built in the brutus 10 style but in really rough shape.
It is made out of 2" steel and very heavy. The previous owner had solenoid valves and igniters connected to some love controllers to reach temp and shut off. I did not get the controllers or box and only one of the igniters is complete.
So I got the wire brush attachment out and used CLR and crude cutter rust remover to get as much surface rust off as I could. Top shined up pretty nicely. It came with 2 bg 12 burners but I already have 2 higher btu 14" burners. Now I have to figure out how to mount them as there is one bar welded across the bottom of the center of the burners and it's too shallow for the upgraded burners. So I am going to have to figure out an alternate mounting method. I think I will leave the BG 12 in the center for the occasional MLT heat adjustment and cut the bar for the BK and HLT.
Seems like there is a lot of dissenting opinion on the safety of using these solenoids with these igniters. I know I eventually want to go inside and electrical with my next gen stand so I am not sure what makes the most sense in the interim when it comes to valves, igniters or pid's.
Would definitely appreciate any suggestions.
It is made out of 2" steel and very heavy. The previous owner had solenoid valves and igniters connected to some love controllers to reach temp and shut off. I did not get the controllers or box and only one of the igniters is complete.
So I got the wire brush attachment out and used CLR and crude cutter rust remover to get as much surface rust off as I could. Top shined up pretty nicely. It came with 2 bg 12 burners but I already have 2 higher btu 14" burners. Now I have to figure out how to mount them as there is one bar welded across the bottom of the center of the burners and it's too shallow for the upgraded burners. So I am going to have to figure out an alternate mounting method. I think I will leave the BG 12 in the center for the occasional MLT heat adjustment and cut the bar for the BK and HLT.
Seems like there is a lot of dissenting opinion on the safety of using these solenoids with these igniters. I know I eventually want to go inside and electrical with my next gen stand so I am not sure what makes the most sense in the interim when it comes to valves, igniters or pid's.
Would definitely appreciate any suggestions.
