Is it possible to cut off or remove handles without damage to use as charcoal box in my grill? Won't fit with handles.
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It would be very difficult. The handles are attached very well. It probably could be done by an experienced metal cutter.
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Well, if the handles stand too high and you just need them to be flush with the top of the basket, yes. But you will need a blade that can cut through heavy stainless steel. Otherwise I would not recommend it. But it's really a great grilling basket.
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It would take a hack saw to cut off the handles, but it would work good after you got rid of the handles. That is a very good idea.
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The handles could be cut off even with the basket without damaging the basket if you have a hacksaw or something that you could cut them with. The handles are too thick to cut with wire cutters. Bolt cutters might work, though. I've used a hacksaw on thicker metal than this.
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Mr. Matranga, The cut out dimensions for the grill are: 31.75 wide x 21 deep x 9 3/4 high Please let us know if we can be of any other assistance. TheBBQDepot
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All you have to do to remove them to install a different grill is to pull on them with a pair of pliers / side cutters or cut them off
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The grill is at my cabin, but if I remember I think you just pull them tight around the grill. Meaning they are not attached to grill, I wish i had it in front of me.
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if your handy i dont see why not, but handle is pretty long, or just put a piece of pipe over it, or remove and replace , you may have to do soem cutting drilling shaping etc
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If you have the existing black honeycomb grill, you will have to use a cutting disc on a dremmel and cut it out where it meets the framing. This isn't hard to do, but if you want it to be painless, I would suggest finding a grill that you do not need part of the honeycomb frame.
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I suggest you contact Sunstone through their webiste, http://www.texasbbqwholesalers.com. I purchased a grill, sideburner, 2 sets of doors, and a sink from them through Amazon last year. The knob on the side burner was bent in the shipping and the sink had a defect. I contacted them and got replacements right away. They were great to work with. Their site also has a section for parts and accessories, so I'd bet you can get the handles through there.
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There is some clearance since you can adjust the hight of the charcoal pan but I don't think this is good idea to use wood.For the designated use is a great barbecue.
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I use a Weber 7441 Replacement Charcoal Grate ( Weber 7441 Replacement Charcoal Grates ) with a Lodge Pro-Logic P14P3 Cast Iron Pizza Pan, cut off the handles to fit ( Lodge Pro-Logic P14P3 Cast Iron Pizza Pan, Black, 14-inch ) Acts as a great heat diffuser, direct heat may burn your food
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if you remove the cooking grates and the flavor bars it will clear. what i did on my flavor bars was cut 2"off the end so it would fit down in the grill closer to the burner. that way it still looks stock. (if you send them to me i will cut them for free)if you don't want to cut them then you can use a baking sheet in place of them. you will need a motor and spit rod as i don't believe that model comes with one. if it is an option, get it.we also have them on our site.
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No. The handle is not removable...it only releases the top of the basket so it lifts completely off. We have a small grill but the basket fit in and the lid did close.
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The Main Burner Support bolts to the back of the grill and supports one end of each of the burners. It may or may not be in good shape on your existing grill, but mine was rusting/burned out. The bolts (which are NOT supplied in the replacement) are most likely impossible to remove intact, and will need to be hacksawed off. I replaced my bolts with stainless steel, but that is probably extravagent, as the grill itself probably won't last that long. Good luck.
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I had the same problem because the metal disk on the right side of the grilling rack. It has little bumps on it that are supposed to fit into matching indentations in the side of the grill itself. There is a spot to hold it flat, and another spot to hold it slightly tilted. On mine, the metal disc was bent so the bumps didn't fully engage the indents. I tried to straighten it out myself, but couldn't. Contacted MECO, and after seeing pictures & my description of the problem sent me a whole new handle/heating element/grill rack piece. Once I replaced it, everything worked as it should. Of course there is also the possibility you installed it in the wrong hole on the left side of the grill, and it won't work. Apparently this is very common, since their customer service was pretty sure that was the problem until I sent them pictures showing it was installed correctly.
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I use the side fire box when I'm smoking anything. I use charcoal, charcoal and wood, or just wood. With the side firebox the food is in a different chamber then the heat source so burning is not big problem. One modification I would strongly recommend it to clamp a short piece of 3" flexible aluminum duct the smoke stack inside the the cooking chamber just long enough to come down to the cast iron grates. This forces the heat and smoke to travel all the way across the chamber at the grates level before exiting the smoker. I found that this gives a much more even temp. to the whole cooking area. You won't go wrong with the Char-Griller units. A plus for the side fire box is that it comes with it's own grill surface and can be used by it self when you just want to grill up a few hot dogs or burgers.
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I used an old steak knife to saw down the part of the old grill that did not come off cleanly, then I used a cordless drill to assist in pushing the remaining peg through to the opening. These worked very well for me. Good luck Grace
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There is a little tool that comes with the speaker that will fit through the webbed grill. Work to get as close to an edge as possible. The grille pops up where you start and then you can lift from there. A modified paper clip will work as well.
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Yes. The handle is hollow so the shaft will extend through the handle to fit smaller width grills.