[TheForge] Straightening heavy Grill

[David E. Smucker]

Grover's method will work very well, as the steel is most likely rather 
"soft" at this point.  You might want to lay a piece of plywood or other 
material on top of the grill to protect the tire.  I have seen floor grating 
flatened this way -- but we a steel plate and fork truck to work with at the 
time.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grover Richardson" <grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 1:15 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Straightening heavy Grill


> Lay it on concrete road (or thick parking pad) and run over it with a 
> large
> truck.
>
> ~>-----Original Message-----
> ~>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> ~>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Polaski
> ~>Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 1:01 PM
> ~>To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> ~>Subject: [TheForge] Straightening heavy Grill
> ~>
> ~>I volunteered to straighten a heavy BBQ grill at a park I
> ~>visit for SCA events. It's a big grill, about two feet deep
> ~>by three or four feet long, and all wavy, like someone piled
> ~>in a bunch of hard wood and tried to have a bonfire under it.
> ~>
> ~>I have an O/A welding set, but I'd rather not haul it to the
> ~>park if I don't have to, because it would be a total pain to
> ~>get into my van, and I don't want to transport it inside my car.
> ~>
> ~>So, this is what I was thinking:
> ~> 1.) Suspend it from a tree via chain fall so I can
> ~>      raise/lower it
> ~>
> ~> 2.) Use a burner, with a 12"x12" patch of ceramic wool to
> ~>      heat up an area
> ~>
> ~> 3.) Then use a wooden mallet and/or a bending wrench to
> ~>      straighten it out.
> ~>
> ~>Has anyone on the list done something similar? How'd it work
> ~>out? Any other ideas?
> ~>
> ~>
> ~>Jeff Polaski
> ~>
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