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I sell a lot of these. After cooking on aluminum I will never go back to steel. If you build any thing out diamond plate a redneck will buy it. I think I might be a redneck too. Attached ImagesYes I can tack it for you.    I know that won't hold but that is what you asked me to do.  Millermatic 350P XR Aluma-Pro push/pullMillermatic 185/spool gunMiller Dialarc 250 HF Water cooledThermal Dynamics Plasma
Reply:looks damned good thoughStangnetShop Full Of Stuff. Joey
Reply:What kind of expanded metal are you using? Looking at them, in materials alone, I bet they are a bit expencive.  How do they deal with heat and warping?  What do you use to cut the materials?  What do you use to weld them?  And finially, how much are you selling them for?BTW: I think they look pretty cool.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Yeah, I have some of that material laying around, but thought the heat would kill it. Do you have pics of one that has been used?
Reply:The expanded metal is just steel 3/4 x 9 flat. The price on them aint to bad. The small ones are $150 the big ones are $500. The heat is no problem. The small ones are made from .080 material. The size is small enough that there is not enough area to really warp but still big enough to carry any where and cook 6 steaks on. the cooking surface is 20" x 12". I have been building them for about 7 years and have never had one burn out. The larger one takes additional bracing and I had to use .125 material. The great thing is they use hardly any charcoal. I cooked 100 hamburgers and 60 hot dogs with just less than 7 lbs. of coal and had fire for 4 more hours after using the big grill. With the small grill I use about 2 hand fulls of coal and will get 3-4 hours of cooking. I cut all of that metal with a shear. I have a plasma I use on a lot of my work. The body of the grill is all tig welded and everything else is mig welded.Yes I can tack it for you.    I know that won't hold but that is what you asked me to do.  Millermatic 350P XR Aluma-Pro push/pullMillermatic 185/spool gunMiller Dialarc 250 HF Water cooledThermal Dynamics Plasma
Reply:doesn't aluminum give off dangerous gases when burnt?  Not being a smart*ss, really don't know?
Reply:That brings another question to mind.  Do you have a plate for the coals to sit on?Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Originally Posted by Diablitodoesn't aluminum give off dangerous gases when burnt?  Not being a smart*ss, really don't know?
Reply:Originally Posted by BrainfarthThat brings another question to mind.  Do you have a plate for the coals to sit on?
Reply:Now I know what to do with those aluminum truck tool boxes,  JK
Reply:Aluminum cookware has been linked with Alzheimer's.  No difinitive study has yet to produce conclusive evidence.  Mostly right now folks are just saying that the aluminum is found in higher concentrations in Alzheimer's victims.  And, that is not the same as saying there is a causal effect.  Just something to keep in mind, before you lose it.  As far as burning al, see this...http://www.g2mil.com/aluminum.htmmaybe not a good scientific source of info, but something else to consider.  Read the whole thing.  The info is from a couple of different sources and conflict.  Specifically, look near the bottom the page where it talks about burning aluminum as the same as corrosion, just slower.Smithboy...if it ain't broke, you ain't tryin'.
Reply:What did you say. Hell, I can't remember anything these days. Yes I can tack it for you.    I know that won't hold but that is what you asked me to do.  Millermatic 350P XR Aluma-Pro push/pullMillermatic 185/spool gunMiller Dialarc 250 HF Water cooledThermal Dynamics Plasma
Reply:Aluminum forms an oxide layer very quickly that makes it mostly inert for cooking.  Certain acidic solutions can strip this oxide layer away and cause aluminum to be leached into food, which is why one should never simmer their marinara sauce in an aluminum stockpot.That doesn't address this specific situation, though.  Nothing that I've read or heard would lead me to believe that an aluminum grill could be hazardous or not.  Aluminum itself, is hazardous, but the aforementioned oxide layer is usually present which mitigates the risk in most circumstances.Still, it's diamond-plate, and there's a redneck joke in here somewhere.-Heath
Reply:Have you ever thought about using steel diamond plate for a cooking surface, so those red-neck customers can have the pattern burned into their steaks? J/K-takes one to know one!
Reply:gimpy,  did do that for my uncles friend, though i never asked how well it worked.  it was a flip sidded half grill half griddle.  kinda hoping for the extra surface area to help with cooking.  The other half was expanded steel.  As far as the flamming aluminum I gotta say this is a first for me and I do say Ive been around long enough to have burned myself pretty good on an aluminum fire.   Now, mag on the other hand, which looks a lot like alum, will catch fire.  First time I welded mag my weld instructor played a trick on me.  I had been welding alum and he came in with this shiney piece of metal.  He says, here I have a piece for you to weld.  Well I started welding, and it was fine till I tried adding in the alum filler.  IT acted like ****.  So I proceeded without filler.   Then I held my torch down on the puddle extra long to help prvent any cracking and find his hand rihgt next to mine.  He explained he was halfway expecting me to pull the torch back too fast and being that I had just welded mag it would cause a fire if I pulled away to quickly.  Naturally I freaked, felt stupid and was utterly embarrased.  the section with filler rod, well the filler peeled off up my pocket knife.  Ive never see mag catch, but I do know it will. I know it is a hot burning one too.  Not somethiing to build a man of war outta, but it is used in aircraft manufac.  I believe I was told the seats are made with mag.  I see no problem with aluminum bbq's either.  You arent cooking the food directly on the alum, just on the steel as I take it from G.A.  So although the heat will weaken alum, I dont think its that weakeneded, and although there can be problems related to cooking in an alum pot, its not an alum pot,  its an alumunim bbq with a steel grating.  So really its all apples and oranges.  Id like to see apples to apples comparasion before we hate on my aluminum brother here....Well best of luck to you all.  CHRIS
Reply:One thing that suprised me was that the heat didn't even bother the shine on the diamond plate. It takes time for it to fade any just like the tool boxes do in the sun after a long period of time. I have been cooking on mine for 7 years now.Yes I can tack it for you.    I know that won't hold but that is what you asked me to do.  Millermatic 350P XR Aluma-Pro push/pullMillermatic 185/spool gunMiller Dialarc 250 HF Water cooledThermal Dynamics Plasma