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We have used a charcoal kettle grill for more than 30 years. One of the handiest accessories I have for it is a small scoop I use to remove ashes fr...
When I am done cooking with our grill I put on the lid and choke off the air. That means I need to scoop partially used coals into our chimney light...
I had some strong aluminum sheet that I used for my scoop. In order to demonstrate how it was made and how you can make one for yourself, I will use ...
Measure inward 1 inch from the bottom edge of the plate and make a dotted line between the two bottom mounting holes. I am suggesting dotted lines wh...
You will be making a mark on each side of the center line mark on the dotted line from the last step. Each mark will be 1 7/8 inch away from the cent...
The front of the scoop is wider than the back of the scoop. Place a protractor on the dotted line from step 3 at the end of the line from step 4 and...
Measure outward 1 inch on each side from the intersections of the solid lines and dotted lines made in the previous steps. Mark a solid line on each ...
The barbeque grill has a gentle concave curve inside. The scoop works better for removing ashes if it has a curved front. A radius of about 10 1/2 i...
Remember the dotted line from step 3? It needs to be moved just a little where it spans between the 105 degree line and the 99 degree line. In the ...
I used a metal snips to cut all solid lines from the previous steps. The waste sections are in place for clarity.
I am using my vise as a sheet metal brake. The top of the jaws follow the dotted line at 105 degrees from step 5. I tapped along its length gradual...
The jaws on my vise are too wide to allow bending the back of the scoop. I used an adjustable wrench and bent in small steps so no one part was too ...
I gripped the sides of the scoop in the vise one by one right at the corners and used my hammer to make a nice clean bend.
Grasp the back of the scoop near one corner in the vise. Drill for a pop rivet, but check to be certain the hole goes through both the tab from the ...
After the scoop itself has been secured with pop rivets it is time to make a handle from 1/8 x 3/4 inch aluminum bar stock. Make a 90 degree bend abo...
Make a second bend in the bar stock just above the top of the scoop back. Make it whatever is comfortable for you. With reference to the bottom of ...
Saw the bar stock to a comfortable length for your hand. File and smooth the saw cuts and rough edges.
Drill two 1/8 inch holes in the bar stock for the handle as shown in the photo. The bar stock is thicker. I used 1/8 x 1/4 inch aluminum pop rivets...
The front edge of the scoop already has a curve cut into it. With your thumbs press the center of the front part of the scoop into a gentle curve as...
Here you see the scoop almost finished. I rounded the top front corners of the sides with my metal snips. File any sharp edges or corners to elimin...
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