Turn Gas Grill into Charcoal Grill

This is my first instructable so bear with me on it. Oh and if you like it please vote for me!
This instructable will explain how to turn a broken gas grill into a charcoal or wood chip grill.

Step 1 Gather Materials

You will need:
an old Gas Grill
Charcoal
Maybe Pliers
Drill for making vent hole

Comments

[juliamarie32]

found a free grill on craigslist (the exact same one you did it on ironically!!) in the process of converting it right now!! thanks for the redneck grill instructions! you're awesome=D!!

[skaterqwertyuiop]

I have the exact same grill... It doesn't work well anymore and instead of buying a new one, I told my mom that I'll turn it into a charcoal grill for her. This is exactly what I planed to do, and it is reassuring that someone else has successfully done it.

[desertdog]

That was a nice instructable.  I have to admit I have not seen a string of comments get so off subject as this one, though.  It was hilarious. 

I am pleased to see that I am not the only one who takes delight in using  the greatest amount of firepower to eradicate a simple vermin/varmint.  And I thought all of you were just nerds!

[langflood]

Alot of gas grills are made of aluminum and can't stand up to the extreme heat of charcoal. Make sure you cook in a place that wouldn't detract from your home value if the grill was reduced to a molten lump.

[skunkbait jr]

cool simple good idea don't burn food

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Me? Never! The trick to not burning food is to flip frequently and move away from coals if it gets too hot.

[magda de beer]

great idea, but the meet looks bretty burned, does it have anything to do with the depth of this braai?

[lugwrench]

Same grill I made into a "planting" trolley for mom by removing entire middle grill section and slapping a old piece of plywood on top.

[KentsOkay]

Great first ible!! Needless to say, charcoal is superior to gas, great way of making use if you et one as a gift or trash purloined.

[killerjackalope]

Nice job, as linux said pictures but still great... For the vent holes, use a hole saw attachment for a drill and cut the holes out, then either use the off cuts or some new little plates and simply tack, rivet or bolt a single shaft through one side of the cover to the grill top, now you have simple and handy swing around covers...

[skunkbait]

Hey, I wanted to just shoot the holes in the grill, but since I was at work, they did it the sissy way. I thought I'd trained thekids better than that.

[killerjackalope]

I'll just stay out of this one... Actually shooting things is a good thing, an air rifle is great for indoors hole drilling and even outside stuff, I once sat for half an hour with a lever action treble2 (.22 X 3 power) shooting a smiley face in the side of a shipping container... But small calibre shots make excellent pilot holes for drywall bolts...

[KentsOkay]

FOCF!!

^{at the entire conversation}

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Hmmm...indoor stuff sounds a bit scary. Although once my husband shot a rat inside the wall with a cross bow and an inkpen! (It was a grass hut)

[Rishnai]

When my dad was a kid, he was under standing orders from his mom to use the .22 to shoot all vermin in the house on sight.

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

How much trouble did he get in?

[Rishnai]

For not shooting on sight? I dunno. Once his brother grabbed the .30-06 and opened fire on a "rat that he heard" in the attic. Grandma wasn't too keen on holes in the ceiling with no dead body to show for it, but besides that, no trouble.

[killerjackalope]

haha, I once loaded up the Gas powered airsoft gun I had modified and chased a fly around, I hit it in the end... Other than that I've had to shoot a few other things, not least of which the one legged seagull that had stolen lunch from our work for years, it was fast smart and massive...

[KentsOkay]

Bah! I can take out flies with a rubberband in one attempt..

[killerjackalope]

A pellets a lot smaller, main issue, combine with gratuitous recoil...

[KentsOkay]

Excuses, excuses, thou must have been on teh bottle ehh?

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Wow! Sounds like an adventure that you will never forget. We have a few of those too.

[killerjackalope]

Yeah, so I've heard, just wondering what'll happen to this site if the skunkbait jrs. are on it aswell...

[skunkbait]

They are one is skunkbait jr. and the other is skunkpunk. Jr has an ible of his own. You should check it out.

[killerjackalope]

Bah never knew...

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Well at least now when I need a hole in a bucket they shoot it for me! So I guess they are trained well enough.

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Great idea. We just use what we have laying around but this would be neater and more convenient for some. Thanks for the tip.

[killerjackalope]

Yeah, I caught on from previous conversations with mr. skunkbait that you were that way inclined... For another cool thing you can create little flip top ones using a hinge or even a couple of bits of wire run through to make a hinged flap...

[bradleesargent]

Can you do the opposite way, take a charcoal grill and turn it into a gas grill?

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Hmmm. I have never even thought of it, but I will ponder and try to come up with a way. There has to be one. Probably pretty easy and cheap too if you have all the parts laying around. I will get back with you on this one. Thanks for asking

[Yerboogieman]

when i was volunteering for school at safeway, this is what we did, works great Thanks!

[cowchip jr]

that really was simple. nice pics for a cell phone!

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Thanks, I did update and some so some of the pics are from a great coamera. Others from the cell phone! Hope you felt it was good enough to vote for!

[LinuxH4x0r]

That was simple! (I'd recommend taking better pictures) Nice work!

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Thanks for the comment. I agree better pictures would help. Sorry it was last minute thinking and didn't have time to get out the good camera. (These were taken from my cell phone)

[LinuxH4x0r]

Ahh, cellphone, that explains it

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

Yea I actually have an awesome camera and take lots of great pictures. I just didn't have it with me at the moment!

[LinuxH4x0r]

Good! Are you planning to update it? (Tomorrow when its light)

[Mrs. Skunkbait]

I will try... I am sick but if I can get someone else to take the pics for me then I will!

[LinuxH4x0r]

Awww, I'm sorry, hope you get better.