Recycled my Old BBQ in to an awesome Halloween Decoration

Supplies

-Old BBQ, or borrow your neighbours

-Motor for Lid https://a.co/d/brjURm0

-Motor Shaft https://a.co/d/0xU0rCI

-Spring to help lift heavy Lid https://a.co/d/4QtrXjO

-Smaller Motor for Turntable https://a.co/d/7DBNBhL

-Self tapping Metal screws, Rod, Flame Lights, life size Skeleton, lots of zip-ties and duct tape, there is no Project without duct tape.

Step 1:

I had this Old BBQ for Years and it started to rust apart, so it had to go. I Left it on the curb to see if someone has the need for an old rusty BBQ but then after a few days looking at this sad old Grill I had the Idea to give it a second chance.

I missed to document the build journey and details as had no clear idea on what im actually doing.

This Instructable is more an Inspiration as an Instruction as every Grill is build different and most of my Parts are leftover or street finds.

I started to Cut an old Aluminum closet rod and connected it with bolts and washers, one end connected to the Lid the other to the Motor with an 7mm shaft connector, it took me a while to find the right length and position to get enough travel and keep the force of the motor to a minimum.

The Lid turned out to be super heavy to lift and also heavy to drop down so I installed a strong Spring to help lifting the Lid. my First Motor Gear burned out after just a day from the weight, the Model listed is strong enough.

I then Added the Rotisserie rod with a smaller motor to the side and added a few Flame LED lights over some Aluminum foil to get better reflection.

The Skeleton is held up with a metal rod and lots of Zip-ties

It's Important to know that all these Motors use 110V and have a lot of force so make sure you know what you are doing and keep it safe.

Happy Building and Happy Halloween