Use a marking pen to trace the shape of the lid onto the hanger (Photo 6). To create a slight curve on the top end of the lid hanger, place it on a flat surface and put the WSM lid over the hanger at the 14″ mark (the bent portion underneath the lid). Take your time…no hammering is required, just a little muscle. Put the 2″ stock into a bench vise and make the bends (Photo 5). The two bends will route the aluminum around the lip of the middle cooking section (Photo 4).ĭo not cut the 2″ wide stock to length until after you have marked and bent it! You can use that 36″ length for leverage when making the bends. Take the 2″ wide aluminum stock and starting from one end, measure and mark at 8-1/4″ (first bend), at 9-1/4″ (second bend), and at 14″ (top end). This modification uses the holes from one of the grill straps to hold the lid hanger, so pick one of the grill straps on the backside of the middle cooking section and remove it. 1/8″ thick, 3/4″ wide, 36″ long aluminum flat stock (1 piece).1/8″ thick, 2″ wide, 36″ long aluminum flat stock (1 piece).Here is the materials list for this project, available from The Home Depot for under $20: It consists of a lid hanger and a retaining ring made from aluminum, which is strong but easy to work with. Russ Turner designed this modification that allows him to hang the lid behind the cooker. Dave fastened a hook to the middle cooking section using one of the grill strap screw holes and hangs the lid from it. Middle Cooking Section Hookĭave Smith from Kingsville, Ontario, Canada owns a 22.5″ Weber smoker, and this cooker comes with a handle on the edge of the lid. “Cheap and keeps it outta the way,” says Gary. Gary B from Alberta, Canada fashioned overhead hooks using inexpensive chain, two brackets, and two S-hooks. Neil even mounted a bottle cap opener on the side of the post for convenient beer opening! And the whole thing can be broken down for easy storage or transport to barbecue competitions. Two hooks on the vertical post allow for hanging cooking grates, and a hook at the end of the arm holds the lid. It consists of a heavy base with a vertical post and horizontal arm. #WEBER SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HINGE PORTABLE#Neil Aldridge from Pomona, CA created this portable lid and grate holder for his WSM. You can find these at home & garden centers. Jeff Padell from Walpole, MA uses a stationary shepherd’s hook. The vertical pipe is bolted to the table on which the cookers sit. The hook swings from side to side so the lid can be moved out of the way. Shepherd’s HookĬlark Hodgson from Wyocena, WI used scrap material to fashion a swiveling shepherd’s hook. Weber has changed its handle design several times over the years, so this solution may or may not work for you depending on your handle. Mann from Lee’s Summit, MO hangs the lid on the edge of the middle cooking section using the end of the handle. The one shown here measures 47″ x 25″ and cost about $20 at an auto parts store. It protects my patio from drips from the cooker and gives me a place to set the lid. Are you looking for replacement parts to repair or restore for your Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker? Here’s a list of the most common parts available for purchase at large-sized automobile oil drip pan-the kind you place on the garage floor to catch oil drips under your car-is my preferred method for holding the WSM lid when it’s not on the cooker.
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