Kamado restore

[highball]

I finally got around to restoring a 1978 clay Kamado pot that my dad got in Japan years ago. This will go real nice with my green egg

 

[an0nymous]

Neat.. that hole in the bottom looks vicious. How'd ya do it?
Have you tried it out?

 

[pyrrhusmj]

Very Nice!

 

[highball]

Neat.. that hole in the bottom looks vicious. How'd ya do it?
Have you tried it out?

I used a high heat epoxy putty for the hole and JB weld to put the fire box back together. I used a Big Green Egg gasket to seal around the lid.
It has been fired off twice without cooking anything on it yet. I had it at 400 degrees for 8 hours. I plan to use it for low and slow cooking, nothing over 400 degrees

 

[thunderball]

Nice job sir...looks great!

 

[Jim]

Fantastic save!

 

[ackvil]

Great job. Wish I were that handy.

 

[global_dev]

I used a high heat epoxy putty for the hole and JB weld to put the fire box back together. I used a Big Green Egg gasket to seal around the lid.
It has been fired off twice without cooking anything on it yet. I had it at 400 degrees for 8 hours. I plan to use it for low and slow cooking, nothing over 400 degrees

awesome i am always worried my primo is gonna get a crack and i will need to repair it.

 

[highball]

Here is how the inside looks, the epoxy putty is holding up great. I had it up to 600 degrees yesterday without any problems

 

[pyrrhusmj]

awesome i am always worried my primo is gonna get a crack and i will need to repair it.

It has a 20 year warranty! By the time my Primo hit's 20, I am willing to bet I will have purchased more..... maybe not.... yeah I will...


Michael