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How about making the holding spikes so that the centre hole is slightly off angle to the centre pole? when the spikes are pushed into the meat and made perpendicular to the centre pole, edges of the centre hole 'bite' into the centre pole?
Superb Nic - superb.
Not how I would have done a locking mechanism but a very elegant solution.
..I wonder if I've any square bar in the garage?? *strokes beard*
Andy
Not how I would have done a locking mechanism but a very elegant solution.
..I wonder if I've any square bar in the garage?? *strokes beard*
Andy
Thats well worth a try, it sounds like it will work and involves no extra parts to be made up. Cool!
Nic
An update- tested the spit out at the Wilderness gathering and Westonbirt/ Treefest. A hard job, but someone had to do it.
I used hazel forks as it was cooked over my forge. even with the legs off it is still quite high of the ground. I improvised a locking mechanism in wood, but it wasn't needed the squares located well enough to hold in 4 different positions. no problems with the forks coming out either. It took over 2 hours over a low wood fire, wanted to be sure as the chicken ( originally frozen) had been in a coolbox for 4 days. sprinkled with salt and basted with butter. We breed and eat our own chickens and I have always thought these were the best flavour that you could get. The spit roast transformed a supermarket bird to beat these.
Still got a few left- may up in maker sales in a bit.
I used hazel forks as it was cooked over my forge. even with the legs off it is still quite high of the ground. I improvised a locking mechanism in wood, but it wasn't needed the squares located well enough to hold in 4 different positions. no problems with the forks coming out either. It took over 2 hours over a low wood fire, wanted to be sure as the chicken ( originally frozen) had been in a coolbox for 4 days. sprinkled with salt and basted with butter. We breed and eat our own chickens and I have always thought these were the best flavour that you could get. The spit roast transformed a supermarket bird to beat these.
Still got a few left- may up in maker sales in a bit.
Biker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
'scuse the pun but that looks top notch mate! My mouth's actually watering.
About Stew's jamming the tines on the cetral pole idea. Do you mean like the way a mastic gun works? If so that's a very clever idea!
Also that mechanism for locking the spit into the V is inspired, well done!!
About Stew's jamming the tines on the cetral pole idea. Do you mean like the way a mastic gun works? If so that's a very clever idea!
Also that mechanism for locking the spit into the V is inspired, well done!!
An update- tested the spit out at the Wilderness gathering and Westonbirt/ Treefest. A hard job, but someone had to do it.
I used hazel forks as it was cooked over my forge. even with the legs off it is still quite high of the ground. I improvised a locking mechanism in wood, but it wasn't needed the squares located well enough to hold in 4 different positions. no problems with the forks coming out either. It took over 2 hours over a low wood fire, wanted to be sure as the chicken ( originally frozen) had been in a coolbox for 4 days. sprinkled with salt and basted with butter. We breed and eat our own chickens and I have always thought these were the best flavour that you could get. The spit roast transformed a supermarket bird to beat these.
Still got a few left- may up in maker sales in a bit.
I now know how I know you. Westonbirt. Lovely stuff on your row.
Thats what I understood. Didn't have to do it but I guess it would work, the tines are a pretty good fit and have to be held dead straight if they are going to slide.
Likewise the locking mechanism wasn't needed in this instance, but as all the components are interchangable it is easy to make up different versions of the spit.
woodspirits
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
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