My firebox door hinge gave out right before a big cook in Austin

It was last Saturday, about two hours into a 12-hour brisket smoke on my old offset. The whole hinge just sheared off at the weld, dropping the door and sending sparks everywhere. I had to rig it with some heavy gauge wire and a pair of vice grips to finish the cook, but it was a real mess. Anyone know a good welder in the Austin area who works on smokers?

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dylanbarnes5mo ago

Tried JB Weld as a quick fix once, held up surprisingly well.

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sage2865mo ago

My uncle fixed his lawnmower deck with that stuff and it lasted three seasons!

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river1905mo ago

Honestly sounds like you made it a bigger deal than it had to be. A little wire and some grips got you through the cook just fine, right? That old steel is probably thin anyway, a weld might just blow through it. I'd just keep using the wire fix until the whole door falls off.

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