Do you have a charcoal grill? After awhile if you have moved it around do the legs come out? I have two of these grills and they both have this problem. But then again I did get both of them out of the trash! I suppose they were in the trash in the first place because their owner was tired of dealing with the legs coming out. The problem is that the legs are typically just crimped as you see below instead of firmly attached. Well, we are going to fix this!
First, what you will need is a drill, a small-ish drill bit, and either 3 screws long enough to go all the way through the leg with nuts to go with them, or 6 rivets and a rivet gun. The drill bit naturally will be sized to fit the size of the screws or rivets. I like rivets because with screws there is a chance the nuts will come loose and then you are going to have wobbly legs again. Rivets are a permanent fix.
So now that you have everything you need, drill a hole through the leg where it attaches to the grill. Make sure the leg is far enough into where it attaches that the hole will go through it also. The easiest location to start drilling is in the crimp. It provides a handy place to get the drill bit started. Make sure and drill all the way through.
If you are using screws and nuts push the screw through the hole, attach the nut, and tighten firmly. If using rivets you will need one for each side of the grill leg. Open the arms of the rivet gun, stick the long side of the rivet into the gun, push the rivet into the hole, and while keeping the rivet pushed firmly into the hole squeeze the arms together.
You may have to open the arms and squeeze shut a couple of times but eventually the rivet will tighten against the inside of the hole and the long shaft will break off. Do this again on the other side of the leg and there you go! I decided to do all the legs at once so I wouldn't have to worry about it again. There you have it! Nice firm legs!
First, what you will need is a drill, a small-ish drill bit, and either 3 screws long enough to go all the way through the leg with nuts to go with them, or 6 rivets and a rivet gun. The drill bit naturally will be sized to fit the size of the screws or rivets. I like rivets because with screws there is a chance the nuts will come loose and then you are going to have wobbly legs again. Rivets are a permanent fix.
So now that you have everything you need, drill a hole through the leg where it attaches to the grill. Make sure the leg is far enough into where it attaches that the hole will go through it also. The easiest location to start drilling is in the crimp. It provides a handy place to get the drill bit started. Make sure and drill all the way through.
If you are using screws and nuts push the screw through the hole, attach the nut, and tighten firmly. If using rivets you will need one for each side of the grill leg. Open the arms of the rivet gun, stick the long side of the rivet into the gun, push the rivet into the hole, and while keeping the rivet pushed firmly into the hole squeeze the arms together.
You may have to open the arms and squeeze shut a couple of times but eventually the rivet will tighten against the inside of the hole and the long shaft will break off. Do this again on the other side of the leg and there you go! I decided to do all the legs at once so I wouldn't have to worry about it again. There you have it! Nice firm legs!
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