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Did you use nested bins to make a true self watering container (with a reservoir in the bottom, or just plant in a bin full of soil? these are nested. The top bucket has drainage holes, and a "mesh pot" (home made with a Dremel and plastic cup) that hangs down to the bottom of the bottom bucket. The pvc pipe allows the bottom bucket (the reservoir) to be filled.

Wow.. That brings back memories.. Sold to Steve K. in Brooklyn, WI May 28, 2006 must have been one of the first with the CNC cut metal because I thought they all had the first generation of the hanging firebox. Those very early fireboxes with legs are huge and the cracked leg is not an issue, probably done taking it out as Rick said. That grill also has been superheated probably in an attempt to clean it.. I cringe when I see a lid that is white because of the temps needed to do that.. Wow black painted spring too.. we have zinc then nickel plated ones on the site. will be a better spring as well as more cosmetically appealing. That grill used standard thin-set and grout so it is PRE-Elastomeric Acrylic grout and it's imperative you keep it well maintained.. all crazing/cracks should be filled with clear silicone.. Those grills will self destroy in a repetitive freeze thaw environment.. as will a granite mountain The Elastomeric Acrylic grout/insulation which is not both the adhesive and grout solved the last problems and the Achilies heel problem of inevitable expansion when taken to high temps.. no escaping physics. I'm guessing that the upper latch plate is not welded to the grill so this can be upgraded to the latch with bearing and cam. May I ask does it have a black fiberglass or Stainless rear hinge spring cover? Please feel free to call me and discuss upgrades.. I tried to make them always work in earlier KK grills. That is not the original gasket we used a ceramic with fiberglass gasket and still stock them.. I also noticed there is no SS lid tail spline which made the ridge point much more durable and prevented the damage shown with this one.. We can probably dig thru a huge pile of old tiles in the factory garden and find and cut some specked glass green half tiles to fix that tail if you like..

I've been impressed with how well the gutters worked, and how much you can grow in such a small footprint and what was basically unused space. All that white vinyl fence used to be wooden privacy fence - if it still was I would have 3-4 rows of gutter all over it. Those are 6" aluminum gutter, so basically anything you can grow in a 5-6" pot will grow in there. I'm thinking about putting another few sections somewhere else in the yard for strawberries. Automatic irrigation of some sort is pretty much a necessity with the gutters, or they will dry out and you'll be out there with a hose daily once it warms up. Mine are filled with moisture control potting mix, and get saturated (holes drilled in bottoms for drainage) every other day right now. If you can keep them wet automatically, they are zero maintenance growing machines. Lots of killer ideas out there if you google for "gutter garden". @cschaaf That sucks that you didn't get any usable tomatoes. The plants in the self watering pots i built from the FireHouse pickle buckets produced like crazy - especially the eggplants. The tomatoes were all heirloom varieties, hence they get really long and out of control, and eventually start dying off. This winter, I tried something new, and just took 8-10" clippings from a couple of the better producing plants, and stuck them in a little pot of dirt. Sure enough, in a few weeks they rooted so when I took the buckets apart to replant a fresh crop, the clippings became my spring tomato crop. I also just pruned back the eggplants and they took off again with new growth. I LOVE the self watering buckets. They're ugly, but I can move them to various "out of the way" spots in the yard based on seasonal sunlight differences and plant needs. The key is using good, loose, well draining but spongy potting mix. Mix some organic fertilizer into the soil at planting (and add a little lime for tomatoes) and then just keep the bottom bucket filled with water through the pipe on top.

If you're going to reattach the leg on the firebox, maybe drill a hole in each piece, so you can set some stainless rod to help hold the two pieces together?

Wow...that's a really old one. I haven't seen one of the legged fireboxes in years. Looking at the pictures, and comparing the evolution to today's KK shows how far Dennis has come. firebox...latch...flexible grout and thinset....beveled lips.... 2 layer construction That grill is probably 12-13 years old. Can't wait for Dennis to chime in with who the original owner was (assuming they were ever part of the forum)

Here's my Fatty for this months Guru challenge. Have to say my least favorite challenge but here goes. I stole part of my idea from ckreef. Thank you honey. My Ingredients: Lighting Cassiopeia: Rolled out the Bison and put in cooked Spinach Bison rolled up: Season with Grill Mate: Wrap in Prosciutto: Rolled up in Ground Pork and Red and Yellow Peppers: Bacon Weave ready to go: On the KK: My Money Shot: I have to say, in pictures, it looks like a crazy eye..Hate when my food is looking at me when I'm trying to eat it... Bahahaha.... On another note, it tasted great with Mash Potatoes and Mushroom Gravy. Sent from my QTAQZ3 using Tapatalk

My KK ultimate finally got put into place today! It has been a long journey but I couldn't be happier. Tom