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These are pictures of a barbeque rotissrie spit.

Posted by Geoff <geoff_m@bigfoot.com>. 

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This is a Barbeque rotissrie spit I made for a 
forge-in a couple of years ago and have used it 
for a number of functions since.

The main objective was to be cheap and it cost 
slightly less than hiring one for the weekend,
but it has been used several times since. 

The case is made from  a 2400*1200mm sheet of 
16ga steel - half for the top and half for the 
bottom. The motor and gearbox came from the local 
rubbish dump. The wheels from the inorganic rubbish 
collection (lawnmower wheels).

It has 2 burners - each one is made from 1" waterpipe. 
On one end, weld a plug with a grubscrew to take a 1/8" 
pipe nipple. tap the inside of the pipe nipple (or solder) 
to  take a mig tip (1.2mm IIRC) as a gas jet and fit a 
ball valve to the other end to adjust the gas flow. The 
gas jet is on the centreline of the pipe. Cutaway 2 slots 
or big holes in the side of the pipe ~1" long and the gas 
jet comes level with the front of the hole. Plug the other 
end of the pipe and drill a series of holes along the pipe. 
I used 3mm (~1/8") but it would probably be better to have 
more holes but smaller.

I have found it only needs one burner running, except if 
you are in a hurry to get it up to heat. If I made it again, 
I would only use one burner. it takes -3 hours to slow roast 
a lamb, and the burner is barely running

I usually get boned lamb rolls as they are easier to carve 
and cook than the traditional beastie.

geoff