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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dylanbarnes2mo ago

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

sage2862mo ago

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

river1902mo 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.