#0171 BBQ Grill Refresh [New Knob]

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The summer is in full swing, but my 14 year-old grill has seen better days - it almost didn't fire up today.

It looks TIRED and WORN-OUT!
 

Things are starting to fall apart on it - the electronic ignition is dead (which I'll fix), all the printed text is faded, the “stainless steel” finish is showing rust (which I can clean off), and the finish on the knobs looks scarred.

But these are fixable things!  Instead of throwing out the grill and buy a shiny new one, I opted to try to keep using it as long as I can - with the help of 3D printing - starting with brand new knobs.

Key Features:

1. The “look” of a modern grill knob.
2. Outer diameter: 52mm
3. A V-shaped marker is designed in to help hide the seam line during printing.
4. A simple marker (pointer) on the top so you can do a color change to your preferred color.
5. STP file provided to customize to your needs, including the size and orientation of your D-shaped gas control shaft.

I'll post updates as I work on this project, but I'm sharing the files as I create them so you can try to use them to refresh your grill too.

Also Planned:

1. New dial face that indicates which heat settings are for each type of meat.
2. Hooks for organizing BBQ cooking utensils.

UPDATES BELOW:

[July 16, 2024] Prototype for new grill knob installed and works as expected.  Now I need to print 3 more! I'm designing the new dial face next.  I plan to share the STP file for this as well, with customizable icons representing common types of meat, for you to apply them as you need.

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