jetro 5,349 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Alright everyone. Could someone please tell me the best way to make a spit or put up some pics of their own ones. atb j. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bryn27 89 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 ebay? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimgary 4 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 What size joints/animals you want to roast will decide the turning force and motor you would require, I have it in my to do list together with a Tandoor that I have done. If you have access to a welder it would be much easier, for a large spit upto lamb size you could probably use a old cycle gears etc, the shaft from a straight shaft brushcutter should do the job. If you look on sites across the pond our American friends are in to it in a big way, lots of ideas, also greek/Cyprus sites. Regards Gary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 My dad's got it in his head to make a waterwheel powered one for a wild boar! My brothers booked himself in wildboar shooting just before my sister has her big August BBQ. She has a nice brook that runs through her garden so it's a project I need to start looking at soon lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greenman 221 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I made mine from bits of the farm, a water trough for the fire, the frame is a sheep feeder, big old bit of bar which I drilled to push quarter inch rod through to pin the carcass and give something to wire it too. I welded an old seed drill disc to the end and use a g clamp to hold it, just turn it every 10 to 15 minutes quarter of a turn. It means your there for the whole time but it's wood fired so you need to keep an eye on the heat anyway. It's not so bad, got my cast iron kettle and pan so cook my breakfast and lunch while I'm there watching the world go by. it's big too, takes 2 pigs head on or 3 lambs or roe head off. I'm planning on doing a whole Dexter on it for my fortieth in a few years time. Sorry no pictures, not hard to make with a rough plan and the right scrap heap! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimgary 4 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I would make it with a drip pan under the meat and the fire at the side, no flare ups and a much better cook, they use woodfired side burning setups in the villages in France, you can go and buy your joint ready cooked sunday lunch time from them. Regards Gary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Hooker 185 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Depends how big you want to go. Bushwear sell one for smaller items run off batteries for £60 http://www.bushwear.co.uk/grizzly-spit-rotisserie.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lid 194 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Here's one I made earlier 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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