Thanks again Bob. I made some notes for what I’ll look for to make the grate. That grate will need to fit through the opening I just welded in place. Might make it a little tricky to go at least 2" bigger diameter but I could either cut the opening bigger or make the grate in pieces that can be assembled in place. Will depend on what I find or build for the grate.
I still need to make the clean out hatch and the gas outlet.
Even though this is supposed to be charcoal only, I probably should make the lid able to handle a poof. I would like to try Rindert’s idea using square tubing idea to hold the ash door closed.
Might be able to add springs to those brackets to allow the lid to lift if it needs to.