Elemental Metal Creations Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I have been commissioned to make a pig roasting spit for a friend. We have settled on a height but I am unsure about the length for the spit and size of materiel. He said that he only wants to roast a pig about 50 lb, though I suspect that this may change in the future. My questions to anyone who has experience making or using a spit like this are, would 3 ft between uprights be sufficient, and would 1/2 in. stock be strong enough. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 The one I had had a 1" Stainless steel solid bar for holding pigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I would go five foot 3/4in stock. he would be limited with three 1/2in and even a 50lb pig would be crowded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Tubular sections are stronger than solid bar pound for pound. You want the central holding bar/pipe strong enough to not fail, and I would not consider 1/2" even remotely close enough for starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 22 hours ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: Tubular sections are stronger than solid bar So 1" black iron pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 If you use tubing use square. That way the prongs won’t rotate and a simple wingnut will act as a set screw. My friends and I routinely roast Vietnamese pigs and a 50# live weight pig will take every bit of 3” and a 50# dressed one 4’ plus, 5-6’ between uprights minimum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Boggs Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I searched "Pig roasting spit" and received a lot of answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Reading this reminded me that I've seen spits intended to hold a flattened carcass between what is basically metal fencing. The hog isn't so much rotated as flipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 A lot of commercial barbecue places do the same when grilling large quantities of chicken. I remember seeing one outfit that had a long series of firepits made from 55 gal. drums split lengthwise, and they'd just keep flipping the grates down the length. By the time a grate reached the end, its meat was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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