Yeah, so what? shakes head in european disbelief 
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Bwahaha! What a beast!
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Yeah. Nothing like a huge resistive load. I think it draws more power than my electric oven. It does a great job of heating a large vat of peanut oil very quickly though. And the recovery time when you drop a basket of chicken is almost immediate.
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Not sure which part of Europe you’re in, but I’m curious… Why did the UK spend so much time fighting over trade routes to countries with spices to never actually use any of them in their cooking?
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Hey why do you think I’d make a fuss about “French” fries ? 
Okay it’s a Belgian specialty but don’t mention it!
BTW, you had me Google it as I had a doubt but UK also uses 220/230
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I’ve always been curious why the US is listed as 120v. We have 220v split phase. The house has 220/240v brought in from the power transformer. It’s what we use for our higher electric draw appliances like AC, dryers, ovens, water heaters, etc etc. We just don’t run 220v to every outlet in the house. It’s not really needed for stuff like light bulbs and small electronics.
It would be nice for electric kettles, but a few minutes longer to heat up some water isn’t that big of a deal and if I’m in a real hurry, the stove top is sitting right there.
Oh. And some of us even run some phase converters so that we have 220v 3 phase in our shops for our larger machines.
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We had that discussion a few months ago, the EU adapted the 220V/400V standard, 220V for “normal” electricity, 400V for three-phase, which means nearly every stove (except, obviously, gas ones). I have three phase power in my shop as well and my tablesaw and bandsaw run on it. It’s just so much better than 220V AC. Cost me around 100€ to get it installed because I ran the cables etc. by myself and had the electrician just connect it.
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In France, three phases is very costly to install and you also need to pay extra subscription fees -_-
It was quite common in 1900’s houses but is only found in professional buildings now
Too bad, because it’s great for tools, but also for fast EV chargers
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You should get out the Guillotine again. Paying extra? Every house has three phase, but it’s normally split into single phase on arrival. You just have to get the right cables here and hook them up to all three phases. Easy peasy.
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Well… The recent political situation may well lead to it 
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We only have 2 phases to our houses here. You can get 3 phase for a commercial/industrial location.
The rotary phase converter uses a large 3 phase motor to ‘create’ the 3rd phase out of incoming 2 phase power. You lose power in the process, so you have to spec a larger motor to create the power for smaller devices. My phase converter is a 10hp unit, so it’s capable of powering up to 5hp devices.
Most people over here just use Variable Frequency Drives to do the same thing. They have other benefits, but my mill already has built-in variable speed control and I didn’t want to bypass all the built-in stuff on the mill. Plus I can use the same RPC to power multiple devices whenever I get around to adding a lathe.
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Some small progress in-between work sessions…
I glued the parts together
Lots of clamps, buut it helps joining the gaps and ensuring it’s staying square
Quick pass on the router table to finish the chamfered edge I couldn’t cut flat on the cnc
The bit was a tad short, I finished the job with a rasp
Sanded the surface and edges, with a fair bit of pressure on the fingers
The bumps and gaps almost disappear
Dry-fit before painting…
Now I have space for every appliance
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Second wing… Rinse and repeat…
Love it when a quick cnc project just … works…
If anyone is interested in a kind of “tutorial” about how you can quickly and easily design this kind of shelf, let me know, I can focus on that in a “things you’ve made” topic
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Very nice project. Well done. BTW how do you like your Weber Smokefire. I had one but after a couple years I got rid of to buy the Searwood which I am loving.
I just had a few random issues.
How can I say that in a polite manner? mmmh…
It’s an utter piece of crap and I’ll never buy anything again from those people
The Ninja woodfire is pretty great, and I find the size a lot more convenient for a 2-4 persons meal. It’s faster and cheaper to use, no frills, no questions…
Also I use it a lot as an airfryer or simple oven day to day…
BTW, yesterday I received a new Ninja gadget…
Not a smoker or a grill per-se, or is it, maybe?
My Russel Hobbs toaster just died on me and I bought the Ninja 3-in-1 toaster as a replacement
The thing is: this toaster has a swivel mecanism that lets you use it as a horizontally as a grill, or even a panini press
(crappy pic quality I know, sorry…)
I already made a lot of those toased sandwich for us and for the kids, it just got easier and faster to do now
Pretty cleve unit, maybe a bit overpriced at it’s original price (150-200$) but I found a refurbished unit for 80$ and it’s the right spot I think…
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Ooops sorry. That’s why I was wondering. Agree with your thoughts totally. I kept at Weber for two years as I questioned the design. They finally gave in and sent me a new Searwood which is a great design. They really screwed up the first design.
Interesting the Ninja press.
I’ve recently read where a lot of people use pannini presses to make toast instead of toasters. It has me tempted to give it a try.
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I bought a Krups Sandwich maker and it’s just so superior to every other one I’ve owned before. Love it.
You know about those “quick 15min paint job"… well.. it’s been 6 months 
Also gave the shed an upgrade : walls and lights
Now I "only” need to install the path walk, should be quick… probably 6 month 
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Nice!
Nothing better than relaxing under a tin roof smoking meat while it’s raining.
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