SC - CHEAP spits

[Charles McCathieNevile]

I have very sucessfully used a piece of hardwood about 2" square and 8' 
long, sharpened at one end (I used a circular saw to sharpen it, but it 
could be done properly. As a spit stand at each end it take a couple of 
pieces of 1" hardwood, and a block of the spit wood. Cut one of the 
1"pieces shorter, and sharpen an end of the other one (for easy pushing 
into the ground. screw them to the 2" block, and place the spit between 
them - it doesn't turn because they are all square. To turn it, lift it 
off and rotate the desired amount. (this is the drawback - it requires 
two people for a whole animal) To adjust the height, put a screw in the 
top of each 1" piece, and use a bit of heavy cord. Alternatively, rest it 
onto the block (this is as low as it can get...) and then add a couple of 
chocks.

I have one spit made in this manner. I have set fire to a set of ends, 
and broken an end, but the spit is fine. (I would like to make steel ends 
- - a welder could do that. In the meantime I just rest it on a couple of logs.
But I have used the spit about 8 times, with very little appreciable 
degradation of it - it has not caught fire, although once an assistant 
cook left the beasty (a nice fat sheep) too low, and that had to be put 
out with a bladder of wine.

Charles
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