Harman Magnum Stoker Restoration...

 
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Post by eelhc » Thu. Oct. 01, 2009 10:41 am

I've completed the restoration and am now moving onto the installation phase of this project. It's cheaper for me to run the heat pump until the temps are consistently below mid 40s so I don't turn on the boiler or stove until late October. I've got a quite a bit to do still (fire up the stove to burn the paint off, move/set the stove in place, install the stove pipe + ductwork) and am hoping to finish up in the next 3 weeks.

All hardware have been replaced with grade 8 and there's permatex anti-seize/rust preventive on all the threads.

Pretty!
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Side views (streaks are form wiping the dust off of the stove)...
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New glass...
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Old grates... ground them down on the sides to fit better (have a new set as well but these looked good enough to use for another season).
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Slate instead of decorative tile... sealed in place with 600*F silicone...
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painted inside with VHT...
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Ash Pans, one old and one new, both painted with VHT...
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Early July...
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First firing will be tonight outside to burn off the paint with a make-shift flue/chimney. My coal mice ingredients. Wood pellets, rice coal, paper from a shredder, lump charcoal. Mix up in a paper lunch bag.
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Post by Poconoeagle » Thu. Oct. 01, 2009 10:50 am

Very well done!! good job :)

 
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Post by 009to090 » Thu. Oct. 01, 2009 11:21 am

eelhc wrote:Pretty!
THATS an understatement ! :D
Job well done! :clap: :up:
Tip: for starting the stove, all you need are the wood pellets and a little jelled alcohol, in the middle of a pile of rice on the grates. Rice starts easy. :idea:
Shes a beauty!


 
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Post by coalkirk » Thu. Oct. 01, 2009 9:03 pm

Excellent job! A labor of love. :up: :clap:

 
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Post by bksaun » Thu. Oct. 01, 2009 10:10 pm

Just started the axact same project today.

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Post by eelhc » Fri. Oct. 02, 2009 12:02 am

The homemade coal rice worked great... lit the first time.

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I did stuff the lunch bag full and some of the contents fell into the ash pan once the bag burned but there was definitely enough "stuff" to light the stoker with ease. I don't think I even need a bag for next time. just pile the contents on the grates... light and let her rip. Chris (DVC500 at last) is spot on... with a handful of wood pellets lighting a stoker is E-A-S-Y!

Here are a couple of videos of the first burn...





 
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Post by RAYJAY » Wed. Jan. 27, 2010 7:24 pm

How is the inside paint holding up ? any updates on this seasons burning,

 
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Post by eelhc » Tue. Feb. 02, 2010 12:07 am

RAYJAY wrote:How is the inside paint holding up ? any updates on this seasons burning,
No signs of rust or paint peeling inside so far.... been up and running since 11/01/09... 3 months.

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