Home Stove Works

Smithy, while in front of my stove, I saw gaps inside the slide of the ash pit door. Your gap is at the top but mines are where the slide close on each slots. Very small gaps.
So my conclusion is: maybe the stoves from the past were already at the EPA standards? On the EPA stoves you can't completly close the air inlet so you don't choke the stove. LOL

Well I was wondering if that was the case! Lol
Or at least that was intended,

Ha,ha,ha, yep I'd imagine that back then, idling the stove down wasn't a huge consideration as long as the stove was controllable. That was someone's main source of heat and they depended on it to get hot!

I think that with these stoves (maybe all stoves), the best is to have the stove as air tight as possible from the lower parts and work with the rest of non air tight sections.
I was surprised to see how I could have the stove idling after getting the stove more air tight, for the second attempt I found many hidden gaps. So many places to inspect, even the fire pot seat base was having air leaks at the back. Thanks to the rope gaskets and Ultra Black Silicone.
Now I know that even if I completly close the air slide, I still have air for the combustion.
Viva EPA

nortcan wrote:I think that with these stoves (maybe all stoves), the best is to have the stove as air tight as possible from the lower parts and work with the rest of non air tight sections.
I was surprised to see how I could have the stove idling after getting the stove more air tight, for the second attempt I found many hidden gaps. So many places to inspect, even the fire pot seat base was having air leaks at the back. Thanks to the rope gaskets and Ultra Black Silicone.
Now I know that even if I completly close the air slide, I still have air for the combustion.
Viva EPA

That's right Pierre. I believe it's all ant stoves for sure.

Well fellas I guess I am going to get some of that ht permatex and do a little more work problem is its 29 deg f outside and its nice and cozy next to the 395 deg ironmaiden ha ha the tweaking is going to have to wait

Hear that.

The wall has gotten a bit warm with the weather cooling down and when I need to crank it up a few notches a radiant shielding is necessary. I felt that a period stove may need a period reflector so here it is. With this installed the wall is now cold behind the screen. Now to find something to hang the tools on!
PTL and pass the coal

The shield looks great and the stove looks like it is happy.

I want the rocking chair.

Thank you,and I believe the stove is happy.
When things warm up I will work on the "tightness"
I liked your comment on the disconnection in society with the "square vent" in the wall statement.

Oh the rocker can't have it. Got a picture somewhere of gramps sitting in this chair listening to the news when my father was in Burma 1943

Wow the rocking chair is very special then. It looks perfect near the base burner. I want one to put by my Glenwood.

Very nice installation Smithy. Ingenious and unique heat shield!

thanks for the compliments . sometimes the chair is too close and i know yawl KNOW what I'm talking about

Maybe I should copper plate the shield or nickle it.

i recently picked up a stove like this at a garage sale it was taken apart 50 plus years ago and came in boxes one of the front side chrome wings is misssing any idea how i can get one my stove came with 4 side wings 2 on the front one is missing and 2 on the back i dont see the back ones on this picture also it has rear corner moldings i am not sure where they go does anyone have and idea of a value of a stove like this when restored thank you jake

ava morgan wrote:i recently picked up a stove like this at a garage sale it was taken apart 50 plus years ago and came in boxes one of the front side chrome wings is misssing any idea how i can get one my stove came with 4 side wings 2 on the front one is missing and 2 on the back i dont see the back ones on this picture also it has rear corner moldings i am not sure where they go does anyone have and idea of a value of a stove like this when restored thank you jake

You have copies cast from the wings you have. What are you going to do with the stove?