Eclipse Stove Catalog

vfw3439 · Post by **vfw3439** » Mon. Jun. 25, 2012 2:01 pm

This has a great section on Base Burners with some very nice diagrams on how they operate.

Let me know what you think.

Chad

grumpy · Post by **grumpy** » Mon. Jun. 25, 2012 3:44 pm

Thats cool, where are you getting these, I would love to see one on Florence..

SteveZee · Post by **SteveZee** » Mon. Jun. 25, 2012 5:43 pm

Another good score Chad!

vfw3439 · Post by **vfw3439** » Mon. Jun. 25, 2012 9:26 pm

I'm not sue how but I got into the Library of Congress and was able to pull them down.

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Tue. Jun. 26, 2012 3:17 pm

The diagrams and written explanation of how their base burner model works is exceptionally detailed. If anyone has any doubts about how a base burner works or what the concept of it is all about. Please read the catalog.
It also explains at length about the, "hotblast," concept and why it is so important in a Bituminous burning stove. These catalogs offer a wealth of information and it goes a long way in teaching how to identify the various types of stoves. It really helps when you see something for sale that you might be interested in. It's always good to have some idea of what you are looking at.

vfw3439 · Post by **vfw3439** » Wed. Jun. 27, 2012 12:39 am

William,
On page 49 of this Eclipse Stove Catalog it clearly shows a magazine for hard coal as an option. On the attached Glenwood #6 catalog is shows an optional magazine for the GW #6 for $2.00.

1. Do you think the magazine in the GW #6 was meant to be used as the one in the Eclipse to give both of them a much greater burn time?

2. Now that Emery is rebuilding my GW#6 do you think it would be worth asking him to fabricate a magazine?

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Wed. Jun. 27, 2012 3:05 am

Magazines allow the stove to be loaded with coal for very long burn times. I don't know if Emery can make one or not. It doesn't hurt to ask. The reason that a lot of surviving stoves don't still have them is for basically two reasons. The first is the magazine will burn out on the bottom after many years of use and second, many people took them out when they wanted to burn fuel such as wood in them that the stove wasn't designed for.

SteveZee · Post by **SteveZee** » Wed. Jun. 27, 2012 7:24 am

To echo William's post and your's Chad, those magazines are also rare because they were an option. Not everyone bought one with their stove.

Emery may or may not have one for your #6. If he doesn't, (and I must say it's probably a long shot that he's got one) we had a thread last season about fabricating a magazine. You might try a search to find that thread. I think DJL and a few others were also involved?

I'm also interested because the magazine would be the same for my MO116. The next time I see my Brother in Law who happens to be a pipe fitter, I'm going to ask him about fabbing one up. It's a simple thing, a cast iron pipe with a collar to hang from basically. What I need are the dimensions of the magazine.

vfw3439 · Post by **vfw3439** » Wed. Jun. 27, 2012 12:23 pm

Thank you for the info gentlemen. I'm trying to read as much as I can but it is difficult for me as I suffered 3 Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) while I was in Iraq. Now my writing and reading skills are terrible. I am being medically retired from active duty US Army this year after 20 years. So please forgive me if I ask questions that may have been asked and answered before. I appreciate all the support and information you all are providing to me.

Chad

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Wed. Jun. 27, 2012 2:53 pm

Hi Chad, bravo for your 20 Yrs in the US Army. Hope your healt problems will go away and let you enjoy the life now and your stove

It's important to remember that a magazine doen't give you a longer burn time if you don't shake the ash down. So I don't think that it is a must to get one. My Sunnyside has a mag. and I project to cut off the front part to be able to load the stove from the front door. Also the burning surface showing the nice blue flames is reduced a lot from the center load below the mag. Yes the load in the mag is hotter but real lab testings would be necessary to compare the final results/advantages...
I tested a mag in my Golden Bride, one I made from a cast iron pipe having the right size and removed it. I send you some photos of it.
Just my personnal opinion

, you'r the Boss on your stove, but for me even at $2.00

for a mag, it would be no!

vfw3439 · Post by **vfw3439** » Wed. Jun. 27, 2012 3:09 pm

nortcan,
Thank you for the photos. You sold me on the way it looks. The flame in the open chamber looks very nice and would have to say I agree with you and say no on burning with a magazine in the stove. After watching Williams GW #6 on his videos he easily gets 20 plus hours on a single load of coal. Thank you very much for the well wishes.

Chad

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Wed. Jun. 27, 2012 8:24 pm

Chad, I forgot to thank you for the nice Eclipse Stoves Catalog. They were so genious at that time

While looking at it I was thinking to one thing: if I had to choose between: a magazine and a hot blast ring, the winner would be in the ring

I try to figure how I could make one for the Sunnyside, making one for a stove having one in the past is one thing but making one for a stove not having one is an other thing...

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