Broken Triplex Grate

Josie Wales · Post by **Josie Wales** » Sun. Dec. 22, 2013 10:44 am

I have a Sunbeam Cabinet Heater made in 1929 by the Fox Furnace Co. After three weeks of heating I found out I had a broken triplex grate.I found out from earlier experience not parts for this old stove are available and I contacted Dave ([email protected]) and Tomahawk Foundry for a replacement. I sent a picture with measurement and was quoted a price. I shipped it off and two weeks later received the new cast grate. It was a perfect fit and my stove is up and running. The cost was $110.00 and that included return shipping!
When I first decided to restore my old stove my shaker grate was badly warped and broken in two places. Dave told me if I could make a model he could cast it. I made a wooded model of the grate and the casting from such a crude model was perfect. If your stove is hurt Tomahawk may be the prescription to bring it back to life.

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Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Sun. Dec. 22, 2013 10:50 am

Nice job they did too.

Paul

Freddy · Post by **Freddy** » Sun. Dec. 22, 2013 10:50 am

Amazing.... and very cool!

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Sun. Dec. 22, 2013 10:55 am

Nothing better than having faith in people and then the wow factor when our expectations are overshadowed by the efforts of others! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Sun. Dec. 22, 2013 10:58 am

This is why the professional stove restorers use this place. They can cast almost anything as long as you give them something to work with.

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon. Nov. 17, 2014 11:58 am

Can you get me information on how I also can get a grate repaired or made.

Thanks
Chas

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Mon. Nov. 17, 2014 12:47 pm

chas wrote:Can you get me information on how I also can get a grate repaired or made.

Thanks
Chas

If it's snapped in two like the one above, very often a matching hole is drilled in both pieces and a pin epoxied into the holes to re-join them. Next the joint is filled and sanded smooth. Then that glued together grate bar is sent to a foundry to be the pattern that gets pressed into the casting sand mold.

For warped grates, they can sometimes be cut into short sections and pinned and glued back together in a straight line to used as a mold pattern.

Paul

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon. Nov. 17, 2014 4:53 pm

Paul
I understand what your saying but the only problem isthat the broken piece is
missing Do you have any more suggestions. There wasone guy who found another
guy on this website that fabricated him a new one, but I cant seem to find him even though
it was a year ago.,

Thanks for the help
it was apprecieated
Chas

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Mon. Nov. 17, 2014 5:28 pm

Chas,

If your stove uses the same grate bars as Josie's, try a PM to him and see if he's still active on the site. Maybe you two can work out using his wooden pattern grate to cast more.

If that doesn't work, have you tried contacting Woodmans Parts Plus ? http://www.woodmanspartsplus.com/

They may have a grate that is close to the same size that you can modify for use, or as a pattern ?????

http://www.woodmanspartsplus.com/4865/Stove-Grate ... iplex.html

Paul