Hi - Round Oak 20-0-3

lizzaanne · Post by **lizzaanne** » Thu. Jun. 26, 2014 7:47 pm

You guys are too funny! I certainly appreciate all the encouragement. I would be willing to share 'whatever' piece it is on the magazine to be recast if someone needs the part. The Tomahawk Foundry in Rice Lake, WI is less than two hours from where I live. If somebody would tell me what part and measurements that are needed and I'll go measure it.

lizzaanne · Post by **lizzaanne** » Thu. Jun. 26, 2014 8:01 pm

Ok, you guys made me nervous about the magazine. I just went and got it from the shop and put it in my bedroom closet so nothing would happen to it!

The magazine says Round Oak on it and the inside of the lid says 20 M. The lid measures 9 3/8th diameter across the top, and it is 25" tall.

lizzaanne · Post by **lizzaanne** » Thu. Jun. 26, 2014 8:17 pm

I forgot to mention it is heavy! I was curious so weighed it. 38 lbs!

Post by **franco b** » Thu. Jun. 26, 2014 10:26 pm

lizzaanne wrote:I forgot to mention it is heavy! I was curious so weighed it. 38 lbs!

There are two different magazines. One for hard coal and one for soft. The literature that William posted described the difference. You should check which one it is.

lizzaanne · Post by **lizzaanne** » Thu. Jun. 26, 2014 11:11 pm

I re-read all that William posted and the pictures aren't clear enough for me to tell if it's for soft or anthracite coal. When I look at the magazine it doesn't look bell or funnel shaped! The pic I posted earlier is the actual magazine I bought. Maybe someone here knows which one it is? On the diagram specifically for my stove it only shows one magazine. IDK...

Post by **franco b** » Thu. Jun. 26, 2014 11:22 pm

Measure the inside diameter top and bottom.

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Thu. Jun. 26, 2014 11:23 pm

Your magazine is for Anthracite. If you burn Bituminous you should leave the magazine out. Tomahawk is the best foundry to cast stove parts. That is a big part of their business. Most professional stove restorers use them. They are friendly, prompt and reasonably priced. They make perfect copies of anything you send them.

samhill · Post by **samhill** » Fri. Jun. 27, 2014 7:48 am

I believe it's a round oak 20 that I have buried in my garage, it's in bad shape for sure so I didn't give it much thought but now I may have to at least see what is salvageable.

lizzaanne · Post by **lizzaanne** » Thu. Jul. 03, 2014 10:19 pm

Just a note to say my friend's sandblaster is repaired and I'm looking forward to sandblasting stove parts next week!
Happy, Happy, Happy. LOL

I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable 4th of July as we celebrate our great country's Independence and Birthday!

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2014 3:39 am

I hope you had a nice fourth as well. It started out kind of bad with storms and heavy rain in the morning, but; it cleared up by the afternoon with highs in the mid 60's at my house.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Sat. Jul. 05, 2014 7:19 am

Cool and dry. Prefect weather for sand blasting and getting paint on!

Hope it works out well for you.

Paul

lizzaanne · Post by **lizzaanne** » Wed. Jul. 09, 2014 12:03 pm

Hi Everyone. I haven't made any 'sandblasting progress due to my friend being hospitalized with heart issues. He is doing well now, so hopefully soon. When I was looking at my stoves parts list I noticed I don't have the long coal grate shaker. Does anyone here have one they would like to sell? There is one on eBay but that item must be for a cookstove because it looks nothing like the part on the diagram. Hope everyone is enjoying summer.

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Wed. Jul. 09, 2014 12:56 pm

Lizzaanne,
Sorry to hear about your friend.

Looking at your pictures of the coal basket and grate, plus William's parts listing, I would imagine a similar handle could be made from steel rod and a wooden file handle - both available at many hardware stores.

Unless I miss my guess, it looks like all the handle has to do is fit into (or hook onto) that longish gap in the grate to be able to make the grate rotate left and right with short, quick movements.

Paul

lizzaanne · Post by **lizzaanne** » Wed. Jul. 09, 2014 1:43 pm

Hi Paul, Thanks, that is a very good idea. I've never bought a 'steel rod' before so it was out of my 'normal range of thinking'. LOL

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Wed. Jul. 09, 2014 2:20 pm

Lizzaanne,

Your welcome.

The rod is also called "round stock". Comes in different diameters, usually zinc coated. Looking at the picture and keeping in mind that it's an artist's perspective, I'm guessing about 1/4 to 3/8 inch diameter rod.

The wooden handles are sold as file handles and those should be in the tool department near the files.

Once the handle is drilled to the rod size, it can be epoxied into the handle.

You might also get those items at Lowes, or Home Depot.

Here's a picture of one I made a few years ago for use as a fire poker/grate scraper for my kitchen range. A wooden file handle drilled for 1/4 inch zinc coated rod. Made a bunch of shallow cuts around the rod where it fits into the handle with a hacksaw. That gives the epoxy grooves to grab into.

Paul

Hi - Round Oak 20-0-3

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