Cracked Grate Frame Clayton Hotblast 1537

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Thu. Oct. 13, 2016 2:53 pm

franco b wrote:You have forgotten you are dealing with a super hero.
If your referring to me, the only hero you'll find here is made up of bread, mayo, lettuce, tomato , red onion, and lots of roast beef - thinly sliced. :D

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Post by Lightning » Thu. Oct. 13, 2016 2:57 pm

Sunny Boy wrote:I throw myself on your mercy........ I was merely speaking from personal experience.
Yeah, that was funny... :lol: quite a few cobbles on this furnace if I do say so myself.

Well, time to fess up... I did actually drill and tap threads up thru the bottom side of the grate on each side of the crack before I posted this new topic. I can widen that crack into a 1/8th inch gap with just a little bit of force pulling on the sides with my hands. So, I might as well run a piece of steel across the bottom just to stabilize it.

As far as other heating is concerned if the botch job does fail, I have an electric fireplace in the new living room and a pellet stove at the other side of the house if I had to get by for a small period of time waiting for a new frame. I just hate the thought of throwing another $100 at this furnace if its not absolutely necessary.

Halloween is upon us, time to bring in the Hero...

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Thu. Oct. 13, 2016 3:30 pm

Lightning wrote:
Sunny Boy wrote:I throw myself on your mercy........ I was merely speaking from personal experience.
Yeah, that was funny... :lol: quite a few cobbles on this furnace if I do say so myself.

Well, time to fess up... I did actually drill and tap threads up thru the bottom side of the grate on each side of the crack before I posted this new topic. I can widen that crack into a 1/8th inch gap with just a little bit of force pulling on the sides with my hands. So, I might as well run a piece of steel across the bottom just to stabilize it.

As far as other heating is concerned if the botch job does fail, I have an electric fireplace in the new living room and a pellet stove at the other side of the house if I had to get by for a small period of time waiting for a new frame. I just hate the thought of throwing another $100 at this furnace if its not absolutely necessary.

Halloween is upon us, time to bring in the Hero...
Oh, THAT hero. :D

Paul

 
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Post by Keepaeyeonit » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 10:30 pm

Lightning wrote:
KingCoal wrote:upgrade ? what'cha taukin 'bout willis ??
Oh, I've been eyein up other stoves lol. I like that Harman furnace on Craigs list out in Ohio, looks like an awesome deal.
Ok Lee what are you waiting for? I did see that and it sounds like a good deal! If your out this way after you pick up it up you better pm me, I will buy you lunch on your way home( that's if your on I90 around mile 212 in Ohio!) :D .

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 10:51 pm

New stove plus a lunch? Lee, the stove Angel has smiled down on you and sent you a sign.

As Horace Greely said, "Go West young Man". :D

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Post by McGiever » Sat. Oct. 15, 2016 12:19 pm

:gee: :whistle: :secret:

 
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Post by Lightning » Sun. Oct. 16, 2016 11:58 am

Wow fellas, thank you for all the encouragement :)


 
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Post by Lightning » Sun. Oct. 16, 2016 11:59 am

I saw a Hitzer F82 that tickled me a bit too lol

 
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Post by scalabro » Sun. Oct. 16, 2016 12:51 pm

Can't wait for the obligatory mods ;) pics please!

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Oct. 16, 2016 2:20 pm

:clap: toothy :bag:

 
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Post by KingCoal » Sun. Oct. 16, 2016 4:52 pm

Lightning wrote:I saw a Hitzer F82 that tickled me a bit too lol
F82, that's hitzers version of the riteway # 37 with the forced air jacket.

talk about a brick simple and amazingly capable unit. it took me 24 yrs. to wear one of those out and I could have rebuilt it again but wanted to go modern :roll:

what a joke, I just commited to a stove from 1898 :oops:

keep us posted,
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Oct. 19, 2016 11:04 am

Thank you for all the replies. I wanted to sew up this thread with what I ended up doing. Since I had already drilled and tapped into the frame, I felt compelled to brace the crack, especially since it seems that the frames have some side to side motion while rotating the grates. I had to do a lot of grinding on that piece of metal to get it to fit. To measure space between the bolt holes I simply drilled one side, mounted it, then scored a mark on the other side dead center with the tap. It worked really good since I had no idea how I was going to get that spacing right.

I also put in new set screws into a grate that I broke the shaker handle nub off of a few years ago. I had to destroy the grate that was on it, to get it off since the first set screw job was finally developing slop after 3 heating seasons.

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Post by Sunny Boy » Wed. Oct. 19, 2016 11:12 am

When the grates are installed, do the bolts go in from the top, or from the bottom ? If from the bottom I can see them working loose and possibly falling out.

If I were you, I'd back up the bolt heads with a heavy piece of metal for support and then center-punch the edge of each bolt end's threads to make a spot where the bolt threads are mashed jam-tight into the threads of the grate. That way the bolts won't loosen with temp changes and grate shaking vibrations. Yet you can still get them out with a wrench when needed.

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Post by Lightning » Wed. Oct. 19, 2016 11:35 am

Yes, the bolts go up thru the bottom. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by backing up the bolt heads. Do you think a lock washer would be sufficient?

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Oct. 19, 2016 11:40 am

The brace is on the underside also.


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