Watch Out for This Guy!

 
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Rob R.
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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 5:33 pm

freetown fred wrote:
Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 5:07 pm
Geek-like??????????????? :o :roll:
Don't worry Fred, you would need to add a full instrument panel to your Hitzer to qualify.

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 5:43 pm

Fred, I'd be more than thrilled to hook you up with all that... including a baro. Get at me :)

 
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Post by warminmn » Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 6:10 pm

Start small, maybe with a magnetic thermometer :angel:

I get the geek like part of it. Kind of like there is no choice for using coal, and even enjoying looking at the coal bin in the warm months... its almost like losing a friend letting my fire go out in the late spring. :)


 
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Post by waytomany?s » Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 6:40 pm

And I thought I had it bad, checking craigslist every day hoping a bigger stove at a cheaper price will show up. Memorizing all the brochures so I knew what size each stove was when I saw it. I even did a basement mine job before I got a stove.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 7:40 pm

:lol: you guys!!! :)

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 7:47 pm

And this,Boys and Girls,is what this Board is all about!!🎯🤣😂👍


 
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Post by BunkerdCaddis » Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 9:40 pm

waytomany?s wrote:
Wed. Dec. 22, 2021 6:40 pm
And I thought I had it bad,
And then one day you find ten stoves have got behind you
No one told you when to stop, you bought another (stoker) pot...

And you run, and you run to catch up to Stoker Don but he's hunting,
Racing around to come up with another Axeman... :what:

(No apologies to pink floyd... I did it my way)

 
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Post by Berlin » Sun. Jan. 16, 2022 12:16 am

Rinker is a good company and more reasonable $$ than most.

At the end of the day people just like to bitch, if it's not the weather, it's the heating bill.

Very few actually care, and fewer still will do anything about it.

As Rob mentioned, insulation and tightness (to a point, too many spray-foamed homes with humidity/mold issues) is the best solution to high heating bills.

If you live in this overtaxed, oversalted, frozen dump called the northeast, like me, your heating bills are not close to the most significant place you're hemorrhaging money.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Jan. 16, 2022 8:03 am

LOL---indeed B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL again!! :)

 
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Post by CoalisCoolxWarm » Tue. Jan. 18, 2022 11:14 pm

So we're gonna convert Fred and change his name to "Gadget Fred" ??? LOL.

This stuff works much better than the single use cans (watch video)
https://www.greatstuff.dupont.com/products/greats ... racks.html

Tip: Dip end of gun in vaseline before use and spread it a few inches up the gun to keep it from sticking. Wipe off with paper towel when finished.

Tip: After the foam skins over, you can "mold" it into shape, into cracks, etc for a smoother fit and finish.

Yield and control are MUCH better, plus I regularly store cans 3 months or more at a time.

DEFINITELY the better way to go. The dispenser gun isn't even that expensive and all can be had at Home Depot.

Tip: 2" foamboard is cheaper per volume. So cut piece of foam to go into your rim joint and then use spray foam to glue it into place and fill gaps.

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