Round Oak D-18 Grate

inline · Post by **inline** » Tue. Sep. 29, 2009 11:15 am

I am looking at purchasing a Round Oak D-18 that has a broken grate. I guess the grate is split in two. The shop I work for can either weld it or fabricate a new one out of steel with our lasers. How would steel hold up to the coal resting on it?

Chris

Poconoeagle · Post by **Poconoeagle** » Tue. Sep. 29, 2009 11:21 am

Hey Chris. most grates are made from cast iron for longevity

inline · Post by **inline** » Tue. Sep. 29, 2009 11:28 am

Yeah I know, but I can't find any grates that may fit. Does anyone still make them in cast?
I could probably have our shop make me a couple out of steel. I'm just curious if the steel would rot in a week or year...
I don't want it to fail while loaded with coal.

tsb · Post by **tsb** » Tue. Sep. 29, 2009 4:14 pm

If you have the material, cut them out of stainless.
You may get a little warping, but the stainless will last
as long as the cast iron. Bump up the thickness a little if you can.

inline · Post by **inline** » Wed. Sep. 30, 2009 11:27 am

We can do stainless. Doesn't stainless release toxins at high temp?

RMA · Post by **RMA** » Wed. Sep. 30, 2009 11:37 am

inline wrote:We can do stainless. Doesn't stainless release toxins at high temp?

SS release toxins.???
Usual components: Iron,Chromium,Nickel,Molybdenum???

Cookware is often SS

Bob

tsb · Post by **tsb** » Wed. Sep. 30, 2009 5:44 pm

Inline,

If your stove gets that hot, you got a lot more to worry about.
Your house would be vaporized.
I know we have some scientists on the forum. Look up the
vapor pressure of Stainless Steel.

Tom

RMA · Post by **RMA** » Wed. Sep. 30, 2009 8:42 pm

tsb wrote:Inline,

If your stove gets that hot, you got a lot more to worry about.
Your house would be vaporized.
I know we have some scientists on the forum. Look up the
vapor pressure of Stainless Steel.

Tom

I think there are some nut and twig eating tree huggers on the internet that frown on stainless steel utensils in the kitchen
BAZAAR ! Burning coal would probably give them conniptions

Bob

Freddy · Post by **Freddy** » Thu. Oct. 01, 2009 7:40 am

I'll bet http://www.woodmanspartsplus.com/4863/Wood-and-Co ... rates.html will have grates that fit. If not, sure, make some stainless ones... just try to make them a bit beefier...a bit deeper. The reason cast is used is that it doesn't sag when red hot. If the steel ones were a bit deeper, the bottom might stay cooler to resist sagging. Let us know what you find/ end up doing.

inline · Post by **inline** » Thu. Oct. 01, 2009 8:33 am

Thanks for the help guys....I went to look at the stove yesterday and it turns out the firepot is trashed. There was a large crack in the lower bowl so I passed on it.

uggabugga · Post by **uggabugga** » Sun. Oct. 04, 2009 11:54 pm

That's too bad. I used to live very near Dowagiac, MI where Round Oaks were made. What beautiful stoves they were .

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Mon. Oct. 05, 2009 12:00 am

A cracked firepot is no big deal. If you can get the stove for a good price, have a new firepot cast for it. I just had one made for my Stanley Argand when the time comes to replace the current one. All you do is take out the old firepot so the foundry can make a pattern from it. Firepots (if the stove is not abused) have a service life of about 15 to 20 years or so.

inline · Post by **inline** » Mon. Oct. 05, 2009 11:40 am

The stove was cheap enough but it also had a piece of the door missing as well. Too much work needed on that one. I will keep looking...
About how much does it run to have a firepot cast?