My Little Potbelly on Anthracite
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inspiring, my friend. I have an old pot belly that is surely older than yours but about the same size, and is in complete condition, but painted. if it were blasted and rebuilt with your mods it would be a great install on the second floor of my house in my office (30' x 15'). the office has double french doors onto the hallway, so the stove should add to the entire second floor and gravity to the 3rd floor. an unused modern chimney exists outside the wall where it would be best sited. another project to add to the list.
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tim how much coal do you burn in 24 hours
I havent really been paying attention....I would guess round 15/20 lb. give or take?..I shake it down and fill it to the top of the firepot 2 times a day and the firepot isnt very big, after shakin I would guess I put in 6 shovel fulls and the shovel is onna them small ash removers that come with a Mantle kit..the ones that have the ash brush,poker and shovel.
I will get some real #'s though I will put a 40lb. bag in a 5 gallon bucket and measure the usage, currently I am running out of a Tote that holds round 100lb. and I get 5 or 6 days out of a full tote.
Oooh, just added 1 more Modification.
After loading a fresh charge of Pea it was taking an hr. or so for the "BLUE LADIES" so I added 2 more 5/32" holes under the load door bought 1.5 " to each side of the first 2 ...NOW I am getting a much better "DANCE"..way faster ...wich tells me the Carbon monoxide is burning off better....WHOOO HOOOO !!!!
I loaded a fresh charge of coal after shaking it down a bit ago and she is purrin along with a nice blue dance on top of the fresh load that I can clearly see through the fire view Mica window....I believe I have finally got it dialed in!!!
I will get some real #'s though I will put a 40lb. bag in a 5 gallon bucket and measure the usage, currently I am running out of a Tote that holds round 100lb. and I get 5 or 6 days out of a full tote.
Oooh, just added 1 more Modification.
After loading a fresh charge of Pea it was taking an hr. or so for the "BLUE LADIES" so I added 2 more 5/32" holes under the load door bought 1.5 " to each side of the first 2 ...NOW I am getting a much better "DANCE"..way faster ...wich tells me the Carbon monoxide is burning off better....WHOOO HOOOO !!!!
I loaded a fresh charge of coal after shaking it down a bit ago and she is purrin along with a nice blue dance on top of the fresh load that I can clearly see through the fire view Mica window....I believe I have finally got it dialed in!!!
Hi, I hope you all are still around and this thread isn't dead.
I'm looking into purchasing an Atlanta Stove Company No.60 Pot Belly Stove I found on CraigsList today though, I don't know if its right for my application. My goal is to heat a 11'x11'x8' cabin for short periods every day. I will only be in the cabin for 2 and 4 hours in a run. I only have about $170 in my budget and cant really go over- the the stove is going for $150.
Here's some pictures. Is it worth it for my application? Is it possibly worth it for a resale?
I'm looking into purchasing an Atlanta Stove Company No.60 Pot Belly Stove I found on CraigsList today though, I don't know if its right for my application. My goal is to heat a 11'x11'x8' cabin for short periods every day. I will only be in the cabin for 2 and 4 hours in a run. I only have about $170 in my budget and cant really go over- the the stove is going for $150.
Here's some pictures. Is it worth it for my application? Is it possibly worth it for a resale?
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A Cannon Heater would be perfect for your application. That's what they were designed for-quick hot fires that warm up the space quickly then burn out by the end of the day. That's why they were used in industrial settings and stores etc. After the business closed for the day, the fire would go out. Then it would be real easy to warm it back up again the next day.
Yup for $150 get her ....they are good little stoves.
looks like she just needs a coat of stove polish, my #60 is currently retired and settin beside my puter desk here in the shop the Glenwood #30 takes care of the heating here now.
you can burn wood or antracite with ease in the #60 they do OK with Bit but its a P.I.A....but for the size of your cabin she will heat ya out with a small fire, I could heat my old shop wich is 30X20 and throw the excess into the new shop wich is 30X30 with NP's
looks like she just needs a coat of stove polish, my #60 is currently retired and settin beside my puter desk here in the shop the Glenwood #30 takes care of the heating here now.
you can burn wood or antracite with ease in the #60 they do OK with Bit but its a P.I.A....but for the size of your cabin she will heat ya out with a small fire, I could heat my old shop wich is 30X20 and throw the excess into the new shop wich is 30X30 with NP's
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Saw this Atlanta stove works #60 and was thinking about getting it for my 24x24 wood shop and was wondering if it would heat my shop nicely?? But also concerned about the “glowing red” belly which has me concerned for a wood shop. Don’t want to do any modifications so not sure if I’d be better off looking for a more modern wood stove. Also does this burn coal or wood??? And what is “pea” I hear you all burn, where you get it?
Any ideas suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Any ideas suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Designed for burning coal, but you could burn wood with it.
Modern EPA certified wood stoves burn wood more efficiently once the stove gets up to temperature, and burn roughly 1/3 the amount of wood to heat the same space than pre-EPA cerfication.
Woods stoves from the early 1980s and older, including antique coal stoves like the Atlanta Stove Works 60 will produce a fair amount of creosote. For a 24x24 wood shop, this is probably not even a concern/consideration.
If EPA certification were a selling point for you, it would be difficult to find a small enough EPA certified stove for a 24x24 area. There are some imported designs from Europe, and Chinese knockoffs that are small but just as expensive as their full sized competition. If it were me I would consider the potbelly for such a small space. Just my opinion.
Modern EPA certified wood stoves burn wood more efficiently once the stove gets up to temperature, and burn roughly 1/3 the amount of wood to heat the same space than pre-EPA cerfication.
Woods stoves from the early 1980s and older, including antique coal stoves like the Atlanta Stove Works 60 will produce a fair amount of creosote. For a 24x24 wood shop, this is probably not even a concern/consideration.
If EPA certification were a selling point for you, it would be difficult to find a small enough EPA certified stove for a 24x24 area. There are some imported designs from Europe, and Chinese knockoffs that are small but just as expensive as their full sized competition. If it were me I would consider the potbelly for such a small space. Just my opinion.
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I burned wood in a small potbelly stove I had in my basement wood shop (about 20x20 and low ceiling). Heated it well, but needed to be fed every couple of hours with wood, and then restarted every morning.
I switched to using nut coal and it only needed to be fed about twice a day. And dampered down it would keep a fire through the night.
The bottom half glowing dull red is not uncommon with these type stoves. Mine was a used stove when it was given to me. I used it for about 10 years with both wood and coal, then gave it to a friend for his small log cabin. No cracks and firepot was fine.
Paul
I switched to using nut coal and it only needed to be fed about twice a day. And dampered down it would keep a fire through the night.
The bottom half glowing dull red is not uncommon with these type stoves. Mine was a used stove when it was given to me. I used it for about 10 years with both wood and coal, then gave it to a friend for his small log cabin. No cracks and firepot was fine.
Paul
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I’m probably just going to find a regular wood stove that I can burn wood, since I make a lot of decorative firewood in my wood shop. Modern wood stove will accept bigger pieces of wood but I do like the looks of the pot belly and doesn’t take up as much space.
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Sooooooo, get both!
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Pea coal. It's the size of the coal. Smaller than nut.