Home Stove Works #25 Base Burner Restoration

KingCoal wrote: ↑

Thu. Nov. 02, 2017 9:35 am

is it best practice to have the check open while shaking is it ??

My thoughts are to open it up while in direct mode and suck the fine dust that settles on and around the ash pan up the chimney rather than drag it out into the room when removing the ash pan.

Maybe the best way would be to open it after the shakedown and a few minutes before removing the ash pan ? .......... Your thoughts?

Paulie

Sunny Boy wrote: ↑

Thu. Nov. 02, 2017 10:29 am

KingCoal wrote: ↑

Thu. Nov. 02, 2017 9:35 am

is it best practice to have the check open while shaking is it ??

otherwise, those nickle upper surrounds and bonnets are even more awesome when lit up than ever.

Beautiful yes, but all that nickel also serves another purpose.

Those old stove builders knew a trick, or two - polished nickel is a well known low infrared heat reflector.

All that nickel plated overhang of the bonnet helps reflect some of the low infrared heat waves coming from the stove body below out into the room. Those heat rays going up at a steep angle would otherwise go toward the ceiling.

It sure is a beauty, Paulie. And I see it's easily getting near that 5 to 1 stove to pipe temps heat extracting range on it's first run.

Paul

Awwww and reflect that heat it does ! Standing at the top of the stairs you can feel the convection flow, but sitting across the room the reflected radiant heat from the mica sides is truly amazing. Your right......... A lot of thought went into the design of these stoves !

It's not hard to get that 5 to 1 ratio on the first burn if a person pays attention to the wealth of information, tips, and proper operating procedures provided here by our members.

Thanks Paul, the pictures taken with my phone, of the actual fire and the blue ladies do not do it justice. I asked my daughter to stop by with her camera to hopefully capture them in action.

Paulie

Paulie, you did an awesome job on this stove! I especially like the copper accents on the scroll work, it blends well with the copper in the finial. That stove no doubt looks better than when it was new.

Randy

Your heater shines like a gold tooth with a fire in his/her belly.

Thanks for the kind compliment my friend ! I really like this particular stove and the fact that it was purchased new and remained in the same family for the past 100 years.

The original name plate was misplaced so along with
making a personalized badge I decided to add the copper highlights to match the ceiling and other accents in the room.
It is my hope that it will be enjoyed and passed down in my family for the next 100 years.

With all the parts that must be carefully fitted and sealed, it's hard to believe that a worker was able to assemble upwards of 15 of these stoves a day. I guess it's safe to say that I spent a little more time and effort into the assembly than was originally performed................ Does that count towards making it better than before?

Paulie

mntbugy wrote: ↑

Thu. Nov. 02, 2017 7:36 pm

Your heater shines like a gold tooth with a fire in his/her belly.

Ha Ha Ha Ha ............ Thank you Artie .... I like that one !

Paulie

i don't know which would you rather have

an original all factory Shelby Cobra from the 60's or

a fully massaged and fuel injected, suspension optimized, radial tired one ? i know my choice.

It's gorgeous. I had one similar to this in the Carriage House when it collapsed during that terrible winter of 94/95. Lost everything.

KingCoal wrote: ↑

Thu. Nov. 02, 2017 7:49 pm

i don't know which would you rather have

an original all factory Shelby Cobra from the 60's or

a fully massaged and fuel injected, suspension optimized, radial tired one ? i know my choice.

Would I be considered greedy if I said both ?

Paulie

coalstovelady wrote: ↑

Sun. Nov. 05, 2017 11:28 am

It's gorgeous. I had one similar to this in the Carriage House when it collapsed during that terrible winter of 94/95. Lost everything.

Thanks CSL !

I seem to recall that I was suprised there wasn't a mica parlor stove in your home at one time. ......... And so there actually was !

Now .......I have this vision of a stove, very similar to mine sitting in the center of the Carriage House with the full mica front, facing the front windows,and casting a warm glow on the freshly fallen snow in the courtyard.

It's flue pipe spiraling straight up adjacent to the staircase, towering past the loft, out the peak, and almost touching the stars.

The pulsing reflection from the bright and shiny nickel bonnet making the wainscoting on the walls come alive.

And with just a hint of snow on the ground, the reflected glow on a bitter cold morning beaming thru the kitchen window and illuminating your prized kitchen range.

Ok ...... Now that I woke up from that dream ............ Before the roof collapse, was the stove connected?

Was that the primary heat in the Carriage House?

Did you ever use it ?

Paulie

Getting the stove dialed in nice now with the cooler temps.
The Home Works #25 even with its little 12" firepot is holding its own and keeping the house a nice and comfortable 73*f with an oat of 33*f.

Stove temperature 663.6*f

Flue temp at thimble 88.3 *f

Double heater pipe 141.8*f

Paulie

Those are some awesome numbers for sure Paulie!

scalabro wrote: ↑

Tue. Nov. 07, 2017 9:03 pm

Those are some awesome numbers for sure Paulie!

+1.

Paul

How can you not love antique base burner stoves with numbers like those................

What are you getting for burn times and coal usage at those temps?