Glenwood 116 to Help Out Little Tiget

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Tue. Feb. 28, 2017 4:49 pm

Yup, just extra protection.

Some mica is rather thin. And some stove rebuilders like to put in two layers to help resist breakage from bits of shooting coal during the first few minutes of a refill while the fresh coal is going through it's snap, crackle, and pop phase.

I'd clean all the mica pieces with white vinegar and paper towels and stick with using the double thickness.

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Post by Wren » Tue. Feb. 28, 2017 5:15 pm

Thank you!

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Wed. Mar. 01, 2017 8:59 am

So, Wren, when is the big day for lighting the 116 ? I know you'll still have some winter weather lurking around up there - perfect for trying out a new stove. :D

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Post by Wren » Wed. Mar. 01, 2017 1:21 pm

Well. I'm at a stage where I feel my luck has run out. I cut metal for the support box but have asked someone to cut support bands for the woodstove chimney. Want one each ceiling. Gave metal yesterday. I think as soon as they are in there is nothing to stop me. Oh.
No. I found a handle online for the grates. 3/4 inch triangle as you said. But they might arrive before the metal is cut. :D
Yeh. I really like the Glenwood. Haven't named it but have started talking to it. Dying to start it up.

 
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Post by Wren » Thu. Mar. 02, 2017 11:42 am

The elbow looks like it was nickelled. Is that possible?

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Thu. Mar. 02, 2017 1:13 pm

Wren wrote:The elbow looks like it was nickelled. Is that possible?
Possible, yes. But it would be the first one that I've heard of that was.

Can you post a picture of it ?

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Post by joeq » Thu. Mar. 02, 2017 1:24 pm

Wren wrote:The elbow looks like it was nickelled. Is that possible?
Jenny, are you talking about the exhaust elbow, at the back of your stove, with the check damper on it? I see it in your photo on page 10, (laying down), and it doesn't appear to be plated. Unless you mean a different one.


 
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Post by Wren » Thu. Mar. 02, 2017 5:24 pm

Thanks, yes, that thing in the photo :oops: I see silver in it, if I could get a photo clear enough. Is it just the metal showing I guess? I'm blacking it... :shock: It doesn't matter of course, just wondering how it was.

 
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Post by joeq » Thu. Mar. 02, 2017 5:36 pm

Did you say you're Blackening it? Nooo! If some-one took the time to plate it, I think it would look good. (IMHO) :)
Try polishing it.

 
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Post by Wren » Thu. Mar. 02, 2017 5:50 pm

There isn't much left if it was. Just flecks all over. Are there any books about coal stoves and coal? I am at a library in a small town and all they have is Absolute Rage. Fiction and not what I'm looking for. Oh I know. I'll look at dcrane's articles. Have you read the first article? Priceless. Humour wise.

 
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Post by joeq » Thu. Mar. 02, 2017 6:23 pm

https://www.amazon.com/Coal-Heat-Answer-Rising-Bills/dp/0916838374/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
I have this book Jen. It's very basic, but something even "I" can understand. It's a little dated, (1980ish), is soft bound, and has about 150 pages, but it is somewhat informative. Not too expensive either. :lol:

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Thu. Mar. 02, 2017 10:29 pm

Wren wrote:There isn't much left if it was. Just flecks all over. Are there any books about coal stoves and coal? I am at a library in a small town and all they have is Absolute Rage. Fiction and not what I'm looking for. Oh I know. I'll look at dcrane's articles. Have you read the first article? Priceless. Humour wise.
Is it flecks of nickel, or silver paint ?

If it's paint you should be able remove it with light sanding. If it's nickel, nickel is very hard and much tougher to sand off than paint.

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Post by Wren » Fri. Mar. 03, 2017 11:12 am

Maybe my children have solved it. I asked if it looked like silver flecks on the elbow and he bent over it close and said, " Nooo, no, I think they're diamonds!" And then they left to have a good guffaw in the next room.
But, it's not really important. It could be clean cast iron, maybe?

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Post by Wren » Fri. Mar. 03, 2017 11:17 am

Oh, Joeq! Thanks. And it looks like it might have pictures too. Trying to get a picture of the old days, although they aren't't really so long ago, from where I'm standing.
Ha! There's a petit Godin on the front. I wouldn't't have known that before I came here to Neppa. Oh dear, starting to feel smug and superior. I'm a little happy because we've gone below zero but with the Tiger going we're fine. Do you know that over the period of little more than a year electricity rates are up 400% here? I have better things to do with my money than fund a bunch of crooks.
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Post by Sunny Boy » Fri. Mar. 03, 2017 12:02 pm

Wren wrote:Maybe my children have solved it. I asked if it looked like silver flecks on the elbow and he bent over it close and said, " Nooo, no, I think they're diamonds!" And then they left to have a good guffaw in the next room.
But, it's not really important. It could be clean cast iron, maybe?
Kids - always willing to give parents a reality check. :D

What I see looks more like high spots that have been rubbed to clean cast iron - which has a "duller gray" silvery look than nickel. And when nickel gets dull, it doesn't have any gray tint to it. Depending on the plating process, it can turn brownish, or greenish like brass.

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