Direct draft Baltimore Heater

scalabro wrote: ↑

Wed. May. 15, 2019 8:31 pm

Haha haha Detroit Locker!

Yesssir

Hope you’ve had a Tetnus booster shot lately

scalabro wrote: ↑

Mon. May. 13, 2019 11:06 am

Grate pics..

Gotta say, these are easy peasy stoves to disassemble took just over two hours, and only two cracks.

I recently got a Baltimore heater of nearly identical design. I was hoping it was already disassembled, but it is still intack and I plan on disassembling it myself.

Any pointers on the difficult parts?
What would you have done differently on the two parts that cracked?

gardener wrote: ↑

Wed. May. 22, 2019 10:18 am

I recently got a Baltimore heater of nearly identical design. I was hoping it was already disassembled, but it is still intack and I plan on disassembling it myself.

Any pointers on the difficult parts?
What would you have done differently on the two parts that cracked?

No difficult parts really, just spray every nut, bolt, pin, hinge etc for two or three days before disassembly with a quality penetrating oil like KANO KROIL.

http://www.kanolabs.com/

The parts I found cracked were not from disassembly but from stress points in the casting or from overheating or both.

Oh, please post pics of your stove!

gardener wrote: ↑

Wed. May. 22, 2019 10:18 am

I recently got a Baltimore heater of nearly identical design. I was hoping it was already disassembled, but it is still intack and I plan on disassembling it myself.

Any pointers on the difficult parts?
What would you have done differently on the two parts that cracked?

We need to see pics. You know the rules.

scalabro wrote: Oh, please post pics of your stove!

mntbugy wrote: We need to see pics. You know the rules.

Yes I do, its an excellent rule!
After looking at all the pictures on all of the previous threads... I mean reading all the past threads. I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to upload photos, which are gems for everyone else... it seems like a virtual catalog of functional art.
I won't have time to take decent photos and upload until probably about mid June. A few months ago when I got it, we got it unloaded and it has gotten surrounded by other stuff in the garage, spring is a busy time for me. I will upload some hastily taken photos I have today or tomorrow.

Thanks for suggesting the penetrating oil, I will get it ordered and start hosing it down.
I was fortunate enough to also obtain a Baltimore heater called a York Belle, there was a York Queen available but we do not have a place for a third insert. I was tempted, but I have taken notice to so many on here with stove-itis, my marriage could not weather such an affliction as tempting as it is to scratch that itch.

I must have taken the photos I do have on my wife's phone. Here are two of the photos the seller provided me. The first insert is of same or similar functional design to yours. I have not gotten it apart yet, but I think even the hopper chute is the same as what you have pictured. This one has "Washington No. 2" in the upper face.
The other as I mentioned already is "York Belle", which is part of the ash lip, I think thats what that part is called.

Two beautiful pieces for sure, thanks for posting! Start a thread on your tear down/restoration!

There are some castings on mine that have “wash2” on them.

Thanks for the pics.

Your heaters look pretty.

scalabro wrote: The parts I found cracked were not from disassembly but from stress points in the casting or from overheating or both.

That settles my nerves that it was not the disassembly.
When I first started reading the old threads I felt like cracks and breaks were the end of a unit, but I have since seen a few of the guys on here making patterns for replacement parts. Also I have read up on pattern making, no longer imagine a hopeless unit with cracks or breaks, but do still see a lot of work that is involved in making a good pattern.

scalabro wrote: Two beautiful pieces for sure, thanks for posting! Start a thread on your tear down/restoration!

Will do.

scalabro wrote: There are some castings on mine that have “wash2” on them.

That does not surprise me, I will look for that also when I get to disassemble mine. There is a manufacturer identification somewhere on the unit, I don't remember where, I think it says something like "BCBibb". I imagine yours may be from the same manufacturer.

mntbugy wrote: Thanks for the pics.

Your heaters look pretty.

Thank you.

scalabro, any more progress on your baltimore heater?
I think you mentioned you are planning on getting the grate coated with a heat resistant coating?

I received the Kano Kroil I ordered, how long should I let each application soak before trying to unscrew nuts from the bolts?

Could you post up a picture of the back side flue area? (referring to your second picture you posted on the thread)
Mine looks like it is some sort of sheet metal, the cast pieces on top of and bottom have a sort of notch.

So I’ve done a final test assembly of the bottom section and we are go for building this section back up with cement.

The grate parts and lower mag section are back from thermal coating to help protect them from heat/wear . The grate support shown is TB coated.

Also pictured is my over kill, fabricated, 18 gauge, 316 stainless ash pan

Got to go visit Skip for the upper barrel and if all goes well we’ll be burning rocks by Christmas.

Awesome news bud...looking good!!

Kroil is awesome...smells good enough to drink.

DO NOT DRINK IT!!!!!!

Thanks for posting that link. I ran out and need to order more. Hard to find around here...creeps into 1,000,000nth of an inch.

Couple pics of mine. Outside,inside, backside and sheet metal.