Restoring a Crane 44 (Crane Coal Cooker)
- dcrane
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Just found an all original Crane Coal Cooker in great shape (with original Fasco blower & blower shroud & MINT condition nut grate) for $50.00 on the Cape. Since I have left over gaskets & paint from the 404 project and I happen to have some old buckets of refractory doing nothing, i will pull out the firebrick molds and make this one brand new and ill have a second plant stand for the house!
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You sure must have a big empty house to just fill it with stoves and plants.
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removing old brick just plain sux... get a bar and sledge and just start smashing a point behind the brick by which you can start prying (then clean out and vacuum).
making new brick (you need a mold, most people cut a 5 gallon bucket to make the mold), if you happen to live near me i dont mind loaning you my molds if you wish to make 44 firebrick. dont forget to slick up whatever mold you have with oil (i happen to have bar & chain oil handy and it was cheaper than olive oil )
making new brick (you need a mold, most people cut a 5 gallon bucket to make the mold), if you happen to live near me i dont mind loaning you my molds if you wish to make 44 firebrick. dont forget to slick up whatever mold you have with oil (i happen to have bar & chain oil handy and it was cheaper than olive oil )
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Am I missing something or is it:"Holy Cow,D. Crane's back after long hiatus"? Welcome back,Smash! Now,start casting!
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he's back! castings came out like butter using the bar & chain lubeHambden Bob wrote: ↑Sat. Aug. 15, 2020 12:28 pmAm I missing something or is it:"Holy Cow,D. Crane's back after long hiatus"? Welcome back,Smash! Now,start casting!
- dcrane
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finally a few photo's showing new firebrick installed (note the gap between the grate edge and the firebrick), Im asked all the time when to replace the firebrick on a Crane 44 (the answer is, when your loosing chunks of coal between the grate & brick).
Now I just have figure out a way to paint in silver the Crane nameplate on the front (stencils? free hand? im not sure...)
Now I just have figure out a way to paint in silver the Crane nameplate on the front (stencils? free hand? im not sure...)
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Cool some of the long lost people are showing up again!
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YEP---back in 2020 for dc.
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Hope he comes back. I have a New old stock Crane Diamond fireplace, maybe he wants to clean that up next lol
- dcrane
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He's always here, just busy trying to find more work latelylincolnmania wrote: ↑Sun. Oct. 02, 2022 8:44 pmHope he comes back. I have a New old stock Crane Diamond fireplace, maybe he wants to clean that up next lol
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Outstanding D--I was afraid your "X" mighta walked off with your commuter!!!! Good to see ya!!!!!