Glenwood 6 vs mica baseburner

Hoytman · Post by **Hoytman** » Fri. Oct. 16, 2020 1:03 am

I have the same issue with 354 Hitzer. Most often it’s a black box...except on the few coldest nights, so I u feed tans wanting to see the glow.

The flip side of that might be no etching if the glass. My stove glass is wiped nearly every tending really quick like and is like new. Many burning much harder have etched glass it seems. Have no idea if my assumption is correct or not.

Edit: Darn auto correct on this phone. Can’t even remember what I was saying above so I will leave the gibberish. Lol!

Wal · Post by **Wal** » Fri. Oct. 16, 2020 6:42 am

As Artie has pointed out , you can buy stoves in different firepot sizes . You need to buy a stove with a pot size to take into account your room sizes and how cold it gets in winter where you live . Personally I would suggest a firepot around 14” which in my opinion you could run hot enough to see a

through the mica , but could be run at a setting that wouldn’t be so low as to brown up the mica . Just my opinion.

mntbugy · Post by **mntbugy** » Fri. Oct. 16, 2020 9:24 am

Some people like a fire in a coffee can, other like fire in a cheese grater.

If mica windows get etched to bad to see through, just cleave a thin layer off the etched side. Will be clean as a whistle.

You can get 200 years worth of mica for the price of glass for a box stove.

Burning low and slow, dirties any windows, then if it was running harder.

archangel_cpj · Post by **archangel_cpj** » Mon. Oct. 19, 2020 11:57 pm

My mica stove is a Splendid universal has all the bells and whistles... takes 30 or 40 pds to fill it and the magazine with nut... In experimenting with it in milder weather say high 30s low 40s during the day I was able idled all the way down to shake it once every 24 to 36 hours add no coal FOR 5 DAYS!!! They can be bery efficient...

Wal · Post by **Wal** » Tue. Oct. 20, 2020 11:17 am

She’s a beauty

Userj8670 · Post by **Userj8670** » Wed. Oct. 21, 2020 1:15 pm

archangel_cpj wrote: ↑
Mon. Oct. 19, 2020 11:57 pm
My mica stove is a Splendid universal has all the bells and whistles... takes 30 or 40 pds to fill it and the magazine with nut... In experimenting with it in milder weather say high 30s low 40s during the day I was able idled all the way down to shake it once every 24 to 36 hours add no coal FOR 5 DAYS!!! They can be bery efficient...

That's incredible. Thanks for sharing!

Please feel free to share more pixs

Wal · Post by **Wal** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2020 4:06 am

Does you mica windows brown up for the duration that you run your stove on a low temp ?

mntbugy · Post by **mntbugy** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2020 7:54 am

Yep, just like your under garments. It dont take long to brown over.

mntbugy · Post by **mntbugy** » Sun. Oct. 25, 2020 8:27 am

Why NOT a GW#6 from the man himself.

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Userj8670 · Post by **Userj8670** » Sun. Nov. 01, 2020 11:12 pm

Certainly not as pretty as a Glenwood but I would take it if I had the opportunity!

Hoytman · Post by **Hoytman** » Mon. Nov. 02, 2020 11:23 am

That stove looked like it just came out of the factory. Smooth looking castings. I did notice it didn't have the check vent on the rear elbow like the Glenwood's. Not sure if it was missing or they simply didn't have them. I'd like to see the GW, QR, HH side-by-side for comparison. I did catch that guy (who ever he was) said the HH had a superior made pan underneath. I wonder if those other similar stoves came with or had the option of a magazine?

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Mon. Nov. 02, 2020 11:34 am

I don't like it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get rid of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Real purty M!!

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Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Mon. Nov. 02, 2020 11:53 am

Hoytman wrote: ↑
Mon. Nov. 02, 2020 11:23 am
That stove looked like it just came out of the factory. Smooth looking castings. I did notice it didn't have the check vent on the rear elbow like the Glenwood's. Not sure if it was missing or they simply didn't have them. I'd like to see the GW, QR, HH side-by-side for comparison. I did catch that guy (who ever he was) said the HH had a superior made pan underneath. I wonder if those other similar stoves came with or had the option of a magazine?

The original GW elbow with the "check vent" (check damper) is sometimes missing and replaced for cast elbows that don't have the check damper. Wilson had an original GW elbow on my #6 when I bought it.

However, if the doors close well, the other dampers and gas ring are fitting and working as they should, I've found that the #6 is so easy to control that I don't need that elbow check damper with coal, so it's always closed. But, if I ever used just wood, it might come in handy ????

Paul

Canaan coal man · Post by **Canaan coal man** » Mon. Nov. 02, 2020 12:19 pm

The only time I use the elbow vent is on sustained windy days. Helps keep the fire from getting sucked out.

Glenwood 6 vs mica baseburner

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