Farmall Guy
ArboristSite Operative
About 4 years ago a freind of the family gave me this old round oak cookstove, to say it needed a little work would have been an understatment. I set the stove in my shed and left it until I had a little time to look at it a little closer, it had set outside for about 10 years and spent a good 20 in a barn prior to that. 3 months ago I decided to drag what was left into the shop and see if I could rebuild it to heat my kitchen (as soon as I get the house built)
after 3 months of work, alot of fabricating, cleaning up alot of scrap metal around the yard and brazing several broken pieces back together I finally lit her off today. I used some tripple wall pipe that we had from years ago out one of the overhead door windows in the shop, not a great chimney by any means but it got the job done. I was more looking to get it up to temp today to make sure the top and front wasnt going to crack on me before I strip whats left of the porclin and paint it up. I couldnt see spending alot of time painting and finishing with out a test fire to see how the repaired cast iron would do.
Found out real quick that I need a seal around the top (taking care of that tomarrow) I had more smoke in the garage than out the stack for a few min's. after things got warmed up it started to draw pretty good but with all the air leaks and lack of a propor chimney it still let out a whisp of smoke every now and then
The first fire in about 40 years, made for a nice warm fealing, no pun intended
When I started tearing into this thing I was supprised at just how light gauge everything was, just amazing more houses didnt burn down back then. all the original sides, bottom, back and oven were all badly rusted 1/16" sheet metal. I replaced all that with some 3/16" plate I had laying around, fabed up the mount for the top with some angle and then lined the fire box with a couple recycled track pads off of a scrap IH TD-14 dozer.... total cost so far,about 10 bucks
The front, grates and top are still original, all cast iron. The sheet metal skins for the sides are going to get a little work to repair a couple rusted corners then they'll go back on.
I'm not sure if this will end up in my kitchen or not, kinda depends on how well I can get it sealed up, and if the insurance company will allow it, will be 3'ft from anything remotly flamable on a ceramic tile floor but we'll see. I'll let them look at it in the shop before I lug it into the house, its a little heavier than it used to be
If I cant put it in the house I'll put it a small outbuilding and use it for barbquing in the summer. Either way it has been a fun way to spend the winter. I'm looking forward to getting it all finished up and painted, with any luck at all I'll be able to do a little cooking outside this spring
after 3 months of work, alot of fabricating, cleaning up alot of scrap metal around the yard and brazing several broken pieces back together I finally lit her off today. I used some tripple wall pipe that we had from years ago out one of the overhead door windows in the shop, not a great chimney by any means but it got the job done. I was more looking to get it up to temp today to make sure the top and front wasnt going to crack on me before I strip whats left of the porclin and paint it up. I couldnt see spending alot of time painting and finishing with out a test fire to see how the repaired cast iron would do.
Found out real quick that I need a seal around the top (taking care of that tomarrow) I had more smoke in the garage than out the stack for a few min's. after things got warmed up it started to draw pretty good but with all the air leaks and lack of a propor chimney it still let out a whisp of smoke every now and then
The first fire in about 40 years, made for a nice warm fealing, no pun intended
When I started tearing into this thing I was supprised at just how light gauge everything was, just amazing more houses didnt burn down back then. all the original sides, bottom, back and oven were all badly rusted 1/16" sheet metal. I replaced all that with some 3/16" plate I had laying around, fabed up the mount for the top with some angle and then lined the fire box with a couple recycled track pads off of a scrap IH TD-14 dozer.... total cost so far,about 10 bucks
The front, grates and top are still original, all cast iron. The sheet metal skins for the sides are going to get a little work to repair a couple rusted corners then they'll go back on.I'm not sure if this will end up in my kitchen or not, kinda depends on how well I can get it sealed up, and if the insurance company will allow it, will be 3'ft from anything remotly flamable on a ceramic tile floor but we'll see. I'll let them look at it in the shop before I lug it into the house, its a little heavier than it used to be
If I cant put it in the house I'll put it a small outbuilding and use it for barbquing in the summer. Either way it has been a fun way to spend the winter. I'm looking forward to getting it all finished up and painted, with any luck at all I'll be able to do a little cooking outside this spring
