Wood stove research

[BlueRidgeMark]

I read in another post were someone shared putting 5" slabs of steel(or a bunch of cut up railroad rails) on top of your stove to help old the heat. Sounds to me like they should have bought a soapstone

Or go with the removeable slabs and have the best of both!


One thing's for sure - nothing beats soapstone for beauty in a stove.

 

[Canyon Angler]

flip side is cast iron is just that ....... cast iron plates that are bolted together and refractory high temp cement to hold them togother and to seal them up , they take more work and maintaining and need to be taken apart rebuilt and re-cemented and put back together every so often ( 3-8 years )
#6 Steel stoves are the most common and are less expensive to build and all parts are welded so it does not have to be rebuilt , they warm up faster and the better models give long burn times. They have different styles and sizes and also come in porcelain enamel finishes on side panels that are less likely to chip then the cast iron porcelain enamel right on the stove cast.
flipside is that sense steel stoves are cheaper to build and are more common that is a lot of cheap junk out there tho are less $$ are not always good stoves.

We have a cast iron stove (Vermont Castings Intrepid II), and it's all fitted together pretty darn good. There doesn't appear to be any cement/gasketing anywhere except on the doors and glass and lid. We've used it for YEARS and never had to take it apart or "recement" it. (I've never even heard of doing this.)

I like cast better than steel because steel seems to burn out a lot faster. I'm not sure that cast iron burns out ever.

I also like the top-load feature on ours. And no, you don't have to worry about smoke leakage when you open the top...if the fire is already burning, there's so much draft, no smoke comes out at all (although sparks can shoot out if the fire is popping).

 

[logbutcher]

Dues ? You Want "Dues" ?

i really wouldn't say you rebuilt a stove, maybe some maintenance and cleaning. both you boys will have to pay your dues on this site just like everyone else has, prepared to get slamed every once in a while

This is the internet, you hide behind that electron screen and sound fire. You could be a girly man for cripes sake ! How would anyone know ,,,,or give a s___t .
We don't need no dues here. "We don need no stinkin' badges..." You want others to "pay dues", give us your full vitae and some of us will compare "dues". Want to "slam" :biggrinbounce2: , then expect to get it back in spades. .
Years ago, I asked about which saw to get. Got "slammed" cause I wasn't doing it 'his way'. "You cutting ONLY 1 cord/day ???!!" . Awhile later I saw a jpg of the slammer: cutting with NO PPE, his belly hanging waaaaay over hidden pants. Mr Machito. Looks like the gibone never made it past the six pack counter :deadhorse:
We get on here to give info from experience, get info back from experience, have fun, learn, have a cold one after a day at work, ease back. :angry2:
Want to play with the big boys and "slam", or make "dues paying" , come with us on a night training run in February, try cutting pulp in a north woods winter, visit a VA hospital here or in Canada sweetheart , or (put your example here guys and girls).
I am dismissed. Never dismissed myself before. Fun. Whew......:help:
Lighten up.....The end comes soon enough.................

 

[johnha]

wow $2600 for a stove?

I spent $2600 and installed a stove and chimney. Had enough left over to buy a new 26 ton Brave splitter and a 372XP.

Okay okay so the stove was used and I put up the chimney myself.