Brent S
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I’ve seen the stove pictured at the top of her post. I’m pretty sure the steel is about 1/4 to 3/8” thick, which is pretty good. I’m using cast iron here, right now in fact, but would have no problem with using a thick steel one.
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Two inches too tall so I special ordered a smaller unit which should work fine. Also, it saves me about $150 or so. It's for emergencies . I very happy. Had to go to different store to get correct size pipes etc. Stove should be in first of next month.
Brent S
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I remember my first wood stove. I wasn’t using an existing flue from a fireplace so had to triple wall pipe it thru the attic and above the roof line. The pipes cost Way more than the stove did! Sure wish I still had that stove today though. Darned beautiful upright cast iron unit with lots of decorative pieces and a great glass pane front. Bought it at a yard sale for 100 bucks, deal of a lifetime.
First off I would not have converted to gas.
I have heated a 2000sft on this stove
https://jotul.com/us/products/wood-stoves/jotul-f-3-cb
I burned around 5 cords a winter, these stoves are Awesome. I would load it up at night again in the morning and when I I got home and at night, it never went out all winter, they work!!
I didn't convert for heat. I just did it for easy on and off flames. My son loves having a "fire" for a few minutes when he first get up and we have to go out to open coop and get paper.
Instant on/instant off.
Instant on/instant off.
Yes, gas saves a lot of work. Turn it on, put some wood on top, let start burning, 10 min. gas then turn it off again. Quick, clean, easy and not newspaper ashes floating around and stopping up the chimney either. GP
Can't put wood on top of gas logs.
Sorry, gas logs gotta come out of you wanna burn some wood, pinecones or packed paper logs.
That's what I said.
Thats what I read,,,,didn't know you had 'em.
LOL
LOL
Brent S
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I’m pretty experienced with making fires so do fine with kindling. I really wish I had a gas starter system though! Early in the morning, before a cup of coffee, it kind of sucks to be splitting kindling....
Arcticdude
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Uh....don't you keep big pile of kindling stacked up?
Brent S
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In an ideal world I would.... I have lots or small stuff in bins like twigs and thin pieces. I’m mostly talking about the little shavings that catch easily and start that small stuff. I have a campers axe and a hammer by the stove for that. I still have some resin coated ‘fat lighter’ that is wonderful stuff. Hope to find another piece before long.
Hey BrentS, get a 2 X 4 in pine. Burns well, bit of smoke but good in resin content. Get your hand plane or if you have one, an electric plane. Shave for half an hour and you get shavings for a month....
I wrote about rolling newspaper into a long cigar, tieing if off in 2 inch pieces, cutting it down into short rolls and dipping them into melted wax holding the string to do so. These make great little fire starters if you just take a wrapping or two. Using a whole roll gets you a constant little (hot) fire under a coffee can with a breathing hole in the side, which also radiates good heat for a while. GP
The bags of wood shavings I use in the bee smoker and chicken nests are really inexpensive. There is a lot compacted into a block.
Even easier, in Hungary I know a little wood makers shop who makes doors, windows and such. They just give away 2o gallon trash bags of shavings. For fire starting, bee smokers, chickens or if it is untreated akacia, we use it for smoking meat, cheese, garlic cloves and fish.
Free is always best
Brent S
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I am a wood worker and have a shop full of tools. Unfortunately this year I haven’t built any furniture. I normally have lots of scrap for kindling but am having to mage it right now.. The workshop table is covered with stuff and I just haven’t gotten motivated to clean it up for a while. Guess that’s a good excuse to do something in the shop again.
Most of my tools are already in Hungary. Electric screwdriver, drill and circular saw, little stuff here. Can't wait to finish the pigpen, chicken coop and build the 15 ft X 18 ft terrace my wife wants. Materials there are not expensive. The house is 75 feet long and 22 feet wide. The tear down and complete rebuild of the roof only cost about
$ 4000,00. And they did all the work and removed all the old materials too. I supplied the food and beer for 5 days.
$ 4000,00. And they did all the work and removed all the old materials too. I supplied the food and beer for 5 days.
I admire anyone who has any artistic ability. I have zero.
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