Hi Guys ,
Just picked up a old rusty Pot Belly Stove , after some tips on how to clean it up ?
Cheers Chris
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Hi Guys ,
Just picked up a old rusty Pot Belly Stove , after some tips on how to clean it up ?
Cheers Chris
Wire wheel on a grinder, or get it sandblasted
Wire brush on the drill hen find some gran's cast iron black used to come in a little yellow bottle
Can get it sand blasted for you if you're in Chch?Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisF
Thanks guys , but I am in Taranaki , cheers
Yeap was thinking hose it down outside , maybe kill the rust liquid , and then wirebrush wheels on grinder & then paint it black , need a chalking sealer ? , to join the halfs together etc .
Its going in my shooting hut , out on a mates farm , looking forward to getting the stove in & having a cup of tea on it , will teach my little monkeys how to light wood fire as a side benefit .
Cheers Chris
They're cast iron not steel, just clean it and granny it! If it's going in a house you will have to get it re certified for the permit to install and for insurance purposes. What a stupid world we live in!!!
@ChrisF
Save yourself shit loads of time effort and have it sandblasted.
A wire wheel on a drill will take you bloody ages and won't do anywhere near as good a job.
Once sandblasted or cleaned with a wire wheel
Apply this to cure and seal the surface
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Use either of these to seal the joints
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Then get some of these
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To make yourself some of this
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And some of this
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Cheers
Pete
@P38 that's the stuff I was thinking of. Your posts gotten me hungry damn you :pissed off:
Try the boys at fitzroys might do it for a box of beers with a load of structural steel
Hi better products to use on the outside once sandblasted or cleaned with a wire brush is a paint called Stove bright from most Woodfire retailers that sell Masport or metro fires.
Also go to Repco and get a Holts product that is the same as maniseal comes in a small tube but has a way higher temp rating.
If in NP call into 4 seasons they will have the paint.
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what Maca49 said, there is the voice of wisdom
Spark it up, most of the rust will fall off when the metal expands and when cold again a hard bristle brush will get the rest then stove black.
Mission accomplished then ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
Cheers
Pete
@P38 that's the ticket...yummy!
Some have a plate at the rear as an additional chimney port, check it hasnt come loose while its a part. Mine has but its not an issue as it sits in the garden. Does duty as a wood smoker / hot coals cooker So i never sealed the join as the "lid" goes on and off a lot
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Yeah , the damper is broken , but see they still make them , has a small hole under the flue area , I think it was a hole for temp probe ? , will just use a large washer either side & sealent to seal up the hole .
Its a Masport " Pittsburg " model , has a wet back , just going to leave that unconnected ? , does not appear to have any cracks so far .
Let year we could still get most of the Masport pot belly parts from Glen Dimplex in Auckland just remove the wetback and put a big heavy washer each side with Holts product in the middle.
Any Masport agent should be able to get them if you are in NP 4 seasons will be able to.
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I worked for Masport Foundry (Now Precision Foundry ) for ten years as Senior technician and was involved with every stage of making these. They were originally shot blasted as opposed to sand blasted which will give a different surface finish. You are onto it with the washers however use stainless, as they will be much slower to burn out. With one each side and bolt them together with a stainless bolt, a little exhaust cement will not hurt either. Remove the wetback as it is made of copper and without water running through it will melt the first time you light it.
When you get a new damper for it get the hole welded up to about half it's original size, makes them a lot easier to shut down. Make sure you use a stainless rod for this job, but its not for the reasons given above.
Used to sell them when I managed Fletcher Timber in Carterton many years ago. Was broken into one night and all the took was a Pittsburgh, C/W flue kit, check the serial # it might be the one:wtfsmilie:
Maybe an inside job you think?
Thanks Guys ,
The huts already built & will be moved into final position in a week or so , piles are getting concreted this week , need to get the damper ordered .
Pete you bloody hold out. We need a truck load of that bread and stew at the Toby shoot.
Hi Chris ,i think i have the same pot belly as you have pictured, i am after a damper for it and a grate ,if you know of someone that has any parts
Hi i have one of these , and would love to know if you know anyone that can supply a damper to fit that pot belly.
These are not made anymore and getting hard to find. The link given is over the ditch but would still be worth it. If not just make one up out of some 6 to 10mm plate.
https://www.downsheating.com.au/damp...port-pot-belly
Not many of those around now. Need for thin wall castings 1350 to 1500 C and a lot different refractory than the average non-ferrous foundry runs.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimms2
I would make a wooden one and take it into a local foundry that casts cast iron there is cast components in P North same with a grate make a wooden pattern and they will be able to cast one off it, don't worry about the slots in the grate pattern, most moulders can make them, loose pieces and slip them into the mould to form the slots.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephen ireland
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grate....plenty of heavy wire mesh around...its used in stock truck floors..... not sure if I would be game to cook on it first fireing if was using used stuff...but it would be well sterilized by 2nd time....
Holly shit your council is very slack i guess you must be on a property over 2H. Cause if you are under that you are governed by the clean air act from September O5 which means any fire that is not ecan approved and produces under 1.5grs of emission per kg of fuel can not be installed.Quote:
Originally Posted by hamsav
You are a luck man.
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It appears hamsav doesn't need a building permit therefore it isn't a case of the district council being slack.Quote:
Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP
If hamsav is on a rural property > 2 hectares he doesn't need a clean burning fire so there's no issue there.
Generally people complain about councils being too officious, not when they're permissive.
Reading Southland council website they do require a permit to install a woodburning heater.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyclops
And it's very hard to get a concent to install a used wood burner as it needs to be recertified
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cause they can lay blame of old stuff on someone else...wasnt me.....someone else mustve said it was ok.....
Do you mean as a mould or in the furnace? Ok in a mould but won't last in the furnace. Even green sand only lasts one pour before it needs new bentonite clay, coal dust and water added along with a good mix.
Good on you for having a go.
Watching a 65t tap at Glenbrock Steel is an impressive sight.
If you want foundry consumables locally call METCAST and ask for Gordon, he will be able to help. Not a spectator I work there now.
