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Offline bry1975

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Log fired stove converted to kiln or forge
« on: January 15, 2011, 04:52:42 PM »
So any of you lads ever converted a log firred stove to a kiln or forge?


Thanks


Bry

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Re: Log fired stove converted to kiln or forge
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2011, 06:33:05 PM »
No, but Ive put aluminium scrap as a test in my woodburning stove firebox when it was burning dry oak with a few years age in it and melted the scrap into liquid. It appeared you could just make a crucible holder to hold it all in place and use a normal fire without any conversion.

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Re: Log fired stove converted to kiln or forge
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2011, 06:19:15 AM »
Arr oks kool.

I know with our log stove it's crazy the heat that can be generated with lumps of timber, I've seen CP 1 or CP 2 titanium glow cherry red.  :D

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Re: Log fired stove converted to kiln or forge
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2011, 08:28:30 PM »
Stove to furnace ! What a great idea. No need to build a furnace, just do a few 'adaptions' on the pot - belly and away we go.  Ally casting ! no problem.

Then I remembered that my stove chimney is made from aluminium tube.

Need to change that. :doh:

Dave.