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Vermont castings defiant (1984)

Discussion in 'Non-EPA Woodstoves and Fireplaces' started by Andy Taylor, Jul 11, 2018.

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  1. Steve Burns Wood

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    Wow that is a nice looking wood burner. We love pictures here! Welcome to the family. I know when I first came here I had given up hope on any real men left in the USA. I came here and low and behold they do still exist.
     
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    As I got older, and my skills with metal improved (welder by trade) I look back on all the stoves I have had and let go and realized they really could have been rebuilt. I did not get a chance to say this yesterday as I was busy, but I had a Vermont Castings identical to this and it was a great stove. I was 18 when I had it, barely a homeowner, but it burned really well. Sure wished I had kept it which is bad enough then you see Andy Taylor stove magic and I realize what I had given up. A Surdiac coal stove was another regretful stove that was mashed into the ground by a bulldozer.
     
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    Very Nice!!! :cool:
     
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    Thats a great looking stove, @Andy
     
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  5. Andy Taylor

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    Thanks everyone it was a fun project. I just have to save up and get it installed.
     
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    Make "SURE" you burn it off outside if you can before bringing it in the house if you have fresh paint on there. You'll pray you did if you don't! :eek: Just fire it up as if it were a normal fire and don't over heat it. Take that from many folks here and lots of experience! :yes:
     
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  7. Andy Taylor

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    Thanks will do!
     
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    Great! Your house will smell so bad, it'll take a year to get that paint smell out. A quick funny story, I help a friend clean/rebuild and paint a Mama bear Fisher the he was going to put in his work shop. :) Came out very nice, I thought he understood it needed to burn off "outside" so while I was away, "on a ship in the USCG", He installed it and lit it... :eek:o_O:eek:o_O:picard:. I got an e-mail with every cuss word Webster or anyone else could think of and I was 2000 miles away ;):rofl: :lol:. I told him to burn it off "then" install it. He installed it "then" lit it off... The place stunk for a year! :rofl: :lol:
     
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