I'll second (or third as the case may be) to go bigger, for the reasons stated above the biggest of which I think is the build small hot fires....
I was all excited to fire up the truck and take it too work so I could pick up the stove over lunch. I plugged it in last night but the batteries...
OMG, there'd be WORDS if that happened Papadave...wow. Since looking at the forecast for the rest of the week I've decided that I'll plug the...
So as to not take over Grizzly Adams' thread I thought I'd start a new thread for this adventure. Here's what I found in my inbox this morning!...
Not a bad plan at all. I'll have to see if I can spare one from the shop.
I didn't WW, we're on a strict cash (or savings in this case) only plan here. As good as that deal sounded I didn't see it offered here either.
It'll work for me either upstairs or in the basement. One way or the other!
Thanks! Maybe I did get the last one? Good thing I was able to work my charm on the wife in a timely manner!!
That's what I'm hoping for Dave!
It's free to ship it to a menards near me so I chose that option, about 18 miles away. No word on a pickup date yet.
Our current Lopi Answer is a pedestal model and either I'm used to it or I prefer it but I think I like it :) Just a tad more modern of a look maybe?
So this just happened to me! I convinced the wife that my plan was sound. She's a smart woman. [ATTACH]
So I picked up this Ekornes stressless chair on craigslist today with the base broken off. A little welding, grinding, and a large bolt and she's...
Mostly just putting the money down now when "winter is almost over". I can see her point but when there's that sort of sale going it's hard to ignore.
I lean toward the porter cable one just because it's a "name brand" but who knows where they're made or sourced nowadays.
I would say 2-1/8" since it's a common size hole saw.
In addition to the points Scooby referenced I'll add that many of our stoves have a certain amount of primary air entering right at the lower...
Or for when you have a measurement challenged friend helping with firewood procurement and some are 27" and others are 10"! I really gotta get his...
The Daka is pure overkill (and a smoke dragon, not that it matters where I live but I'd like to be at least semi-responsible) If I could get it...
I sure am. Right now I have a Lopi Answer in the living room on the main floor of a 2700sqft ranch style house built in '91/92. The main floor...
