I acquired a rusty Vogelzang box-type stove (a BX26E, to be exact) a while back:
stove before.jpg
It was a great deal. $43 and I got a couple of heat shields and a rusty Collins axe (which may or may not restore).
Anyway, I took it apart, worked it all over with a couple of wire cup brushes and my trusty Chicago Electric 4-1/2" grinder (a Horrible Fright tool well worth purchasing). I'm going to do a final de-rust with vinegar followed by a baking soda dip before I put it back together. I have the "rope" gasket and hi-temp sealer.
This is going in my shop/barn, not in the house. It's going to be in the middle of the barn, not near a wall, and the stove pipe will be going through a plain sheet metal roof. My current plan is to use a silicone boot on the outside of the roof to seal against rain, and a larger diameter piece of stove pipe on the inside of the roof as a heat shield. The only wood that is close are the two roof purlins on either side of the pipe, and they aren't that close. I might add a second pipe to give a "double wall" effect, and put some insulation on the purlins. Overkill can't hurt here.
Any pointers/advice on re-assembling, installing, using the stove? This is my first experience with a wood stove, and you don't know what you don't know.
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