finally.... the stove is in!

OK_Bill said:

Nubee 8380 from Amazon.

$16.98

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I'm so leery of those amazon IR thermometers. Though they have many positive reviews... They also all have many negative ones as well. Are the inexpensive IR's worth the gamble?

OK_Bill said:

The gamble is seventeen bucks, and of course Amazon will take it back if there's a problem with it. The one I got works fantastic. It is accurate as I can verify with other known sources. Of course YMMV, but this particular model has garnered nearly 600 reviews with 4.5 stars. That's sort of a rare (good) thing on Amazon. Get it, or whatever - but you'll find more uses for an IR temp gage than you might initially think of.

I went around my house and found leaky window and door seals. Its a valuable little tool.

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I'm not knocking your suggestion, after all I asked for it, and it's appreciated. I know it's an inexpensive purchase with minimal losses if I get a dud. I'm just the type that is overly anal about buying products of questionable quality. In a reality I don't have the money for a super expensive IR gun, so a budget one will have to be my choice.

Just curious, do you use a stove top, as well as a stove pipe thermometer also? I have to admit having an IR gun would be cool to own regardless of having a wood stove.

Simonkenton said:

Good looking wood stove install. I like the innovative and simple steel hearth. Very good looking.

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Thank you very much! Your comments are greatly appreciated. The wife and I really winged this whole thing... She came up with the idea for the steel plate, I picked the stove... And it all literally worked out too the dot as far as clearances go.

OK_Bill said:

I'll have to second the motion: you did a fantastic job with the install. I really like how simple and elegant the whole thing is. You appear to be a very talented craftsman.

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Simple and elegant hits the mark! We love simplicity, clean lines... And not your cookie cutter store bought design. I'm far from a craftsman, but since becoming a home owner I'm learning.

All of your warm and pleasing comments go a long way. This whole project was winged and initiated on faith lol. I had rough measurements and it all looked like it would go in how I wanted... Thankfully it did!