Hi all,
My name is Kevin. I'm new to this site. I have been restoring old Hearthstone stoves for a while, and decided it was time to document a few. I have worked at Hearthstone for a number of years, that's how I gained the knowledge for these beautiful stoves.
This is a 1987 Hearthstone II in black matte, I bought on Craigslist for $100.00 It was rough, every stone was cracked/broken, the whole inside was burnt up, and all gaskets/seals were gone.
The day I got it into my shop:
Teardown went fairly well, it was definitely over-fired.
After tearing the stove down to basically nothing, I sandblasted all tha cast, and put a fresh coat of paint on everything. Here is the bottom painted and assembled:
The body of the stove. Now, being a 28 year old stove, the stones are not always available. I purchased a wet saw, so I can cut my own stones. with a little practice, (and patience), and some Vermont beer, I had a complete set of stone cut.
At this point, it was about -14* for a steady 2 weeks. I do not heat my shop, so I brought the stove to work to finish after hours. I treated the stove to a new backplate, sideplate, air pipe, baffle, damper, and all new hardware.
Here are some progress pictures:
Final Product is, a brand new, 1987 Hearthstone II.
I was very pleased with the way this stove turned out. I have about 20 hours into the rebuild, any many beers. It sold very quickly, and recently picked up a 1985 Hearthstone II (righthand door model) that will receive this same treatment.
Thanks for looking!
My name is Kevin. I'm new to this site. I have been restoring old Hearthstone stoves for a while, and decided it was time to document a few. I have worked at Hearthstone for a number of years, that's how I gained the knowledge for these beautiful stoves.
This is a 1987 Hearthstone II in black matte, I bought on Craigslist for $100.00 It was rough, every stone was cracked/broken, the whole inside was burnt up, and all gaskets/seals were gone.
The day I got it into my shop:
Teardown went fairly well, it was definitely over-fired.
After tearing the stove down to basically nothing, I sandblasted all tha cast, and put a fresh coat of paint on everything. Here is the bottom painted and assembled:
The body of the stove. Now, being a 28 year old stove, the stones are not always available. I purchased a wet saw, so I can cut my own stones. with a little practice, (and patience), and some Vermont beer, I had a complete set of stone cut.
At this point, it was about -14* for a steady 2 weeks. I do not heat my shop, so I brought the stove to work to finish after hours. I treated the stove to a new backplate, sideplate, air pipe, baffle, damper, and all new hardware.
Here are some progress pictures:
Final Product is, a brand new, 1987 Hearthstone II.
I was very pleased with the way this stove turned out. I have about 20 hours into the rebuild, any many beers. It sold very quickly, and recently picked up a 1985 Hearthstone II (righthand door model) that will receive this same treatment.
Thanks for looking!
