Lowes deal of the year

Maybe they should put some fire extinguishers on sale too and stack them next to the "stoves" just to cover their rears..........

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mikepinto65 said:

couldnt help but post this, I guess it makes a good stocking stuffer!

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I've seen those for $100 when they're on sale. :\

looks similiar to the one at harbor freight: http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=32058&submit2=find+it



dont have one, but would like to have a use for it...

i wonder if them stoves are anygood

I may have lied. They sell it at Northern Tool for the same price.

Doh!

I'm guessing prices are going to continue to go up.

I've red the stoves are a bit basic, some people have had the paint turn white. but the big complaint is they burn fast and hot. You cant control the airflow in well enough to control the fire.

If I had a garage to warm up, I would buy that stove and use it only while supervised (the stove, not me) I used to sell those things when I had a shop in Lake George area. We sold a bunch of them and never had any complaints. We were just honest with folks about them being a cheap stove

maverick06 said:

I've red the stoves are a bit basic, some people have had the paint turn white. but the big complaint is they burn fast and hot. You cant control the airflow in well enough to control the fire.

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I am sure its because there isnt a single gasket between each of the cast panels.

chinese

A friend of mine bought one of those at Lowes a few years ago on sale for like $99 to put in his little hunting camp. The first few small fires went fine to cure it but as soon as he tried to burn a real fire in it the back turned cherry red. After the fire was out the paint was white and all the mortor was falling out. He took it apart and brought it back Lowes for a full refund in store credit.

You could always make a stove from a mailbox.

Is this approved by the Postmaster General? Nothing like going postal with your heating needs.

LLigetfa said:

You could always make a stove from a mailbox.

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LLigetfa said:

You could always make a stove from a mailbox.

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Classic!

I want to know how long that wooden stake holding the chimney lasted!

Slow1 said:

I want to know how long that wooden stake holding the chimney lasted!

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You can't tell from the pic, but there's 18" clearance back there! %-P ys

That mail box stove would be a big help "paying the bills" :lol:

What chimney do you use with a mailbox stove - Class P.O.?

Before reading on hearth.com, I figured "a woodstove is a woodstove"...right? I bought the vogelzang bx26 (same as lowes pic above) for $89 at harbor freight. I mean, the stove is just a metal box holding a fire, right? After putting it together and breaking a leg because it was 2" higher than the others.....I thouht "This is crappiest workmanship I've ever seen - the whole thing is a sieve"...having a slider air control is really silly. I'd BET it's a 200 MPH runaway with slider open and 160 MPH runaway with slider closed. I dunno - I never installed it.

there's even a new VZ box stove that is smaller. It's just plain cute it's even got a cute name "Lit'l Sweetie" http://www.vogelzang.com/browse.cfm/cast-iron-stoves/litl-sweetie-(ul-listed)/4,44.html

Seriously, though, the hearth rating on the smaller stove said it needed only .65 R !! has anybody checked the manual for the bigger VZ stove? do they just throw out some minimal numbers or is that a really high number. i would think it should be.....

Ah, that brings back memories. About 30 years ago they could be had for about 60 or 70 bucks in the grocery store. Indeed, it is the most cheerful wood burner ever, and almost the most worthless. It was lots of fun, as mentioned, the draft intake noise is almost like a single barrel Holley carburetor without a filter. Thrown in some red cedar splits or anything that pops and crackles and you have a feast for the ears. Shut off the light (or oil lamp) and the stove shows lights like a Jack-o-Lantern with the DT's, that dance on the walls and ceiling.
A lousy stove, considering what other stoves are available. Buy it for a planter in the yard.

LLigetfa said:

You could always make a stove from a mailbox.

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reminds me of the guy who had the metal can stove to heat his garage (on youtube? I think) with the paint cans stuck together for a chimney and the foil dryer duct for the final run out the window.

I had a friend who heated his boat shop (he built boats for a living, and did carpentry to survive) with one of those stoves, we built a boat in the shop once, I found the stove was great for warming your hands, but didn't do much to make the shop very warm. He controlled the fire by keeping the wood small.