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    Best chainsaw for about $450 (at most)

    Got a Husky 359 at Southwest Trading a couple of months ago for $430. I thought that was a good deal because the local dealer wanted $520 for the...
    Post by: slofr8, Nov 15, 2008 in forum: The Gear
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    OT, but gotta know... Forum-names??

    I'm a locomotive engineer. Years ago the company was bought by some investers whose only intention was to maintain nothing and sell off what was...
    Post by: slofr8, Oct 20, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Well' I'm ready for summer.

    I really like winter. When we get our usual 100" and temps. stay between -10 and +25 I would rather be here then on a beech. Cold, clear and...
    Post by: slofr8, Apr 3, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Well' I'm ready for summer.

    Yes the train is stuck. We had a storm a day or two before and then the wind picked up. This was a ledge cut that accumulates snow in these...
    Post by: slofr8, Apr 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Well' I'm ready for summer.

    The wood shed has been on the back burner for a couple years but just got put on the highest priority list today. My garage had wood enough to last...
    Thread by: slofr8, Apr 1, 2008, 14 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Hey Heritage owners, Question? Others can chime in too!!

    I cut it 16" more or less, and any thing that is more than 6" across gets split again unless its really stubborn. Then it becomes an all nighter. Dan.
    Post by: slofr8, Jan 18, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Stove temp vs pipe temp and how much draft ?

    I thought I had over draft issue's too last year. My soap stone stove only wants 450 F stove top temps. max. I was seeing 650 F +. When I would...
    Post by: slofr8, Jan 11, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Reloading in the night

    I start off in bed but sometimes end up on the couch. Oh, the stove is fine...... the wife snores. :-S Dan.
    Post by: slofr8, Jan 4, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Yes another soapstone question

    I have a Heritage that does a good job heating a 1550sq' well insulated house in northern Maine. I think the Phoinex would do a good job for you....
    Post by: slofr8, Jan 4, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Post your mug shot!

    Thank you. He is dearly missed but the memories are great. Here's my favorite picture of him. It sums him up quite well. [img] Later. Dan.
    Post by: slofr8, Dec 23, 2007 in forum: The Perfect Picture
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    Post your mug shot!

    Hi, I'm south of you in northern Maine. I can only imagine the cold you have. I'm the only one that sleeps in the tent. We had just snow shooed...
    Post by: slofr8, Dec 22, 2007 in forum: The Perfect Picture
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    Post your mug shot!

    Here we are at our winter home. :-) [img] Wood heat here too!! [img] Dan.
    Post by: slofr8, Dec 21, 2007 in forum: The Perfect Picture
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    Hearthstone Heritage - ash pan door question

    Mine has to be pushed somewhat hard to be closed. Nothing like you describe tho. I did, however, have to take the latch apart last year because it...
    Post by: slofr8, Nov 30, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Safe distance for wood from house - Newbies to the wood heating world

    I keep 1 1/2 cords in the garage and the rest in the back yard...1/2 a mile from the house... and take it in on snowmobile. Makes a good outing for...
    Post by: slofr8, Nov 27, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Operating the Hearthstone Heritage - what are your experiences?

    Same here. Considered a flue damper last winter but instead I fashioned a "restrictor plate" of sorts for where the air intake is. This year I...
    Post by: slofr8, Nov 19, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    hearthstone heritage

    buckeye, I bought a Heritage last year and LOVE it!! However, it does take a long time to reach temp. This is also a good thing because it holds...
    Post by: slofr8, Nov 19, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Holz Collapse!

    I'd like to try the holz thing next year. Do you think building it around a center pole (tree) make it any more stable or would the wind moving the...
    Post by: slofr8, Nov 16, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Splitting

    I do my cutting and splitting (with a maul) in the fall, BUT, I do some winter camping and have a small wood stove for the tent. Cut and split dead...
    Post by: slofr8, Nov 16, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Preventing Dirty Glass

    I had a heck of a time with dirty glass last year. Also felt I had too much draft. (Still not sure about that.) Turns out my thermometer was off....
    Post by: slofr8, Nov 3, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    What do you use for kindling?

    When I worked in the woods ( '80's ) I would bring home cedar for kindling. Then a friend started a cedar mill and I would just pick up slabs and...
    Post by: slofr8, Oct 31, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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