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    venison meatloaf anyone?

    When grinding venison for burgers or other things, I use beef suet to add the necessary fat. Should work great for a meatloaf as well.
    Post by: FanMan, Jun 3, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Table Saw Recommendations

    I personally find a radial arm saw more useful for the kinds of things I do than a table saw. Chopping 2x4s, angle cuts, ripping long pieces of...
    Post by: FanMan, Jun 3, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    small invertor gen and subpanel?

    At my cabin (where my electric needs are minimal, just lights, ceiling fan, and stereo) I backfeed the house with a 120V suicide cord from a 650W...
    Post by: FanMan, May 27, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    morels.....anybody gettin' any?

    I cooked up a few from the back yard last night. Never ate them before.... mmm....good....
    Post by: FanMan, May 16, 2013 in forum: The Inglenook
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    Old style stovepipe, wall thimble?

    No, this was a metal thimble for the 4" stovepipe. When I pulled the old stovepipe out the space inside was the insulation, whatever it was. In...
    Post by: FanMan, May 16, 2013 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    Old style stovepipe, wall thimble?

    When I moved into my old cabin, it had a small coal stove. It was connected to ordinary 4" galvanized stovepipe (necked down from the 5" outlet on...
    Thread by: FanMan, May 14, 2013, 3 replies, in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    morels.....anybody gettin' any?

    Got a few growing right next to my house... saw them this weekend but keep forgetting to pick them...
    Post by: FanMan, May 13, 2013 in forum: The Inglenook
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    Finally ripped out my oil furnace...

    The oil furnace has been in my house since I bought it, about 26 years ago. By all accounts this type lasts about 7 years on the average, so I guess...
    Thread by: FanMan, May 11, 2013, 0 replies, in forum: It's a Gas!
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    Shoulder season short burn

    One nice thing about the small (8" diameter by 18" brick lined firebox) antique coal stove in my cabin bedroom is the way it can be used. Filled...
    Thread by: FanMan, May 8, 2013, 1 replies, in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    Neighbor dispute over storm damage

    During hurricane Sandy I had a 6" branch drop off a tree just inside my property line and go through my neighbor's roof. This not long after I'd...
    Post by: FanMan, May 1, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    New truck or trailer?

    I used to have a Jeep CJ5. Had a trailer converted from a small popup camper (used popups are cheap or even free) with 2' high sides, made a nice...
    Post by: FanMan, Apr 14, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Oil Furnace is Dying: Natural Gas Insert or Natural Gas Furnace First?

    Why? Heat is heat. I got tired of babying my 25+ year old oil furnace so I installed a 30KBTU DV freestanding propane fireplace in the living...
    Post by: FanMan, Apr 12, 2013 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    15-20 gallons of propane a year. Deliver myself?

    I bought a 120 gallon tank from Home Depot for $480. Not all HD stores have them, though. I've also seen them on ebay for about the same price....
    Post by: FanMan, Mar 26, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    15-20 gallons of propane a year. Deliver myself?

    120 gallon DOT tanks can be placed right next to the house. Larger tanks have to be placed a minimum distance from the house depending on the...
    Post by: FanMan, Mar 26, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    OIL FURNACE DIED THINKING OF PROPANE

    Call your local propane suppliers for the price... it varies from area to area, dealer to dealer and also depends on how much you buy. I switched...
    Post by: FanMan, Mar 26, 2013 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    15-20 gallons of propane a year. Deliver myself?

    That's a 100 pound tank , not 100 gallons.
    Post by: FanMan, Mar 23, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Tire wear question

    It does sound like low pressure. Remember the max pressure is not necessarily the right pressure for your vehicle. Also if they're not the stock...
    Post by: FanMan, Mar 22, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    15-20 gallons of propane a year. Deliver myself?

    I have a pair of 100# tanks at my cabin for stove, hot water, and clothes dryer. Refill about $90 per tank, I toss 'em in my truck and then use a...
    Post by: FanMan, Mar 22, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Recommendations on standing seam metal roofs

    Think there was another thread on this here recently... I just put a metal roof on my house, exposed fastener standing seam from Ideal Roofing. Cost...
    Post by: FanMan, Mar 18, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Ran gas line, won't hold pressure?

    When I ran the gas lines to my stove and heaters I used the yellow tape on all pipe threads (lots of brass fittings and dapters with flared copper...
    Post by: FanMan, Mar 15, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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