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    Installing Flue through Metal Roof?

    If you can exit at the peak it makes for a clean install. Here's how I did mine- [img]
    Post by: ddug, Feb 26, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Fla Pine?

    I'm still learning too but in some ways pine is my preferred fuel. My stove is very small and hardwoods tend to fill it up with ash pretty quick....
    Post by: ddug, Feb 23, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Thermostat- fix it or junk it?

    My stove has a thermostat which in theory is a good feature especially considering the small firebox and short cycle times, but I can't seem to get...
    Thread by: ddug, Feb 13, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    So, I found this big ol' tree out back.

    It was many years ago and the details are foggy but I once read an interesting article about Bristlecone pines and how they have the ability to...
    Post by: ddug, Feb 10, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    You Tell Me Who Is Worse

    We are leasing the tank. First time anything like this has happened so I wasn't sure whose responsibility it was, but it seemed to me like they...
    Post by: ddug, Feb 8, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    You Tell Me Who Is Worse

    Called the propane dude the other day because I smelled gas leaking from a connection they made on my tank install. He thanked me for the notice and...
    Post by: ddug, Feb 8, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    VC Aspen choking

    I'm a couple of months into running my first wood stove and getting to know it's idiosyncrasies pretty well but one problem has me stumped. When...
    Thread by: ddug, Feb 7, 2011, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    saw maintenance...

    not really sure, probably depends on how dirty the wood you're cutting is. Better safe than sorry though, I'm no expert but it seems that...
    Post by: ddug, Feb 4, 2011 in forum: The Gear
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    saw maintenance...

    You probably already do this too, but keep the filter clean and replace when necessary. I think keeping the saw clean is good practice as well as it...
    Post by: ddug, Feb 3, 2011 in forum: The Gear
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    On chain sharpening, getting wood & HICKORY

    I've always used a plain old round file with an angle gauge and find it easy to get a good edge. I really enjoy seeing large chips flying out of a...
    Post by: ddug, Feb 3, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    problem tree- need advice

    Unfortunately the line is not that close, plus the tree would for sure fall away from it. I can't get a vehicle near it, and I don't own a winch....
    Post by: ddug, Feb 2, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    problem tree- need advice

    Thanks everyone for the good suggestions. Probably the most sensible option! I do have time. It is hard to tell much from the pictures, the...
    Post by: ddug, Feb 1, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    problem tree- need advice

    I need to take down this tree, for the wood and other obvious reasons. A widowmaker if I ever saw one. [img] [img] In the first photo you can see...
    Thread by: ddug, Jan 31, 2011, 25 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Which is more cost effective?

    Nothings free. Aside from the chainsaw, chainsaw maintenance, gas/ oil. splitter, etc. time always must be considered. Not long ago I was...
    Post by: ddug, Jan 26, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    High desert burners?

    Greenghorn here, first season- trying to gain some experience from folks who live in a similar area to mine, which is in SW NM @ 6000 ft. Anyone...
    Thread by: ddug, Jan 25, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Pegging the needle

    Not quite. Last night was the first time I took a stove top reading and it was about an hour from lighting the stove from a cold start. This stove...
    Post by: ddug, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Pegging the needle

    I thought a magnetic thermometer was the correct way to measure the flue temperature on single wall pipe. No?
    Post by: ddug, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Pegging the needle

    I'm pretty new to wood stove burning and still trying to figure out what is right as far as temperatures are concerned. I have a thermometer about...
    Thread by: ddug, Jan 22, 2011, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Article About Fireplaces and Woodstoves

    I live in the sticks so it may be different elsewhere (California?) but all the hippies I know shoot their own meat whenever the opportunity arises...
    Post by: ddug, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Dealer Education and Seasoned wood

    Excellent and valid points from bogydave, wood-fan-atic, and Krex1010. One thing I would add is that a few dishonest vendors can make things...
    Post by: ddug, Jan 21, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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