Hey guys I'm new to the site and new to burning wood. I inherited my grandmothers house and decided to put in a wood stove to supliment high oil cost. Bought a stove used really cheap from a friend that isnt cast that apparently came from a welding shop. I love wood heat and enjoy the work that comes along with it but the only thing o wish I had was glass doors to view the fire. Is it possible to get glass doors added to the stove. Its really a great stove and it is huge which really makes heating my 1100sq/ft easy. It might not look like the best in the pic but for $50 and it being perfectly solid im happy happy happy. Thanks for any info
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The question is not whether it's possible to put glass in the door (or fab a glass door), but more...whether it would be worth your while. Most stoves with glass doors are engineered so that the glass stays clean. This is almost impossible to do on a stove like you have, so the window would be 90% fogged up and black/grey most of the time.
It would be a difficult job anyway - you'd have to mill out some of the iron in the door, get the glass cut, drill and tap for mounting screws and a frame, etc.
Better to leave a cheapo stove as a cheapo stove.
The question is not whether it's possible to put glass in the door (or fab a glass door), but more...whether it would be worth your while. Most stoves with glass doors are engineered so that the glass stays clean. This is almost impossible to do on a stove like you have, so the window would be 90% fogged up and black/grey most of the time.
It would be a difficult job anyway - you'd have to mill out some of the iron in the door, get the glass cut, drill and tap for mounting screws and a frame, etc.
Better to leave a cheapo stove as a cheapo stove.
I definitely agree with webbie, but it also depends on how handy you are. I personally wouldn't mind doing the work as an experiment. You might even find a way to keep the glass clean since a steel stove is easier to modify. Another issue though, is the cost. That stove glass isn't regular glass, it's designed to take a lot of heat, and it's not cheap. I wouldn't be surprised if a piece of glass for that stove cost 3 times more than you paid for the stove.
My parents are talking about getting a new stove this season and giving me there Vermont castings vigilant ( 1970's I think) in fairly good cond. Small crack on the side but my I'm close friends with a welder so I'm not too worried about that. Other then that a little cleaning and a new pin for the top feed door and maybe replace the gaskets to be safe. Is this stove a food for for my fairly small one story house? Does anyone on here have one and if so would you recommend it over the stove I have now. The only reason I want to switch it out is for the glass doors that are on it
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