Baffle system for Blaze King KTJ 302?

[Stovequest]

Has anyone added a baffle system to an older stove?

I have a Blaze King KTJ 302 and looking at the positioning of the steel channels for the blower passages I could very easily set an angled Baffle up there. Just not finding much info on baffle design. My concern is if I place the heat to close to the front door and cause issues.

 

[kennyp2339]

https://www.blazeking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OM-KT-302-KTJ-302-and-PT-202-PTJ-202.pdf

It just looks like there was a small smoke shelf right above the door on this model

 

[Stovequest]

Mine has the smoke shelf it slides down when you open the door to load wood. Once you close the door it gets lifted up.

 

[kennyp2339]

Why not try taking a flat piece of steel and some fire bricks so you can play around with the heights and see which way optimizes performance, also get stove top thermometer to monitor temps along the way.

 

[BKVP]

CAUTION; YOU CAN CHANGE REQUIRED CLEARANCES BY ELEVATING TEMPERATURES IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE STOVE.

 

[Sir Shootest]

Mine has the smoke shelf it slides down when you open the door to load wood. Once you close the door it gets lifted up.

Can you send pictures and dimensions of smoke shield?