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[SoCalstove]

How can I replace the glass in our Double Star parlor stove in made in Taiwan?
A prior someone rigged it up with mesh & plexiglass. But, time for Glass!

 

[bholler]

How can I replace the glass in our Double Star parlor stove in made in Taiwan?
A prior someone rigged it up with mesh & plexiglass. But, time for Glass!

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It may have been a mica window.

 

[moresnow]

This^
You can look for it on amazon.

 

[begreen]

Yes that looks like mica glass. There are a number of online sellers. Here's one.

Mica Glass for Wood Stoves and Furnaces | Isinglass Window

Discover the versatility of mica glass, derived from isinglass, a natural silicate mineral. Our mica glass sheets are ideal for older antique wood stoves, European stoves, coal stoves, furnaces, and boiler peepholes. can withstand temperatures of up to 18

www.fastreplacementglass.com

 

[SoCalstove]

Thank you, I’ll check it out…
Whatever it is, it has a wire mesh behind it.
Is that a part of it? I figured someone had just put that there since part of the flimsy stuff is melted.

 

[bholler]

Thank you, I’ll check it out…
Whatever it is, it has a wire mesh behind it.
Is that a part of it? I figured someone had just put that there since part of the flimsy stuff is melted.

Is it actually melted or is it broken

 

[SoCalstove]

Idk… but it’s definitely crap!

 

[bholler]

Idk… but it’s definitely crap!

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Looks like typical worn out mica

 

[begreen]

It's a wearing item and 35 yrs old. Replace it. Also, the screening behind it is supposed to be there.

 

[3650]

Amazon.com

Comes in various sizes. Cut with scissors to fit.

 

[stoveliker]

Mica is actually a cool material. Looks like it's artificial, but it's not - at least the bigger pieces of material are mined.
It is a natural layered ceramic.
(Nerd alert: some people even use very thin layers peeled off of it as a gate dielectric to make transistors.)

Its failure mode on a stove is to develop cracks in some layers that then delaminate, in this case due to thermal expansion and contraction cycles.
It needs protection as it can be a bit fragile (depending on the thickness), hence the screen.

If you have a toy microscope, it's interesting to look at, add a drop of water and see how that seeps into partially delaminated layers, etc.

 

[peakbagger]

It is actually a close relative to asbestos and frequently Mica was mined from the same mines as asbestos was.

 

[stoveliker]

what a difference 1D vs 2D makes...