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I flipped all the fire bricks over, and the bottoms & backs were like new. Should be good for a couple more years or so.
A full shot of the insert.
Left face & close up.
There is one small area where the tiger pad made a small groove, while the welder was trying to smooth & polish the weld behind and just above the hinge.
I did not want the hinge cut off and rewelded on just to polish it perfect. I told him, to do his best and good enough. I am ok with it, and once the door is on you can't see much at all. And from a couple feet away ya see nothing.
He literally had to hold his finger (in his glove) against the back of the tiger pad to get enough pressure & contact tot the repair near the hinge area. The tiger pad was thing and would just flex if he did not push his finger against the back of it while It was spinning.
I flipped all the fire bricks over, and the bottoms & backs were like new. Should be good for a couple more years or so.
A full shot of the insert.
Left face & close up.
There is one small area where the tiger pad made a small groove, while the welder was trying to smooth & polish the weld behind and just above the hinge.
I did not want the hinge cut off and rewelded on just to polish it perfect. I told him, to do his best and good enough. I am ok with it, and once the door is on you can't see much at all. And from a couple feet away ya see nothing.
He literally had to hold his finger (in his glove) against the back of the tiger pad to get enough pressure & contact tot the repair near the hinge area. The tiger pad was thing and would just flex if he did not push his finger against the back of it while It was spinning.