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Cabinetman wrote:Nice little woodwork project, make a pattern and have one cast – or two depending on costs, probably drill the holes afterwards though. Ian
Sheffield Tony wrote:Can't see a crack like that occuring in steel. Would it not be easier to make a steel replacement from a bit of plate with a rib welded on for the log bars. A lot easier to weld than cast. Even I could just about do it
Sheffield Tony wrote:Can't see a crack like that occuring in steel. Would it not be easier to make a steel replacement from a bit of plate with a rib welded on for the log bars. A lot easier to weld than cast. Even I could just about do it
Sheffield Tony wrote:Probably half of stoves on the market are made of steel, the other half cast. The grate in my stove is about 10mm steel plate. The rest of the stove is steel. It will be fine.
Cast iron is surely more likely to crack. Steam locomotives used steel boilers. They might not be immune to cracking issues, but nobody in their right mind would use cast iron ?
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