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These systems do predate mass production of steel, so no surprise there. It is interesting to contemplate what solar or geothermal variants of this system coul
by KirinDave 8y ago
These systems do predate mass production of steel, so no surprise there.
It is interesting to contemplate what solar or geothermal variants of this system could do. Nearly every home has a crawlspace of those dimensions underneath the ground floor.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoNitpick: I think you mean cast iron. Steel is kind of tricky to cast and we've only been casting it for ~100yr and even then not for large things in high volume. The largest high volume production (i.e. consumer item sold by the thousands) cast steel thing I know of is steering knuckles on the newest Ford trucks. In contrast we've been casting things of all sizes and shapes our of iron since the 1800s. Considering the mechanical requirements of a wood stove it doesn't make sense to cast it out of steel.
- KirinDave 8y agoYou know, I thought that specific parts being switched to steel was a reason for the uptake of popularity in a wood burning stove, but I see this is only a case in a very specific market of wood burning stoves. Thanks for the correction!
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoWhich parts switched to steel? Other than fasteners and misc. hardware that has to be strong and fairly malleable to withstand owner abuse (hinges, handles, latches, etc) I don't see much of a need for steel in a wood stove.