[TheForge] Re: Steel doors

[LrdThorolf at aol.com]

Mark Novak wrote:
> I'm planning on building a stone and masonry  outdoor oven and 
> fireplace with insulated steel doors, but I'm  concerned about the 
> doors getting hot and, upon swelling and  contracting, cracking the 
> masonry. Any advice on how to mount the doors  to the masonry?


Make a frame that the door of the oven with a  slot that the door can  slide 
up and down with either a counterweight or lever. For a  fireplace make them 
like they have on the wood burning stoves. Be careful of  what type stones you 
use.
 
Ike
Pan's Forge.



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