[TheForge] temporary heat shield

[John Allen]

The firewall in your car is 16 ga steel.

On 2/5/09, GRAF <adveniam at att.net> wrote:
> Temporary? just to keep from burning the place down?
> Black iron, even galvy if the distance is sufficient to keep from
> burning the zinc.
>
> Mike Graf
>
> terry l. ridder wrote:
>> hello;
>>
>> i am in need of a temporary heat shield and seeking some advice and
>> suggestions.
>>
>> for peace of mind i would like two heat shields spaced one each a part
>> with ceramic standoffs. the question is which is the better sheet metals
>> to use for the heat shields.
>>
>> highly polished aluminium would be the first choice since it would
>> reflect the unwanted heat , lightweight, and low in cost.
>>
>> where would i be able to obtain 2 sheets of 4x8 highly polished
>> aluminum?
>>
>> highly polished chromium steel would be the last choice since it would
>> refleact the unwanted heat at the trade offs of increased weight and
>> cost.
>>
>> where would i be able to obtain 2 sheets of 4x8 highly polished
>> chromium steel?
>>
>> the metal heat shield is temporary until we are able to construct a
>> warming tile heat shield later in the year.
>>
>> the metal will not be exposed to salt air/ocean air/open seas air for
>> that long of time so i am not worried about corrosion.
>>
>> poor ascii art below.
>>
>>    ==================+ +============== <-- metal overhead
>>         | <-- wooden frame bulkhead
>>         |            | |
>>         | l i        | | <-- double wall stove pipe duravent dvl leads to
>>         | l i        | |     small engine room exhaust stack.
>>         | l i        | |
>>         | l i     +------+
>>         | l i     |      | <-- harman oakwood wood stove
>>         | l i     |      |
>>         | l i     +------+
>>         | l i     /      \
>>    ================================= <-- metal deck
>>
>>         l -- 1st heat shield 1 inch above the deck and 1 inch from the
>>              wooden frame bulkhead.
>>
>>         i -- 2nd heat shield 1 inch above the deck and 1 inch from the
>>              1st heat shield.
>>
>>         the gap between the stove and the 2nd heat shield will be 12
>>         inches.
>>
>>
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