[TheForge] Fireplace chain

[ries]

I havent seen the ones at timberline- but are you sure you dont want  
woven mesh?
these guys, in Portland, near Timberline, make it
http://www.cascadecoil.com/

If you want to use real chain, I would recommend not using plated- not  
so much for the poison gas issue, which I think will only occur from  
welding it, but from the discoloration issue. It may get funky looking  
as the plating gets hot on one side.

Its easy enough to sandblast it first, before installing, and then, if  
you want, use a blackening solution- just toss the whole chain in a  
bucket of the stuff. This would give you black chain.

ries



On Feb 4, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Mark Novak wrote:

I'm making a fireplace screen in the style of the ones at the
Timberline Lodge (strands of chain sandwiched and riveted at the top
to a frame and hanging loose), but I'm debating if plated chain is
safe to expose to the heat from a fireplace without it getting
converted to poisonous gas. Should I be hunting for stainless steel
chain (hard to find and expensive) or find and treat uncoated chain
with something (unplated chain is also tough to find)?

Thanks,

Mark Novak
mark at fireworkspdx.com
www.fireworkspdx.com
503.897.0006

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