[TheForge] Fireplace chain

[Craig Schaefer]

Here's a link to the chain style he's talking about:

http://www.historic-hotels-lodges.com/oregon/timberline-lodge/tour/main-lobby-fireplace.html

They are hanging chains but tightly twisted to not show large links.   Nice 
looking with a fireplace on a grand scale.

CraigS
Gresham, OR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ries" <ries at riesniemi.com>
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Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fireplace chain


>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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