Buck's Hot Blast- Pot Belly Stove

[traceyb]

I have searched everywhere to find another stove like this, but am lost. When I search online, I just find a country CD called Buck's Hot Blast. We have a very old pot belly stove with this symbol on it that still works. Any ideas on what it might be worth?

[wendy177]

This site may help answer your questions but you will need to join the site   good luck Let us know what you find !! 

http://myantiquestove.ning.com/main/search/search?q=bucks+

[waywardangler]

Here's a Florence Hot Blast #153 being restored that you might find interesting. I am wondering why you used the photo from the country bluegrass CD cover and not an actual pic of your stove? Condition is everything and poor condition/missing parts/nickel/cracks gone leads to a lower value.

A restored Florence is for sale at $6850 while a #5 Buck Stove & Range with a cracked base is only $75 http://www.antique-cast-iron-stoves.com/parlor_heaters_3/7-15_bucks_stove_and_range.php

It appears organized labor and the Buck's firm had a few labor problems in the early 1900s.

[mart]

Wayward,, aren`t they still in business but with a name change ?? I am talking about the Canadian company not the U.S. one !!

[waywardangler]

It is not the same as the "Buck Stove" company, I don't think. Buck Stove & Range was located in St. Louis, MO and went back as far as 1846. I do not know if they are in business, went out of business, or someone bought them out.

[mart]

Might help if we could see the stove in question here !!

[daveh]

I was wondering if anyone knew what the value of a Buck's Hot Blast  stove/range No.186 would be worth?  It's been at our farm in  a storage room for over 50yrs.  It's in great shape.  We want to use it in  our cabin but can't find the top outlet pipe anywhere.  The oval to 8" round in our size is impossible to find.  Any ideas?

[bigwull]

Without seeing your stove..its difficult to say..if one could be bought ..off the shelf..so to speak...but..i,m sure you could get one made at a fabrication shop...or a blacksmith.....but i,ve found this link,it may help you...


http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Chimney/DuraVent-Double-Wall-Stove-Pipe_2/Oval-to-Round-Adapter

[cogar]

The oval to 8" round in our size is impossible to find.  Any ideas?

What are you talking about?

Oval or round ...... doesn't make any difference.

If your flue pipe is 8" and your "oval" takes an 8" pipe then it will work. Just squeeze the end of the stove pipe and force it down over the lip of the "oval".

If your "oval" is made for 7" or 6" pipe and the flue pipe is 8" then you have to buy a "reducer", ..... like these ....

http://www.nextag.com/8-to-6-stove-pipe-reducer/compare-html

[bigwull]

The oval to 8" round in our size is impossible to find.  Any ideas?

What are you talking about?

Oval or round ...... doesn't make any difference.

If your flue pipe is 8" and your "oval" takes an 8" pipe then it will work. Just squeeze the end of the stove pipe and force it down over the lip of the "oval".

If your "oval" is made for 7" or 6" pipe and the flue pipe is 8" then you have to buy a "reducer", ..... like these ....

http://www.nextag.com/8-to-6-stove-pipe-reducer/compare-html

Oval...in case you are not aware cogar...is this shape...So what you are saying is this oval shape is the same as a  circle.....and to fit this "oval"over the circle you just have to ..."make it fit"....it does,nt work that way...its far simpler to buy the appropriate bit..and make life easy...and have something that is efficient..instead of your haphazard makey up...my link is for an oval/round adaptor...

[cogar]

Question and answer at:

http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/country-living-forums/alternative-energy/427347-wood-stove-pipe-6-oval-6-round.html

Farmerwilly2     Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: lat 38° 23' 25" lon -84° 17' 38"
Posts: 3,051 
 
Wood stove pipe: 6" oval to 6" round?

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Pretty much says it. My stove has an oval outlet. I haven't found anywhere in my area that sells a oval-to-round adapter. Is there any reason that round pipe can't be smashed down to fit the oval outlet?

I believe it needs to go inside the outlet so's to allow any flowing creasote to go into the stove and not leak down the outside of the pipes. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Answered by:

Ed Norman     Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Idaho
Posts: 4,339 
 
Yeah, the 6" round will form into the right size oval. And it should go inside for the reason you gave.

 

But be careful when you are "squeezing" it, and making sure the "seam" of the pipe is in the middle of a side of the oval ...... or the pipe just might "fly apart" at the seam because, to wit:

See Instruction #2:
 http://www.ehow.com/how_5471282_connect-black-stove-pipe.html

[bigwull]

No wonder they call it the land of the Cowboys....next you,ll be telling me round pegs fit in square holes....with the help of a 10lb hammer no doubt..."you just smash that there round into ..that wee square hole...nae bother at  a!!....

[cogar]

next you,ll be telling me round pegs fit in square holes.

Iffen ya getum going fast enough, they will.

But I usta have 3 square "hollow" chisels for drilling square holes.

Anyway, ......

Now Bigwull, here is a picture of a cookstove that I reconditioned, had the parts re-nickeled, installed it myself and cut and split the “stovewood” for it for like 7 years.   
The name on the oven door is Magee Grand.

Now if you look closely, that is an 8” “jointed” flue pipe, twisted to 90 degrees, entering the chimney flue thru a round wall plate.

And connected between it and the stove, is a piece of 8” pipe, about 20” to 21” long ……. with the flue “damper” handle visible about 7” down from the top. And as you can plainly see it is a single piece of pipe, no joints in it.

And as you can plainly see ….. it was “squeezed” to fit the “oval” opening at the top of the stove.

[mart]

Think I would have just bought an adaptor !!  Take the easy way !!  Thats a nice stove !!

[bigwull]

next you,ll be telling me round pegs fit in square holes.

Iffen ya getum going fast enough, they will.

But I usta have 3 square "hollow" chisels for drilling square holes.

Anyway, ......

Now Bigwull, here is a picture of a cookstove that I reconditioned, had the parts re-nickeled, installed it myself and cut and split the “stovewood” for it for like 7 years.   
The name on the oven door is Magee Grand.

Now if you look closely, that is an 8” “jointed” flue pipe, twisted to 90 degrees, entering the chimney flue thru a round wall plate.

And connected between it and the stove, is a piece of 8” pipe, about 20” to 21” long ……. with the flue “damper” handle visible about 7” down from the top. And as you can plainly see it is a single piece of pipe, no joints in it.

And as you can plainly see ….. it was “squeezed” to fit the “oval” opening at the top of the stove.

Yeah,I know, I,ve got a cutter for cutting square holes in Concrete..and a mortise machine..but i still think its easier..to use an adaptor..for the flue...especially if daveh...is,nt mechanically minded