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Posted by Lloyd E. Sponenburgh on December 6, 2007, 11:57 am
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zeb7k@hotmail.com fired this volley in news:c464c22d-05a6-47f2-8e2d-
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> I'm planning to build what they call a masonry heater or Finnish
> heater. A problem is the cast iron doors required cost $800 and up.
> I'm an OK welder and I have plenty of scrap plate around. I'm trying
> to find out if it would be a good idea to fabricate my own doors out
> of plate.
>
> My concern right now is the finish: First question, is the flat black
> appearance of cast iron a black iron oxide or something else?
The _simplest_ way is to clean the door, and paint it with "Stove Black".
Standard, off-the-shelf stuff for just that purpose.
LLoyd
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