Silver Moon coal stove by Lunenburg Foundry NS - For Sale!!

[@tfindley007]

My uncle used to work in the Lunenburg Foundry many years ago. I have fond memories of going into the foundry with him.

[@rotironwerks]

I worked in an open pit coal mine at Hanna, Wyoming. 1978-1979 was a very cold winter, our propane furnace never shut off for 6 months. Our son was born Sept. 1979 and I knew I needed more heat in the house. We found a new pot belly stove in Rawlins, Wyoming and installed it by November. I was allowed to drive my '55 Ford into the coal pit and load up with chunks up to one foot diameter that I would break down to about 6 inch chunks for the stove. This was the most affordable heating system I ever used. I heated mainly with coal until 1988 when the coal mine shut down and I moved and sold the home. I still use bituminous coal for blacksmith forge but to expensive to use for heat. Never found anthracite coal near enough to be affordable. To bad sure is a pretty flame.

[@michaelkilcommons2326]

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[@johnerway7255]

One of the coals used is soft and the other is hard, Soft coal (Bituminous) hard coal (Anthracite). The stove is designed for burning hard coal, that coal burns in the bed and has very low volatile matter. Where as the Bituminous has a high volatile matter and during combustion distils that matter off into a combustible gas. This gas burns above the coal fire bed in the above space. Soft coal is used in boilers equipped with under feed stokers, feeding the raw coal from below the fire upward. You have a very cool stove. Thanks for showing it to us.

[@jerrycallaio5130]

Coolest (No Pun Intended) Coal Stove I've Ever Seen And Anthracite Rules; I Grew Up With It.

[@nancystephens3515]

I'm completely new with this..You're an excellent teacher... just got a Godin parlor stove- using pre- soaked charcoal to start, then anthracite nut size coal.. have a lot to learn still figuring everything out...

[@FreeCampers]

Nancy, thanks for your kind remarks. Your enthusiasm is what is most important when starting out on your project. Happy learning....

[@webefree]

Match Light Charcoal is a good way to start your Coal Fire!

[@arthurhudgens8213]

Great stove you got there..I always liked the smell of soft coal burning but hard coal has the best burn time and is so much cleaner .great vedio

[@ChiefCowpie]

Great video. Suggestion: I always empty ashes outside into a can so dust plumes not inside.

[@webefree]

I use the Ash fr fill!

[@ChiefCowpie]

@@webefree Me too. Fill potholes in the road all winter.

[@JOHN27398]

I really appreciate your video thanks for sharing

[@FreeCampers]

Thanks so much for your comments everyone. Your advice and commentary are much appreciated

[@scottbrown7415]

I am rediscovering some of these old style home heating methods. I really like what I am learning about coal heat advantages. A coal stove is going to have a place in my next small home.

[@webefree]

My old Gibraltar Stove burns for 24hrs, load it once a day and it heats 1,200sqft! it Burns a 40lb bag a day or less!

[@littleyellowcub]

Beautiful stove, thanks for sharing.

[@Nerd3927]

Beautiful stove, should be in a restaurant as a working showpeace. I am sure the ladies especially would love to come back. Nothing is as cozy as a coal stove. Personally I would burn the Antraciet with less air to let it glow red.

[@the4527klaus]

I wouldn't call it dangerous but pavman 1000 is absolutely right. Coal burns from the bottom up. Start with a small wood fire, when that is well established then you add a small amount of coal onto that. Once those coals get going you can add a full load of coal and close up the stove. You need the fire on the bottom where the shaker grate is so you can shake out the ashes from time to time. Coal stoves are designed with the air vents on the bottom to regulate the fire. The stove will work alot better if start the coal this way.

[@samuelfellows6923]

Just needs to open the middle doors and poke the his remote butane torch into the side of the fire pit to bottom light it 🙄⚠️

[@rds2821]

Nice stove. It would look much better with the windows cleaned.

[@hwleitner2009]

How very informative thank you

[@Jeremy-km4dj]

i would love to have a stove like that. thank you for sharing

[@FreeCampers]

It will be for sale shortly. 🤔

[@Jeremy-km4dj]

@@FreeCampers what are you asking for the stove

[@FreeCampers]

We need to assess the value before we put it on the market. As a matter of interest, what do you think it is worth?

[@Jeremy-km4dj]

@@FreeCampers sorry but i dont really know

[@arabrabann]

This contraption is something I think I would just love. Thanks so much for your work and video (?) dont know what to call a youtube art. Question: lots of tinkers after burn is a sign of what deficit? Thanks again! Ill watch this more than once.

[@KeiPyn24]

What a neat share. Thank you.

[@JD-ce4so]

Beautiful stove,! The guys on coalpail would love to have it,

[@FreeCampers]

Thanks JD. I've registered with them since you mentioned it.

[@irqzero]

How long would you say that the original scuttle and a half burns for, roughly?

[@stevendegley876]

Wow! I like your stove! Has any of the doors ever blow openn because of the. Ethan explosion?

[@luckyrabbit4355]

How are you running it backwards and it works?!

[@danielhanson4326]

Awesome video my friend

[@allagatoral3839]

heck buddy with the cold you have on't seem like it warms as good as mine???

[@Kokletajs]

Hello, the secondary air is for secondary combustion? Do coal stoves have secondary combustion? Beautiful stove!

[@FreeCampers]

Hello. Yes, the secondary air is for secondary combustion. It is a beautiful stove, especially when the flames show through the window panels.

[@Kokletajs]

FreeCampers Thx! Greetings from Latvia!

[@jennycoolen564]

I have one of these. I was thinking about selling it. How much is it worth?

[@aleksandarpetrovic6613]

What is that in the middle of the stove, above the flame?

[@samuelfellows6923]

Looks like a ‘dropped’ chimney funnel; possibly the secondary combustion air goes down the outside of said funnel pre-heated by it and washes down the door windows and introduced at the top of the fire pit

[@Patriot-up2td]

Nice globe stove

[@chuckfarlie6133]

What kind of stove is it???

[@FreeCampers]

It came from the historic lunenburg foundry. Made in the late 1800s. It will be up for sale soon if you're interested

[@chuckfarlie6133]

FreeCampers might be. Depends on price and shipping. Let me know.

[@davidklein1565]

great unit!

[@vinquinn]

He said keep it clean. 32 Windows and he didn't clean one. A little stove polish also goes a long Way. Isn't that a stoker feed stove, you feed it from the top. YooU are trying to sell this.

[@P61guy61]

Thanks for posting.

[@jamestom2510]

Wowsers, Wow.....

[@Shaker_Hill_Sugarworks]

Another stove video update sometime would be great. Thanks.

[@FreeCampers]

Hi Pete we won't be starting the stove up again because we have decided to sell it. Interested?

[@grahamr3714]

How much are you selling it for? And where are you located?

[@grahamr3714]

For sale?

[@FreeCampers]

Yes. It will be posted for sale in April.

[@carlballance9005]

I have one for sale in Sudbury Ontario 705-698-7054 Carl

[@dimmacommunication]

Antracite is an amazing fuel

[@papalou190]

And expensive 😮

[@contrabandjoe7974]

Love the concept of burning coal, but they look to be a collosal mess

[@kingjames9564]

I can imagine it would be a pain to try to start that with just balled up paper.

[@FreeCampers]

I never use paper. It always start with a propane torch onto wood or coal.

[@1991tommygun]

Cool

[@pavman1000]

You should just start a wood fire then add coal your doing that the dangerous way.. Beautiful stove!