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07-25-2018, 06:48 AM | #1 |
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What is this?
Man this is familiar but I can't figure it out. It was in an old burned out cabin. Heavy like a stove part...
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07-25-2018, 08:57 AM | #2 |
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Mebbe the smoke dampener for the stove.
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07-25-2018, 09:17 AM | #3 |
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07-25-2018, 11:34 AM | #4 |
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Looks like a door would hang off of those hinge tabs on the left there. That means the thing is in its correct orientation, or is upside down. I think it's in its correct orientation, and a stove pipe type piece fits in the round lip. I have no idea what those notches are inside the circle. I'd guess some sort of notches to hold a damper in place at different settings.
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07-25-2018, 01:26 PM | #5 |
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If it's a damper and usually closed at night when the fire is banked, the notches may be so the flow can't be choked off entirely. Banked fires make CO too.
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07-25-2018, 06:29 PM | #6 |
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hmmm... maybe
Cast iron so I don't think so. This was near an abandoned ski lift as well so it could be something related. Old junk 50s era pickup nearby as well.
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07-26-2018, 07:41 AM | #7 |
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07-26-2018, 07:47 AM | #8 |
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Spexx!
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07-26-2018, 11:21 AM | #9 |
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Hi Spexx.
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07-26-2018, 11:39 AM | #10 |
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Hey lk! It's Spexx!
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07-27-2018, 06:14 AM | #11 |
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Hi Spexx! Right material, so likely a stove part.
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07-28-2018, 07:54 AM | #12 |
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Is that a box on the left side? Or a vent?
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07-29-2018, 05:17 PM | #13 |
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Vent
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07-29-2018, 08:18 PM | #14 |
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There are things called damper (in round pipe) to duct (square or rectangular vent) adapters that look a lot like that.
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07-30-2018, 06:18 AM | #15 |
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I think that's it. I'm not sure about the function of the teeth. It looks like you could rotate the pipe but maybe it's just a clever dampener.
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