Look what I did to my brand new stove....

Lakesrider · 11-16-2010, 01:20 PM

Thanks...But the problem is that the threads are only stripped at the very first three or four threads into the hole. The hole is a lot deeper than the bolts they were using by at least a half inch. I am going to be pretty set if I just get the longer bolts.
I have no idea why they used such short bolts in such a deep hole. Plus add in a washer and there was even less bolt going into the hole. I will have to re thread the stripped threads, but then the rest should be ok. It isn't a structural thing so much as the blots were just holding the decorative cast pieces of the front, and side of the stove together. The thing was obviously not made to be moved around much, or they would have put casters on it...

Lakesrider · 11-16-2010, 05:50 PM

Well I called Eased Edges n Laconia. The bottom plate that is cracked off is only $89.00. So I am just going to get a new plate. Maybe some new logs too. Then call the Cricket guy and see what he says. 8 days for the part to come in....Not bad.

I can't say enough about the guy that helped me. He called several places, called me back to make sure of the model number, called again to say he was still looking. Got me the price, called me back with that....
Nice service for once.

Resident 2B · 11-18-2010, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lakesrider

Thanks...But the problem is that the threads are only stripped at the very first three or four threads into the hole. The hole is a lot deeper than the bolts they were using by at least a half inch. I am going to be pretty set if I just get the longer bolts.
I have no idea why they used such short bolts in such a deep hole. Plus add in a washer and there was even less bolt going into the hole. I will have to re thread the stripped threads, but then the rest should be ok. It isn't a structural thing so much as the blots were just holding the decorative cast pieces of the front, and side of the stove together. The thing was obviously not made to be moved around much, or they would have put casters on it...

Re-threading existing threads is hard to do correctly since picking up the existing thread is almost impossible, unless you can come in from the threaded side (other side) with a tap. If you cannot do this, try to use it as is as a frist choice or very carefully drill out only the stripped threads with a dulled drill. A sharp drill might bite in cast iron and make a bigger mess of what you have.

R2B

11-16-2010, 01:20 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Thanks...But the problem is that the threads are only stripped at the very first three or four threads into the hole. The hole is a lot deeper than the bolts they were using by at least a half inch. I am going to be pretty set if I just get the longer bolts. I have no idea why they used such short bolts in such a deep hole. Plus add in a washer and there was even less bolt going into the hole. I will have to re thread the stripped threads, but then the rest should be ok. It isn't a structural thing so much as the blots were just holding the decorative cast pieces of the front, and side of the stove together. The thing was obviously not made to be moved around much, or they would have put casters on it...

11-16-2010, 05:50 PM	#2
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Well I called Eased Edges n Laconia. The bottom plate that is cracked off is only $89.00. So I am just going to get a new plate. Maybe some new logs too. Then call the Cricket guy and see what he says. 8 days for the part to come in....Not bad. I can't say enough about the guy that helped me. He called several places, called me back to make sure of the model number, called again to say he was still looking. Got me the price, called me back with that.... Nice service for once.