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what is it made of?

 
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pauly


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:04 pm    Post subject: what is it made of? Reply with quote
I have made this model stove out of what I had lying arund can anyone guess what it is made of


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Expoxy, I think. I can tell from the casting at the top of the stove.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
no casting just junk some of it I actually rumaged out the bin
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Part of a propane cylinder of the size used in workshops.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
no
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the legs are scrap wood from the lollypop kit the stove is the motor casing from the lollypop kit motor that I fryed the door and handle are a bit of roofing felt and a tack and the chimney is a straw  
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