My 40+ YO Kent stove

[Ray Mason]

I bought this Kent tile stove brand new I think just after my first daughter was born making it about 40 yo. It still has the original tiles and was moved into my new home way back in 91. Back in 2018 I took it apart and cut out the warped baffles and welded some cracks . I also welded a spot where I could fit a catalytic converter (looks like I need to replace it). I lined it with fire brick and with both these mods it burns much longer and I almost never relit it in the morning, just rake the coals forward and add more wood. I guess there is an art to welding fireboxes and didn't design my new baffle to be warp proof, next time I would only wedls one end so it can expand. This gets used almost every day from late fall to early spring. The screened flue is something I have not seen and would like to find out if anyone makes them as I am building a sauna and want to use the same type of stove pipe. This is 4 ft long and only thing I have seen close is only 17". Oh ya , first post