Just curious as I have not read or seen anything like this on here but why are there no stoves with radiator fins? It seems that if you had fins on the sides/top of a stove you would be able to gain more heat radiation from the same fuel and therefore be more eficient. Am I missing something or is it just asthestics and maintenance that is the issue?
As an experienced welder and fabricator it would be pretty easy to fab up something that looks nice(at least to me) and attach it to the stove rather simply. I even thought about the weight issue but that could be rectified with a bolt or slide on part. Some fasionable fin system that just slides onto a light set of angles tacket to the side of the stove with very limited mod to the stove itself. Not anything that would damage or penetrate the stove itself.
Also, what about something like a 1 or 2" tall grate that is placed on top of the stove. Could still have a cut out for the thermometer to set directly onto the stove but the grate would radiate heat from the top of the stove more eficiently.
Again, I may be thinking to far outside the box here so correct me please. I have no plan to modify my stove or go total Frankenstove, just trying to gather why this is not something that is offered. Other than cost I cannot see any downside and I have access to steel and welders so cost would be relatively free.
Help me out with my thinking here - I am just enjoying the heat from my stove, reading Hearth.com and thinking to much.
Bob Urban
As an experienced welder and fabricator it would be pretty easy to fab up something that looks nice(at least to me) and attach it to the stove rather simply. I even thought about the weight issue but that could be rectified with a bolt or slide on part. Some fasionable fin system that just slides onto a light set of angles tacket to the side of the stove with very limited mod to the stove itself. Not anything that would damage or penetrate the stove itself.
Also, what about something like a 1 or 2" tall grate that is placed on top of the stove. Could still have a cut out for the thermometer to set directly onto the stove but the grate would radiate heat from the top of the stove more eficiently.
Again, I may be thinking to far outside the box here so correct me please. I have no plan to modify my stove or go total Frankenstove, just trying to gather why this is not something that is offered. Other than cost I cannot see any downside and I have access to steel and welders so cost would be relatively free.
Help me out with my thinking here - I am just enjoying the heat from my stove, reading Hearth.com and thinking to much.
Bob Urban