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I have a corn/pellet stove (USSC model 6100) that the agitator for the burn pot needs repaired/replaced.
Here's a link to an eBay listing for one with picture: https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAINLESS-...182912?hash=item41d9658380:g:mH8AAOSwGvhUFKSY
The issue is the welds for the fingers have been failing and a couple have fallen off.
My options (as I see it) are to:
1. Try and weld new finger on old agitator.
2. Buy a new one (USSC want over $90, hence the eBay listing).
3. Make one.
Making one seems the best and cheapest option as I can make it out of a single piece of metal negating the welds.
Problem is I'm not sure what metals would work best for this application due to the heat and corrosive environment. The original and replacements are made from some type of stainless steel rod probably 1/2" dia (haven't measured).
Given the cost of a chunk of SS big enough to machine it from as a single piece wouldn't be cheap or even that easy to machine on my small lathe, buying one may be the better option.
Any advice on a cheaper metal that would work ???
Here's a link to an eBay listing for one with picture: https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAINLESS-...182912?hash=item41d9658380:g:mH8AAOSwGvhUFKSY
The issue is the welds for the fingers have been failing and a couple have fallen off.
My options (as I see it) are to:
1. Try and weld new finger on old agitator.
2. Buy a new one (USSC want over $90, hence the eBay listing).
3. Make one.
Making one seems the best and cheapest option as I can make it out of a single piece of metal negating the welds.
Problem is I'm not sure what metals would work best for this application due to the heat and corrosive environment. The original and replacements are made from some type of stainless steel rod probably 1/2" dia (haven't measured).
Given the cost of a chunk of SS big enough to machine it from as a single piece wouldn't be cheap or even that easy to machine on my small lathe, buying one may be the better option.
Any advice on a cheaper metal that would work ???