washington neptune stove renovation

[DerekW]

Picked up the rusty remnants of a little woodstove at a local fleamarket. It's a 'Neptune A1' from the Washington Stove works of Everett.

The intention was to make a little side table out of it, but I'm tempted to try and get it working.

Any suggestions on the best way to refinish the iron after the rust has been wire-brushed off? BBQ paint? Stove blacking straight on to the iron?

Do any of you NorthWest folks know whether parts for these stoves can still be had?

Cheers
Derek

[DerekW]

Picked up the rusty remnants of a little woodstove at a local fleamarket. It's a 'Neptune A1' from the Washington Stove works of Everett.

The intention was to make a little side table out of it, but I'm tempted to try and get it working.

Any suggestions on the best way to refinish the iron after the rust has been wire-brushed off? BBQ paint? Stove blacking straight on to the iron?

Do any of you NorthWest folks know whether parts for these stoves can still be had?

Cheers
Derek

[DerekW]

Picked up the rusty remnants of a little woodstove at a local fleamarket. It's a 'Neptune A1' from the Washington Stove works of Everett.

The intention was to make a little side table out of it, but I'm tempted to try and get it working.

Any suggestions on the best way to refinish the iron after the rust has been wire-brushed off? BBQ paint? Stove blacking straight on to the iron?

Do any of you NorthWest folks know whether parts for these stoves can still be had?

Cheers
Derek

[jerry s]

Try to get some stove polish. Comes in a tube like toothpaste. One of the New England boat supply houses may be a good bet. The stuff is messy but it do make an old iron stove look great. It will have to be redone periodically. Good Luck!

[jerry s]

Try to get some stove polish. Comes in a tube like toothpaste. One of the New England boat supply houses may be a good bet. The stuff is messy but it do make an old iron stove look great. It will have to be redone periodically. Good Luck!

[jerry s]

Try to get some stove polish. Comes in a tube like toothpaste. One of the New England boat supply houses may be a good bet. The stuff is messy but it do make an old iron stove look great. It will have to be redone periodically. Good Luck!

[Ed Harrow]

Derek, I have some familiarity with these things:

http://home.fiam.net/eeharrow/harrowhtm/2002/WorldSterling.JPG

What seems best to me is paint for all but the top, on which I use cooking (seems best to use it after it's been used for cooking, but that might just be my opinionated opinion smile.gif ). There's people who redo these things, and quite a parts network as well. If you run out of ideas locally, let me know and I'll see if I can poke you along in some useful direction. Ed

[Ed Harrow]

Derek, I have some familiarity with these things:

http://home.fiam.net/eeharrow/harrowhtm/2002/WorldSterling.JPG

What seems best to me is paint for all but the top, on which I use cooking (seems best to use it after it's been used for cooking, but that might just be my opinionated opinion smile.gif ). There's people who redo these things, and quite a parts network as well. If you run out of ideas locally, let me know and I'll see if I can poke you along in some useful direction. Ed

[Ed Harrow]

Derek, I have some familiarity with these things:

http://home.fiam.net/eeharrow/harrowhtm/2002/WorldSterling.JPG

What seems best to me is paint for all but the top, on which I use cooking (seems best to use it after it's been used for cooking, but that might just be my opinionated opinion smile.gif ). There's people who redo these things, and quite a parts network as well. If you run out of ideas locally, let me know and I'll see if I can poke you along in some useful direction. Ed

[Bo Curtis]

Derek, I'd have replied quicker if I weren't out sailing. I had a Neptune stove in my old converted lifeboat. It was a great stove, burned wood, coal, or even chunks of presto-logs. I had just about given up on it when it came time to rebuild the boat, but I wrote (this was pre-email, maybe 1984-85) Washington Stove works and they sent me a catalog and a promise to supply any parts I needed.

It turned out I was too cheap to need parts, but I managed to wire-wheel off the rust, patch the thing together with stove cement (available in hardware stores, at least in Canada), put firebrick in the firebox to cover some of the thin bits, and painted the whole thing with a spray of Hibachi flat black heat resistant enamel (also hardware store). I got another ten years out of that stove.

[Bo Curtis]

Derek, I'd have replied quicker if I weren't out sailing. I had a Neptune stove in my old converted lifeboat. It was a great stove, burned wood, coal, or even chunks of presto-logs. I had just about given up on it when it came time to rebuild the boat, but I wrote (this was pre-email, maybe 1984-85) Washington Stove works and they sent me a catalog and a promise to supply any parts I needed.

It turned out I was too cheap to need parts, but I managed to wire-wheel off the rust, patch the thing together with stove cement (available in hardware stores, at least in Canada), put firebrick in the firebox to cover some of the thin bits, and painted the whole thing with a spray of Hibachi flat black heat resistant enamel (also hardware store). I got another ten years out of that stove.

[Bo Curtis]

Derek, I'd have replied quicker if I weren't out sailing. I had a Neptune stove in my old converted lifeboat. It was a great stove, burned wood, coal, or even chunks of presto-logs. I had just about given up on it when it came time to rebuild the boat, but I wrote (this was pre-email, maybe 1984-85) Washington Stove works and they sent me a catalog and a promise to supply any parts I needed.

It turned out I was too cheap to need parts, but I managed to wire-wheel off the rust, patch the thing together with stove cement (available in hardware stores, at least in Canada), put firebrick in the firebox to cover some of the thin bits, and painted the whole thing with a spray of Hibachi flat black heat resistant enamel (also hardware store). I got another ten years out of that stove.

[Dave Fleming]

i dunno Edwin, that is some eclectic collection of footware in front of that stove! Zoris and cowboy boots in Mass.??? <insert big grin here>

[Dave Fleming]

i dunno Edwin, that is some eclectic collection of footware in front of that stove! Zoris and cowboy boots in Mass.??? <insert big grin here>

[Dave Fleming]

i dunno Edwin, that is some eclectic collection of footware in front of that stove! Zoris and cowboy boots in Mass.??? <insert big grin here>

[DerekW]

Nice stove Ed, different league.

Closer examination, and a fair bit of wire brush work suggests that the original 'coffee table' evaluation may have been correct. Removing the rust didn't leave a whole lot of metal smile.gif

Bo, in the offchance that parts may be economically obtained I'd appreciate a mailing address for the manufacturer.

cheers
Derek

[DerekW]

Nice stove Ed, different league.

Closer examination, and a fair bit of wire brush work suggests that the original 'coffee table' evaluation may have been correct. Removing the rust didn't leave a whole lot of metal smile.gif

Bo, in the offchance that parts may be economically obtained I'd appreciate a mailing address for the manufacturer.

cheers
Derek

[DerekW]

Nice stove Ed, different league.

Closer examination, and a fair bit of wire brush work suggests that the original 'coffee table' evaluation may have been correct. Removing the rust didn't leave a whole lot of metal smile.gif

Bo, in the offchance that parts may be economically obtained I'd appreciate a mailing address for the manufacturer.

cheers
Derek

[Bo Curtis]

Out sailing again, just got back Friday. I had a look through some dusty old correspondance, and surprised myself to find the Washington Stove works flyer they sent me. I was wrong about the date, this was 1979 (time does fly), but back then they were at Post Office Box 687, Everett, WA 98206. Their letter put me on to Western Marine in Vancouver as the nearest dealer. Does Western Marine still exist?? Does Washington Stove Works? Maybe you'll be able to tell me. Good luck.

[Bo Curtis]

Out sailing again, just got back Friday. I had a look through some dusty old correspondance, and surprised myself to find the Washington Stove works flyer they sent me. I was wrong about the date, this was 1979 (time does fly), but back then they were at Post Office Box 687, Everett, WA 98206. Their letter put me on to Western Marine in Vancouver as the nearest dealer. Does Western Marine still exist?? Does Washington Stove Works? Maybe you'll be able to tell me. Good luck.

[Bo Curtis]

Out sailing again, just got back Friday. I had a look through some dusty old correspondance, and surprised myself to find the Washington Stove works flyer they sent me. I was wrong about the date, this was 1979 (time does fly), but back then they were at Post Office Box 687, Everett, WA 98206. Their letter put me on to Western Marine in Vancouver as the nearest dealer. Does Western Marine still exist?? Does Washington Stove Works? Maybe you'll be able to tell me. Good luck.