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Platystemon posted:They just glow red from black body radiation, right, same any material at equal temperature? They’re not doing anything more interesting with physics or chemistry. Not worried about funky chemistry. Ceramic fireplace logs are notoriously fragile and only get worse over time. Something heavy on them could cause problems after a while, not sure if a constant weight would accelerate their degradation noticeably. And messing with the airflow mechanics inside a gas fireplace can lead to different air-fuel mixing characteristics, which can lead to soot build up, which leads to huge carbon carbuncles. Maybe other concerns along those lines as well. Like, a little too much rock wool on the ports can have remarkably profound effects. I want the skull, but would worry about it affecting the burner mechanics.
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I'd call my local skull and fireplace shop and have it professionally installed
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Ｒｕｆｉｏ ＲＵＦＩＯ RUFIO Ohhh!!!
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All this talk of skulls and flames necessitates me to remind you all that if you're going to throw skulls in fire, you also need to become forklift certified.
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I never knew I wanted a Terminator skull to build a bonfire around, but this thread has shown me what a fool I am.
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Why not just make the entire gas fireplace structure out of cast iron bones and skulls?
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Well, this takes the cake from the sunken bathtub adventures: https://www.reddit.com/r/Construction/comments/19eiifp/were_out_of_state_and_our_contractor_cut_through/ They wanted a toilet, they got their house cut in half. This is apparently on an upper floor too, not ground floor. 
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Facebook Aunt posted:That isn't even a very cool skull though. How hard can it be to cast iron? I smell a goon project! A skull complete with eyeholes and mouth and teeth seems like a pretty complex shape to cast.
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Phanatic posted:A skull complete with eyeholes and mouth and teeth seems like a pretty complex shape to cast. And yet hundreds of millions are made every year. And that's just human ones! Makes you think...
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Uthor posted:And yet hundreds of millions are made every year. And that's just human ones! Makes you think... Those are osteoblast not cast though 
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Lager posted:One of my wife's favorite gifts I've given was a cast iron skull that lives in our fireplace and glows red when we light a fire. Bad Munki posted:That sounds rad and now I’m shopping. If I had a fireplace... Wait! I have a firepit! PainterofCrap posted:Water running down (PVC) pipes can make a surprising commotion. It's not fun to be having a quiet evening at home and it sounds like Niagra coming down the wall. Cast iron really muffles it. Can confirm - new PVC waste piping is a *lot* louder than the old cast iron. canyoneer posted:It's especially important to buy metal goods that you'll be heating to high temperatures directly from the producer. You don't want to be surprised by a low quality metal or a cast full of bubbles. You want to be sure that whoever smelt it, dealt it. I literally can't decide if this is legit advice, or you came up with it just for that last line.
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Legit advice ending on a pun. Bubbles in an item being heated can lead to violent structural failure.
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Phanatic posted:A skull complete with eyeholes and mouth and teeth seems like a pretty complex shape to cast. I wonder if you can cast iron in plaster? If so, you could do it lost PLA style with nothing but a 3D printer, some plaster, a furnace, and a pot of molten iron. (One of these things are more complicated than the others.)
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Who amongst us does not have a homebuilt Bessemer converter
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I googled iron skull fireplace and there are options like this https://imgur.com/gallery/xJ45v
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Twerk from Home posted:They wanted a toilet, they got their house cut in half. This is apparently on an upper floor too, not ground floor. What's with this wanton disrespect for joists.
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Twerk from Home posted:This is apparently on an upper floor Not so fast.
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Darchangel posted:I literally can't decide if this is legit advice, or you came up with it just for that last line. Worked backwards from the pun and it happens to be factual
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Twerk from Home posted:Well, this takes the cake from the sunken bathtub adventures: https://www.reddit.com/r/Construction/comments/19eiifp/were_out_of_state_and_our_contractor_cut_through/ Wow, that's pretty bad.
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Computer viking posted:I wonder if you can cast iron in plaster? If so, you could do it lost PLA style with nothing but a 3D printer, some plaster, a furnace, and a pot of molten iron. Elemental iron has a melting point over 1500C, though iron alloys can be lower than that. Casting in plaster would be challenging. What you really want is a sand mold and some thermite. Similar things are done to weld train tracks together.
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[cackles in skeleton]
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Twerk from Home posted:Well, this takes the cake from the sunken bathtub adventures: https://www.reddit.com/r/Construction/comments/19eiifp/were_out_of_state_and_our_contractor_cut_through/ They might as well jump right in and put in a sunken bathtub for  while they're at it, they're already half there!
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Twerk from Home posted:Well, this takes the cake from the sunken bathtub adventures: https://www.reddit.com/r/Construction/comments/19eiifp/were_out_of_state_and_our_contractor_cut_through/ Can this be fixed or is the house just hosed now? If it can be fixed, how?
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Splode posted:Can this be fixed or is the house just hosed now? If it can be fixed, how? Rip up flooring around holes, rip out stupid pipe, repair every single joist with approved materials and methods. Enough lag bolts and some sistered lumber would do it, but lol, it'll be a huge pain in the dick.
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From the regular Fix It thread012424_2 posted:Hobbies, Crafts, & Houses
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Please don’t quote permabanned rereg Aaron Burr.
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Platystemon posted:Not so fast. Not for long. canyoneer posted:Worked backwards from the pun and it happens to be factual Excellent. I applaud the effort.
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Look water is conductive and have you seen the prices on copper these days??
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Twerk from Home posted:Well, this takes the cake from the sunken bathtub adventures: https://www.reddit.com/r/Construction/comments/19eiifp/were_out_of_state_and_our_contractor_cut_through/ I guess it's true what they say; anywhere can have a toilet if you're brave enough!
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Twerk from Home posted:Well, this takes the cake from the sunken bathtub adventures: https://www.reddit.com/r/Construction/comments/19eiifp/were_out_of_state_and_our_contractor_cut_through/ The holes created with a drill were fairly straightforward, but how did they even do the notches? I assume a reciprocating saw for the vertical parts (a circular saw would have been straighter) but then how did they do the bottom cut? Chisel? Oscillating multitool? Really big hammer? All of those seem like more work than the hole-saw.
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I figure they drilled through every one of those joists with their 3” bore bit or whatever it was initially. Then when they realized that they couldn’t thread the pipe through, they went straight down with a sawzall to cut into the circular holes so they could lay it in.
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