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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: woodmaster40 on February 05, 2015, 12:37:57 PM

Title: Metal in the Wood
Post by: woodmaster40 on February 05, 2015, 12:37:57 PM

Hi all, accidently threw some scrap wood in the boiler that had some metal (I think steel) fasteners on it. not a lot maybe like 6 or 7 similar to 1" bolts. Anything I need to be worried about? Will they be ok in there until summertime when I shut it down?

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: Jwood on February 05, 2015, 12:50:52 PM

They will be fine  :thumbup:

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: LittleJohn on February 05, 2015, 01:41:55 PM

..at least you did not hit that with a chainsaw

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: mlappin on February 05, 2015, 02:48:06 PM

Quote from: LittleJohn on February 05, 2015, 01:41:55 PM

..at least you did not hit that with a chainsaw

Yep, one of our hunters left some of those damn screw in ladder rungs in a tree, thought I had found them all except the chain found one that snapped off a long time ago, chain is junk now, just caught the left hand cutters and wiped them all out.

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: kommandokenny on February 05, 2015, 02:53:22 PM

Might jam up the auger if you got one .??

will jam it up I mean

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: willieG on February 05, 2015, 05:23:08 PM

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/billie_boy7/002-3.jpg) (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/billie_boy7/media/002-3.jpg.html)

I found one a week or two ago in our bush as well. I don't know how long they been there but I suspect before we owned the land (5 years ago) as this tree had no top and was only a log about 25 high without a branch on it

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: mlappin on February 06, 2015, 05:35:22 AM

Mine had snapped off and the bark grew right over it, so they've been there a long time.

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: Bondo on February 06, 2015, 11:21:20 AM

Ayuh,....    ALL of my wood comes from a residential tree service,....

It'd be easier to count the trees Without steel in 'em, than the many that Do have steel in 'em,.....

No problem though,...   My boiler is a chunk wood boiler,...  the steel comes out with the ashes,.....

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: Shrek1112 on February 08, 2015, 06:40:07 PM

Good question, I was wondering the same thing.  Just another piece of mind thanks to everyone here.   :thumbup:

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: aries9245 on February 12, 2015, 01:19:52 PM

Nothing like blowing a new blade on that.. Drives me nuts

Title: Re: Metal in the Wood
Post by: dukethebeagle on February 12, 2015, 05:38:32 PM

looks like steps for a treestand
i run a saw carriage in a sawmill and hunters are the
the ones who put most of the steel in wood
from lagscrews to 12 inch spikes you name it
you hit a half inch lag screw and teeth start ta flying