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The Burrell door lock is a T-head bolt with flat sides on the threaded section. This bolt goes through the door from the back, a handle with a slot then goes on allowing the bolt to be rotated. A second handle with a threaded not then allows the bolt to be pulled up tight. In … Read more
It’s taken a while to get back to working on the Burrell door. In particular making a new set of hinges for the curved door that I made a few weeks ago. The Burrell smokebox already had two holes drilled to accept 8BA bolts. Therefore, one of my first jobs was to align the door … Read more
Correcting the Firebox Door is a tale of me getting the design wrong, then amending it before admitting to it. Original Door Location I had originally designed the door to be higher up in the firebox. In my wisdom though as I was machining it I lowered the door. Oh how wrong I was. I’m … Read more