Yeah true wrought iron (largely extinct now, as in not made or only made by a handful of artisans on the planet) wouldn’t have done that. Chances are this was cast iron or mild steel.
Ecto_88 on
China Iron
UnnecAbrvtn on
Oxidized, not melted. The steel used was probably porous contaminated garbage, FYI
Poopfoamexpert on
Not true wrought
T3N_KM on
Have a look into how ashe can increase the progression of rust corrosion on iron, some pretty interestings things happen.
Low-Pool6461 on
My in laws have a massive fireplace in their Maine cabin – they told me once they had burned through at least three or four of these cradles before they sought out a local craftsman who made them the one they use today. Been 20 years I think maybe more still looks new
phillyfanatic1776 on
aaacccddd12 on
Bite the bullet and go stainless steel
jackleggjr on
Inside job! When’s the last time you saw fire melt iron girders???
EnycmaPie on
Log fire can’t melt iron beams.
lyndonBeej on
I just don’t even use these things
jrin1 on
It’s fairly common, it’s not melted, it’s oxidized
emblematic_camino on
That was some cheap metal…. A heavily contaminated/mixed steel if it was
stupidber on
That look like melting to you?
Dashing_McHandsome on
That doesn’t look like a fireplace, it looks like a wood stove insert into a fireplace. These can get much hotter than a fireplace.
wachuu on
My parents’ did the same thing, I replaced with rebar welded together. It buckled immediately. I guess rebar doesn’t handle temperature well.
TheBigHeadGuy on
Came for the “…and they say jet fuel won’t melt steel beams…” crowd. I was not disappointed..
FunkyPlunkett on
Yeah that’s not quality product
Renting_Bourbon on
Good part is they are easy and relatively inexpensive to replace with good, better or best options.
Alldaypilot on
Hi folks. Don’t buy fireplace grates from no-name brands on Amazon. This is exactly what you get.
Spend a few minutes doing some research on long-standing reputable companies and buy them direct, fireplace stores, even places like Ace.
Donvack on
This isn’t melting it’s corrosion. The metal has been oxidized from the heat, which made it very brittle and weak and subsequently it failed. Most likely this was poorly manufactured metal made in some shit Chinese factory. Seek out a local metal worker someone with real knowledge of the craft. A cradle made by them will be 5x the price but I garrenty you will never need to have it replaced, and you wil support a local craftsman and not a mega corp.
dph3onix on
Wrought Alumiron
tropic420 on
Thats rust and its caused by shitty metal, not hot fire
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Made in China???
More like nought iron…amiright….
How much iron was in that iron
Yeah true wrought iron (largely extinct now, as in not made or only made by a handful of artisans on the planet) wouldn’t have done that. Chances are this was cast iron or mild steel.
China Iron
Oxidized, not melted. The steel used was probably porous contaminated garbage, FYI
Not true wrought
Have a look into how ashe can increase the progression of rust corrosion on iron, some pretty interestings things happen.
My in laws have a massive fireplace in their Maine cabin – they told me once they had burned through at least three or four of these cradles before they sought out a local craftsman who made them the one they use today. Been 20 years I think maybe more still looks new
Bite the bullet and go stainless steel
Inside job! When’s the last time you saw fire melt iron girders???
Log fire can’t melt iron beams.
I just don’t even use these things
It’s fairly common, it’s not melted, it’s oxidized
That was some cheap metal…. A heavily contaminated/mixed steel if it was
That look like melting to you?
That doesn’t look like a fireplace, it looks like a wood stove insert into a fireplace. These can get much hotter than a fireplace.
My parents’ did the same thing, I replaced with rebar welded together. It buckled immediately. I guess rebar doesn’t handle temperature well.
Came for the “…and they say jet fuel won’t melt steel beams…” crowd. I was not disappointed..
Yeah that’s not quality product
Good part is they are easy and relatively inexpensive to replace with good, better or best options.
Hi folks. Don’t buy fireplace grates from no-name brands on Amazon. This is exactly what you get.
Spend a few minutes doing some research on long-standing reputable companies and buy them direct, fireplace stores, even places like Ace.
This isn’t melting it’s corrosion. The metal has been oxidized from the heat, which made it very brittle and weak and subsequently it failed. Most likely this was poorly manufactured metal made in some shit Chinese factory. Seek out a local metal worker someone with real knowledge of the craft. A cradle made by them will be 5x the price but I garrenty you will never need to have it replaced, and you wil support a local craftsman and not a mega corp.
Wrought Alumiron
Thats rust and its caused by shitty metal, not hot fire