My 3-Legged Dome

[BrickStoneOven]

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How well does the door hold the temp in. Whats the temp when you put it on after your done with a pizza session then 24hrs after.

[fxpose]

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Looking good George! I will be using Quikwall too, I've only read good things about this product from other posts, however I've never thought about white... and I really like the idea! How thick are you going with the SBC and what kind of trowel are you using?

Thanks!

I believe Quikwall comes in either white or gray straight out of the bag and since I wanted to see what the oven looked like in white that's what I used.
I might blotch on a very light pastel color to create a rustic look later on.

I'm applying it at about 1/8" thickness and I am not using a trowel. I'm using my hand, with tight fitting latex glove, to apply the stucco, and within a couple of minutes, sponging the area smooth. Using my hand works perfectly as it conforms to the shape of the dome and I also get a better 'feel' of how thick the stucco is being applied. I will also apply a second coat.

So how's your oven coming along?

[car1gil]

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Looking good George! I will be using Quikwall too, I've only read good things about this product from other posts, however I've never thought about white... and I really like the idea! How thick are you going with the SBC and what kind of trowel are you using?

[fxpose]

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I started application of the final coats of stucco using white surface bonding cement. I'm using Quikcrete Quikwall with acrylic fortifier. I'm planning on leaving the oven white for a few weeks, letting the finish and the color weather to see if I like it. I'd like the white to become 'dirty' quickly for that aged, rustic look.

I also decided to build a small partial round concrete countertop against the block wall just to the left of the oven.

[fxpose]

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Hi,

The aluminum sheeting I used from the trays were not at all thick and rigid, and they were pretty pliable, so very easy to work with. I know alu has a low melting point but for the entry area post pizza temps I think it'll hold up well. If it should deteriorate down the road I'll make something identical again but with steel sheeting, like 26 gauge, for instance. I like door so far. One handed operation (so you can hold food in the other hand), and very light.

[car1gil]

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Looks great George, I'm planning on making a similar one with some remnants of my insulating board. I don't know what metal I'll be using, I guess I'll have wifey dig through some pans no longer in use. How thick is the aluminum plate you used and how is it holding up with the high temps?

[fxpose]

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As promised, here are a couple of pics of the rear of the door:

[fxpose]

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Thanks Dino.... No, I just used one box, with both sides tapered inward, and a flat 'lid' riveted all around on the other side. I'll post a pic of the back side tomorrow as I am at work at the moment.

[Dino_Pizza]

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Nice looking door George. Did you fold (bend) in "tabs" on the sides under the top & screw (the 2 rivet looking things) in the corner? Or is there, as you said, an entire box from each side, 1 slightly smaller than the other?

Hey, good looking banana bread too.
-Dino

[fxpose]

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I think the insulated door is holding temps well. I baked some banana bread last night with the residual heat from a firing couple of nights ago.

[fxpose]

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Great oven and cool looking door. What's the other side look like? How did you insulate?

Hi,

I don't have a pic of the other side. I'll take a pic and post it tomorrow.

I used 2" worth of ceramic blanket remnants and completely "boxed" them in this aluminum box which I made from alum sheeting cut from a couple of old serving trays. The handle is from a notched mortar trowel. I simply broke off each notch with a pair of pliers.
The thermometer is a 750F bbq unit with a 5" stem which is secured with a sprung clip on the stem at other end.

[Millstone Man]

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Great oven and cool looking door. What's the other side look like? How did you insulate?

[Jaronimo]

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The bricks look great. I love the look of old brick.

[fxpose]

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I made an insulated door this weekend.

[fxpose]

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Looking good! Are you going to match stucco texture on the walls?

Thanks Tom, I thought of matching the stucco on the wall as our family room fireplace pictured here was also finished with that matching texture (but against a smooth interior wall for contrast).
Therefore, to contrast against the textured wall, I'm thinking perhaps the oven should be finished smooth. I guess I can pretty much go either way...

George