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  • #31
    Re: Mitch's Oven

    Progress has stalled, had to clean up the place, get rid of boxing etc.
    I have an old compound mitre pull saw that I can use to cut the bricks but I have to do some freelance work to get more money for a diamond blade so will be another week before I get back into it, plus wether has been good so have been out fishing a few times.
    Sort of a halfway through holiday
    oven pics: http://blender.formworks.co.nz/oven/

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    • #32
      Re: Mitch's Oven

      Good man, don't loose your priorities. Keep your lines in the water!
      GJBingham
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      Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make mistakes when nobody is looking.

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      • #33
        Re: Mitch's Oven

        At least post some pictures of the fish!!!!!
        My oven progress -
        http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/c...cina-1227.html
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        • #34
          Re: Mitch's Oven

          I agree with that. I love trophy fish pics (and I love snapper)!
          GJBingham
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          • #35
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            subscribed! cant wait for the next round of photos!
            Last edited by Kemo; 02-20-2008, 02:32 PM. Reason: cant spell worth a sh!t
            Steve Kennemer
            Austin, TX

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            • #36
              Re: Mitch's Oven

              Hmmm... does that mean I can post pics of my knitting?
              "Building a Brick oven is the most fun anyone can have by themselves." (Terry Pratchett... slightly amended)

              http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/p...pics-2610.html
              http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f9/p...nues-2991.html

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              • #37
                Re: Mitch's Oven

                Frances - No!
                OK, just once, and only if it has a fish attached to it.

                I'd love to see your knitting. My sis uses a loom. Cool textiles!
                GJBingham
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                • #38
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                  Just kidding, I haven't got any pics. Let alone fish. Would fish-fingers be ok?

                  Wow, a loom! A big room-filling one? I'd love to try that.

                  I met some people years ago who had two sheep in their garden. Once a year they'd shear them, clean, dye and spin the wool and finally knit it. That's what I call home-made!

                  Unfortunately we've got a niose-allergic neighbour, so I'm already stalled at the sheep stage


                  (Sorry for high-jacking your thread Mitch )
                  "Building a Brick oven is the most fun anyone can have by themselves." (Terry Pratchett... slightly amended)

                  http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/p...pics-2610.html
                  http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f9/p...nues-2991.html

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                  • #39
                    Re: Mitch's Oven

                    Me too, way off topic. But while I'm here Frances, the first loom was about 2 meters wide. She scaled down to one about half that size.
                    G.
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                    • #40
                      Re: Mitch's Oven

                      Ok Mitch,
                      Fish pics or oven pics. Which is it????
                      GJBingham
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                      • #41
                        Finally some progress

                        Yes its been about a year, I finally got money for a blade and time to go buy one, Ive also now got a 3year old daughter and a 3 month old daughter so time is very tight

                        So, first thing I had to do was level the insulation pad which had a dip in the middle so I made a thin layer of fire cement only about 8mm thick at the thickest part which leaves just enough room for bricks and fireclay/sand bed.



                        And of course start to mark out where the hearth is.



                        And just for those who asked:



                        Caught of my kayak, and unfortunately not cooked in my oven, however, I am committed to getting the dome done so I can cook some fish in it in February when I will have a holiday and time to fish some more so will have to get a move on.

                        Will post some more images soon of the cut bricks and my almighty saw.

                        cu, lobo.
                        oven pics: http://blender.formworks.co.nz/oven/

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                        • #42
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                          great job outstanding finishing can't wait to see the dome BTW nice catch did you catch the whole family and that one on the bottom is it adopted?

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                          • #43
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                            So I am between jobs I get 2 weeks I am torn between fishing and finishing my oven, I will try to make sure any pics of fish I post are taken on the oven in future
                            So I got all the hearth bricks cut and laid, I am amazed at how out of square the bricks are they look nice and square (by square I mean right angled corners) but they bulge in the middle some taper and generally not what I was expecting, I like things to fit nicely.
                            So I had to come to terms with there being a few cracks in the floor but there was not way I was going to hone each side of the brick to make it fit perfectly. All in all I am pretty happy, there are two bricks in there that have a hole underneath and a hole drilled into the brick so I can insert a thermocouple - If I get round to it.





                            The black mortar looking stuf is where I used some refractory mortar to stick the little bits of brick like the little triangular piece ot the brick next to it so it would behave. I will be adding a border around it to hold it all in place next its all bedded onto a sand/fireclay mix.

                            cu, Mitch.
                            oven pics: http://blender.formworks.co.nz/oven/

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                            • #44
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                              Mitch, I just caught up on your build. Looks absolutely spectacular. Can't wait to see the build progress. I love your precision work.

                              I totally understand the time constraints of children. I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter, and a 4 month old son... I think I finished the messy part of the oven in time to save our marriage and start cooking pizzas! Now I've got some over-due weekend daddy duty coming my way!

                              Good luck with the rest of the build. I look forward to watching from afar.
                              Last edited by carloswlkr; 02-18-2009, 07:23 AM.
                              my work in progress:
                              http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/phot...dex.php?u=1031

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                              • #45
                                Re: Mitch's Oven

                                Hi Mitch,

                                Really cool start. I love it! Keep up the great work.
                                Ken H. - Kentucky
                                42" Pompeii

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