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  • UtahBeehiver
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    Re: A newbie?s survey of the Forno Bravo treasures hiding in the archives

    Newbies,

    I nearing the end of completing my dome and I have to tell you I continue to use lLburou's Treasure Archives to reference the best builds on this site.

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  • jlopiccolo2
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    Jumping into the mix this week with my foundation. I was originally leaning toward a barrel oven since it looked simpler to build the dome. After countless hours reading tons of posts and viewing pics, i am again convinced to build a Pompeii oven. Mine is slated to be 42".

    Thank you all forum members and especially the posts in the newbie section. You have given me the motivation and confidence to proceed.

    I will start posting as soon as i get underway and look forward to many great posts.

    If anyone is on Long Island or NY metro area I would love to hear about your experience.

    Thanks,
    Giuseppe

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  • UtahBeehiver
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    newbies use these treasures to help you with your builds. A wealth of info and experienceawait you.

    UtahBeehiver

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  • winnsb
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    I must have missled everyone, I am building a Casa 2G 90 not a Pompeii Oven. We are really excited the oven just arrived only one week from the order, way to go Forno Bravo. We will enclose the oven in a water proof structure. After I learn how to post pics of our build out I will get them on right away.
    Last edited by winnsb; 04-23-2012, 11:01 AM.

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  • Lburou
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    Re: A newbie?s survey of the Forno Bravo treasures hiding in the archives

    Originally posted by winnsb View Post
    Hello after doing the typical routine with home owners association and buliding inspector we are ready to start the Casa cg90 project. We are on the Washington coast and plan to build a water tight structure covering the oven. Can we cure the oven inside the structure, we might have a problem finding a long dry window?
    You will have to do the best you can. Call fornobravo for clarification (I'm assuming you mean a Casa 2g90 oven), I'm sure they have the experience you need.

    Good Luck
    Last edited by Lburou; 04-23-2012, 05:04 PM.

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  • winnsb
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    Re: A newbie?s survey of the Forno Bravo treasures hiding in the archives

    Hello after doing the typical routine with home owners association and buliding inspector we are ready to start the Casa cg90 project. We are on the Washington coast and plan to build a water tight stucture covering the oven. Can we cure the oven inside the structure, we might have a problem finding a long dry window?

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  • welshb2
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    Thank you all for the help and giving the empowerment to carry on!
    Welshb2

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  • azpizzanut
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    Hi All,

    Yep, Craigslist is very useful for finding materials. Something to watch for is that very few sellers know fire brick from beach sand. I answered several ads for "fire brick" that was nothing more than concrete pavers or regular clay building brick. The sellers said they were left over from building a fireplace "so they must be fire bricks....aren't they" ? LOL

    Be careful and persistent, eventually your search will pay off with a nice find.

    Cheers,

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  • garch
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    Thank you for this "Treasure" link--a ton of useful info in one post

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  • Santino
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    I've been a craigslist junkie for the past several months getting all of my cinderblocks and regular bricks for free and all of my firebricks for $.50/each. The thing is, it's been TONS of work having to remove old mortar from these used items. I'm getting some of my refractory mortar for free from leftovers from a neighbor's job and got an AWESOME deal for a brand new 36" Dura-Vent chimney pipe for $50....................and I'm still gonna be pushing $800 for my oven. Most people would probably think that's pretty cheap. If you aren't prepared to spend this you should start looking at a cob oven.

    PS - The cob oven was my original plan until I found this website. Then I realized that even though it would cost less than $100, I'd have to do practically the same amount of work and have my oven fall apart in a couple years. Thanks for breaking the bank Forno Bravo!

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  • brickie in oz
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    Download the free plans eBooks & CD ROMs :: Forno Bravo Store it has all the materials listed.

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  • brickie in oz
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    Originally posted by Jascob
    ahh
    I am planning on not making it fancy and just functional.
    To make it functional you need lots of insulation, thats around $200 gone already.

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  • Tman1
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    Pretty difficult to get it under that amount.. lots of bargain hunting on Craiglist is ahead if you want a true pompeii.

    You need to read this whole thread... link in the first post is for FREE plans.

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  • Lburou
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    Don't overlook the eBooks at Forno Bravo's Store

    The section of the Fornobravo store containing eBooks and Cd's has some good information you'll need to get on with your building project, or start making and cooking better pizza and breads. They are FREE: To get the free eBooks, proceed to the checkout, then download them.

    P.S. You can make a donation to the Christopher Reeve Foundation for some of these eBooks if that is your wish
    Last edited by Lburou; 01-04-2013, 08:26 PM.

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  • Lburou
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    If I had a 'do-over' ......

    One of the more challenging phases of the pompeii oven build is the transition from the oven dome to the arch opening for the oven landing.

    GianniFocaccia, KarangiDude & Sharkey, (and possibly others I haven't seen), have employed a simple and clean way to make the transition a lot easier. They have angled the cut on the dome side of their inner arch bricks.

    Karangi Dude's inner arch:

    GianniFocaccia's inner arch:

    Also in Sharkey's inner arch.
    Last edited by Lburou; 09-04-2013, 07:15 AM.

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