newbie need advise for my oven

[gonzo420]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

What the hell are you building?

hahaha not sure anymore... Im trying to build one with as less $ as possible..
Last night the missus took us out for pizza and she asked me how many pizzas are we gonna cook in it per year? I said.. 2! lol
It's just that im renting this place and I just wanted to practice on one before I build a pompeii oven when I move back to Melbourne.. aye it's not that bad is it?

[gonzo420]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

Q For David S

I'm looking at Lburou build

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/memb...al-breaks.html

Is this the crossdraft you mentioned? Should I leave a gap between the oven's opening and the chimney's arch? I had no idea of this.. thought to just do it all in one piece..

[brickie in oz]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

Should I leave a gap between the oven's opening and the chimney's arch? I had no idea of this.. thought to just do it all in one piece..

The gap is for a thermal break, its for retaining more heat in the oven, with your build I wouldnt bother.

Whats going to hold the oven roof up?

[david s]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

Q For David S

I'm looking at Lburou build

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/memb...al-breaks.html

Is this the crossdraft you mentioned? Should I leave a gap between the oven's opening and the chimney's arch? I had no idea of this.. thought to just do it all in one piece..

Yes, that's the one.

[cobblerdave]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

Last night I was lying the bricks on top.. I think my oven is too long what do you think?
It's 122 cm long and 61cm wide


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Do you think the distance to the chimney will be too long? The fire will be in the back..
My oven looks like a coffin..

Gudday
Perfect to stretch out a whole dead pig .... With an apple in his mouth
Regards dave

[gonzo420]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

Whats going to hold the oven roof up?

I'm gonna clad the bricks together and on the angle on both sides and it should hold.. I hope.. your stressing me here!!

[brickie in oz]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

Gudday
Perfect to stretch out a whole dead pig ....

We looked for a suckling pig for our last Christmas day lunch, the smallest they are allowed to kill and sell is around the 60kgs mark.

We went to all the really nice ethnic markets too in the hope, but you just cant get a small one.

[brickie in oz]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

I'm gonna clad the bricks together and on the angle on both sides and it should hold.. I hope.. your stressing me here!!

Clad them in what?

[gonzo420]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

I mean stick them together with the refractory concrete. I reckon it should hold

[gonzo420]

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How can I calculate the size of the chimney?

[UtahBeehiver]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

You can apply vcrete over CF, I used chicken wire.

[flourchild]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

Gonzo, I used insulating brick under a fire brick floor in a stacked, no mortar, moveable pizza oven for 2 years until I built a Pompeii oven. I had attended a workshop by David S Cargo, who has posted on this forum. He developed plans for stacked, square gravity supported pizza ovens using insulating brick under hearth . We fired up over 900, however it cooled quickly without insulation. I would leave the bricks intact.

[gonzo420]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

You can apply vcrete over CF, I used chicken wire.

What's CF? And vcrete lol I'm such a newb

[gonzo420]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

square gravity supported pizza ovens.

Do you have a photo of that? I already used refractory concrete to stick the dome together. Not sure how big to do the chimney now

[gonzo420]

Re: newbie need advise for my oven

Today I took out the "supporting" frame and the roof caved in.. bugger!! was just about to put the chimney up.
Guess I have to buy more bricks and shape it proper... shit!