Curing, Cracks & Other Kentucky Conundrums

[Acoma]

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Dave, classic you would be the one to find that.

[RTflorida]

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Ken, looks like you have been "outed" by Dave. I laughed like hell reading Ken's Deep Dish Pizza recipe. The 2 tbls of flour almost seems excessive for an Easy Bake.....course it is a deep dish

On a serious note, is the repair still holding? Dude, we've all busted our butts on these ovens, I think I would actually have some sort of breakdown if I encountered either yours or Dave's problems.
As many have said, oven building is not an exact science and is open to much personalization while still being fuctional...very cool, but for most of us our ideas were unproven. Following your progress I would never have thought you would have a problem, really a great job.

Thanks for keeping this fun guys.

RT

[Ken524]

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Easy Bake Oven Recipes

Yes, it's official. Everything is now on the internet!

Sorry to disappoint; the teeny-tiny pizza isn't mine. I make my quickie pizza's out of English Muffins and Ragu

[RTflorida]

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Now that the confessional is open. I've done the English muffin/Pizza Quick Sauce thing....as well as hamburger buns, kaiser rolls, french bread...you get the idea. Isn't that what they make toaster ovens for? Desperate times (3-4am snack on a sleepless night) call for desperate measures. Sometimes I think I am pregnant (cravings), but last I checked that was still physically impossible.
Where is Dave? He seems the type that can top us all on improvising to fill a void in his stomach.

RT

[Ken524]

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On a serious note, is the repair still holding?

Thanks for asking RT... I did one really hot fire yesterday and everything looks good. A hairline crack formed in the joint next to the one I repaired but it didn't open up. I'll mortar a split above that joint for extra support and I think it will be ok.

I think I would actually have some sort of breakdown if I encountered either yours or Dave's problems.

I wasn't exactly the smooth operator I presented myself as here on the forum (ask my wife) . I think I went through the 5 Stages of grief after I found the crack...

1. Denial: The initial stage: "It can't be happening."
2. Anger: "Why ME? It's not fair!"
3. Bargaining: "I promise to always use Caputo... Just let my arch be OK!"
4. Depression: "Might as well rent a bulldozer and get rid of it"
5. Acceptance: "It's going to be OK."

I'm on #5 now - Dave, what stage are you at?.

Following your progress I would never have thought you would have a problem, really a great job.

Thanks, that's really nice. I appreciate the support and encouragement.

[Ken524]

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Where is Dave? He seems the type that can top us all on improvising to fill a void in his stomach.

Oh that's funny. I just spit coffee on my keyboard reading that.

[RTflorida]

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What is it, 6 kids AND a passion for pizza/food??? He has to have a few good food stories to tell. I think I just came up with the inspiration for his next thread. Should be a joy to read.

[Frances]

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...who would have thought that a thread with htis subject would turn out to be one of the funniest ones on the whole forum?

[asudavew]

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well..

when I first saw the brick slipping....
I was like holy %^%&& , gosh $%^%$, what the #@$^%@$#

Anger... disappointment...
Sadness.

Overall....... despair.

All the hard work ---- for not.
The next day I went outside, and the brick had fallen.
more depression...
Thank Goodness for Paxil.
Anyways... Once I came to terms with my defunct ex-badWFO. I set off on a journey. A journey of enlightenment. I traveled far and wide. To all reaches of the globe. A quest.. "A how to fix my broken arch" quest. I ended my quest here. With my fellow WFO'ers. My questions were answered. My thoughts cleared, and a new sense of determination filled me.

This weekend I shall repair my WFO, and recreate that badWFO I once had.


As you were.

Dave

[RTflorida]

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I've read that "fallen arches" can be quite painfull and that 5% of the adult population are sufferers. Dave and Ken are the first 2 I have ever known.
I know a good orthopedist and podiatrist if you guys are interested. I think it would be quite entertaining to walk in carrying your "fallen arch" brick and photos of you oven, begging for relief from the pain and anguish.

I wonder if your health care insurance would cover it, provided you meet your copay and deductable.

[jwnorris]

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Here' a link for yins! It's Ken's deep dish easybake pizza.
<snip>
Notice the 2 tbls of flour.

And on top of everything else, it bakes for 20 minutes. I don't think the family will wait that long.

J W

[asudavew]

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And on top of everything else, it bakes for 20 minutes. I don't think the family will wait that long.

I think a little rewiring, a few dozen Halogens, 220volt plug.

90 second pizza sounds doable.

although the plastic oven might be worse for wear....

[Ken524]

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Earlier in the week I added some window screening around the oven and poured in about 6 bags of loose vermiculite. Still need 2 more bags. Hopefully this weekend.

I had the opportunity to fire the oven again this morning. I was able to get about 95% of the dome clean. Concrete under the hearth was still cool after about 2 hours; so I think I'm fine there.

A small chunk of mortar fell out of a joint on my inner arch - about the same place where Dave's brick fell (our ovens must be psychically connected ). The next 2-3 days will be above freezing so tomorrow I'll grind out the joint a bit and remortar. I have one or two other spots with hairlines in the arch that I may also grind and mortar.

The good news... once the dome went completely white, I was able to get a really good look at all the joints. Not a crack to be found anywhere on the dome. I guess my oven just chose the arches to kick up a fuss.

[gjbingham]

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Sounds like you might be alright now Ken. I'd just keep firing that thing up blazing and watch your crack (Hmmmmm - that doesn't sound PC) to see if it gets any worse. Once you've had 6 or 7 good hot fires in there, I think you will know if you need further repairs or not.

Just so you don't feel too bad, I thought everything was kosher with my oven. I've been preparing to pour a landing in front of the entryway and as I was cleaning up, I noticed that a couple of floor bricks had moved outward inside the entryway. I've got some 1/8" gaps between a few of them. I tried to tap them back into place and only succeeded in chipping a couple of the bricks. I just took some brick dust an filled in the gaps as best I could.

I'm proceeding with my landing pour tomorrow, which I think will stop further movement of the floor bricks. We'll see........

Anyway, hope your repairs work.
G.

[Ken524]

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George,

Be sure to take pics! Good luck with the landing.