Oven number two..

[brickie in oz]

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After a scary morning at the dentist I had time to play this arvo.
I have got one side wall to height and part of the front.

Im going to put ceramic blanket around and over the oven and fill the 150mm /6" cavity and over the oven with loose vermiculite.

[brickie in oz]

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I did some more today, I was hoping to work on it tomorrow as its a holiday but I have to work..

You can see the gable set out, just follow the string with the masonry.

[brickie in oz]

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Some more pics.
I wore my space helmet to handle the ceramic blanket, its horrid stuff, even after washing I feel all itchy, Id hate to get into my lungs.

[stoveup]

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Lookin' good Brickie! Your oven will be gorgeous - just as I expected!

[david s]

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Looking great, you're on the home stretch now.

[Johnny the oven man]

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Some more pics.
I wore my space helmet to handle the ceramic blanket, its horrid stuff, even after washing I feel all itchy, Id hate to get into my lungs.

HTFU alan.

[brickie in oz]

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Some more pics.
The chimney draws so well Im wondering how Im going to keep the toppings on the pizzas?

Hopefully the way Ive set the tin on top of the chimney will stop the roof from burning..

[brickie in oz]

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I started the cure today, I didnt use a mild fire as Ive used very little water to build the oven.

Yet the oven felt humid and never got above 170c, the top of the oven where I used some left over castable was very wet and you could feel the moisture coming out of it.

[brickie in oz]

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HTFU alan.

I have a very good friend who used to cut bricks for a living, he always cut them wet so there was no dust.
He now has silicosis and his lungs are indeed hardening up, so Id rather take the soft girly man approach.

Ive already had phenomia and have scared lungs, I just cant risk being a "man" anymore.

[OscarA]

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Now that's what i call a chimney brickie.
Love the look of your oven it really is something to be proud off and you did it so quick.

[brickie in oz]

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When its all done you can come and have pizza, bring the family of course.

[david s]

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I started the cure today, I didnt use a mild fire as Ive used very little water to build the oven.

Yet the oven felt humid and never got above 170c, the top of the oven where I used some left over castable was very wet and you could feel the moisture coming out of it.

You're asking for trouble, if you see steam then you're going way too quick.

[brickie in oz]

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You're asking for trouble, if you see steam then you're going way too quick.

I dont get what can fail?
I didnt use mortar on any of the oven but used high temp refractory glue which was well and truly set over a week ago.

The castable on top is just for bulk nothing else.

The firebricks wont fail will they?

[david s]

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OK check the manufacturers recommendations re refractory glue. Firebricks should be ok, they're porous and not vitrified, but be aware that water increases it's volume by 1000 when it turns to steam so you don't want this to happen suddenly.

[brickie in oz]

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Cutting in the gable.
In Pic 1 you can see how it may look when finished there will be a double string of terracotta tiles just below the stone cap.

The shaped corbels are for a stone lintel to sit on, I had to let them set as the lintel weighs about 40 or 50 kilos.

The slot above the arch is for the damper.