Re: Starting new 36" build
Ah, gotta love summer in Seattle. 8PM and still light enough to do whatever you want outside. I just finished up working on the oven tonight. I only stopped because I ran out of mortar (and sand, and cement... gotta go to the supply store tomorrow)
I am about 2/3 through the 11th chain. It's going in well, but the dome has developed a flat spot on one side. Droops maybe 1/2 an inch? At this point, I am not going to worry about it unless someone tells me it is a big issue. That's the perils of not using an IT. If I had to to do it over again, I'd do a hemisphere. But the dome is pretty close to the shape and height I was targeting - and it looks like it's going to meet in the middle. So I am soldiering on.
I figure 2 more chains? The brick laying goes much faster now that I am over the arch. I am looking forward to closing this in.
FWIW, I don't think I will ever be posting a picture of the inside of my oven. I see these beautiful clean pictures of tightly fit bricks. Mine's a mess. Mortar drips all over the place. I don't know how you guys do it!
Ah, gotta love summer in Seattle. 8PM and still light enough to do whatever you want outside. I just finished up working on the oven tonight. I only stopped because I ran out of mortar (and sand, and cement... gotta go to the supply store tomorrow)
I am about 2/3 through the 11th chain. It's going in well, but the dome has developed a flat spot on one side. Droops maybe 1/2 an inch? At this point, I am not going to worry about it unless someone tells me it is a big issue. That's the perils of not using an IT. If I had to to do it over again, I'd do a hemisphere. But the dome is pretty close to the shape and height I was targeting - and it looks like it's going to meet in the middle. So I am soldiering on.
I figure 2 more chains? The brick laying goes much faster now that I am over the arch. I am looking forward to closing this in.
FWIW, I don't think I will ever be posting a picture of the inside of my oven. I see these beautiful clean pictures of tightly fit bricks. Mine's a mess. Mortar drips all over the place. I don't know how you guys do it!
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