Re: Starting new 36" build
Update on the curing -
I lit up 6 chafing fuel containers on Weds, and 9 last night. The oven temps were up around 270 at the peak and 170 at the floor with 9 containers going. Outside of the dome was up to about 115. Tonight I'll light up 12. I am hoping it will get up over 300 degrees. inside, and maybe 150 outside the dome. As of yet, I haven't really saturated the dome with too much heat so I can't assess how much cracks could be an issue. Saturday will be the first fire - but nothing too big. I will be trying to keep it under 500 degrees.
In retrospect, the chafing fuel approach has a couple issues. The fuel itself is pretty expensive, and it doesn't get as hot as I thought it might. I've kept a plywood form over the door to try to keep the heat in, without that the temps don't go up as high.
Update on the curing -
I lit up 6 chafing fuel containers on Weds, and 9 last night. The oven temps were up around 270 at the peak and 170 at the floor with 9 containers going. Outside of the dome was up to about 115. Tonight I'll light up 12. I am hoping it will get up over 300 degrees. inside, and maybe 150 outside the dome. As of yet, I haven't really saturated the dome with too much heat so I can't assess how much cracks could be an issue. Saturday will be the first fire - but nothing too big. I will be trying to keep it under 500 degrees.
In retrospect, the chafing fuel approach has a couple issues. The fuel itself is pretty expensive, and it doesn't get as hot as I thought it might. I've kept a plywood form over the door to try to keep the heat in, without that the temps don't go up as high.
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