36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

[Bec1208]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Gudday Bruce
Back on the job. For a while there I thought you might be taking another holiday to get over the first holiday
Now your into IT territory I picked up on a comment by Greenman on another thread. Basically what he said is because the IT tool doesn't rotate directly on the hearth but on the old axle of the wheel of the caster it has a built in discrepancy. His figures ( from memory) was his build would be 10 mm out (approx 1/2 in) by the time he got to the top of the dome and he had made a 1mm adjustment to every course to compensate. Food for thought.
On the home front I have managed to finish the brickwork over the dome have also "brick tiled" the surrounds . Looks so much better balanced and I happy the go from one of the ugliest builds on the forum to one that I'm pleased with.
The girth of the dome has become a little more "portly" with the additional brick and now covers the stand edge to edge bar an in either side . I measured it at 1750 mm or 70 ins. Hard to believe there's a 42 in oven in there, suppose when you think about it 1/2 of it would be insulation.
Thought I might have to extent the chimney a bit but it worked out fine and with the buttressing is a lot better balanced.
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Old photo of my oven :....pretty ugly hah
Regards dave

Actually, I'm starting to plan next trip (probably in August). I definitely like the new look of your oven. Regarding the IT, I have it pretty centered on the hearth. I've actually been shortening it slightly as I want to bring the dome height down an inch or so. I finished off the current course today so it's back to the brick cutting for the next level. Regards, Bruce

[Bec1208]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Cut brick for the next course and laid out using modeling clay. We are hosting a book club tomorrow so I may not be able to work on the oven. The book is "Game Change" which is about the 2008 presidential election. So I plan to bake a few Chicago style pizzas to tie into the book.

[Bec1208]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

We are hosting a book club tomorrow so I may not be able to work on the oven. The book is "Game Change" which is about the 2008 presidential election. So I plan to bake a few Chicago style pizzas to tie into the book.

Pizzas were a hit, surprisingly most of the group had never tried a Chicago style pizza.

[brickie in oz]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

surprisingly most of the group had never tried a Chicago style pizza.

Is that where you all get shot by a gangster?

[Laurentius]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Is that where you all get shot by a gangster?

Only on St Valentine's Day!

[Bec1208]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Only on St Valentine's Day!

Or if you turn down that offer "you can't refuse." Bruce

[Bec1208]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Have made some progress. Finished the last course and cut the brick for the next. Trying to work out arch.

[Tscarborough]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

You need to move that saw about 30 paces closer to the oven.

[kbartman]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Looking good Bruce.......... 96 degrees here and feels like about 100 % humidity ...Looks like the Florida summer is here and is taking its toll on both of us..........Brick on there good buddy

[Bec1208]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Looking good Bruce.......... 96 degrees here and feels like about 100 % humidity ...Looks like the Florida summer is here and is taking its toll on both of us..........Brick on there good buddy

Note to self: next time start build in October.:

[cobblerdave]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Gudday Bruce
Glad it's you not me working in that heat. Gets like that here too in summer. Winter here is diffinitly the best time ...usually no rain either but not this year.
Suppose that chair would make it easy to get to get from the oven to saw and back us mere mortals would have saw legs by now!
A bit of constructive criticism , you vertical joints are starting to line up you'll find this happening more often as the next ring of brick is smaller than the previous. Of course you have to introduce a 1/4 brick a bit more often. And if you start directly at the back of the oven with each fresh course the 1/4 brick should end up further up the sides and front were they are not as noticeable.
Mine own....I checked, all over the place, next oven I might be more dispiplinedmight
Regards Dave

[kbartman]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Note to self: next time start build in October.:

I concur..........

[Bec1208]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

You need to move that saw about 30 paces closer to the oven.

I originally placed the saw on the other side of fig tree and further from the house because of concern about brick dust. With the wet saw it hasn't been an issue. Dave has it right though, with the chair though distance is not an issue. Bruce

[Bec1208]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

Pretty much finished mortaring the next course. Ran out of mortar (and stamina) with three bricks left. Won't win any beauty contests but I think will be functional. I tried to stagger the joints but missed a few. Bruce

[Tscarborough]

Re: 36" build in Tallahassee - AKA Bruce's Folly

The beauty of an oven is in it's performance, not it's appearance.