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    Should the oven floor of fire brick be cut to fit inside the dome or can the dome just be built on top of a bed of fire brick?

    Thanks
    Todd

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    Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

    Yes.

    Both methods have been used successfully. You'll find some pro/con arguments on both sides, based on theories about thermal expansion of the floor and dome. There are some threads here discussing this.
    Picasa web album
    Oven-building thread

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    • #3
      Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

      I agree. It's a wash.
      Ken H. - Kentucky
      42" Pompeii

      Pompeii Oven Construction Video Updated!

      Oven Thread ... Enclosure Thread
      Cost Spreadsheet ... Picasa Web Album

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      • #4
        Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

        cool - i picked up a dewalt 24000 tile/brick saw and saturday morning it begins!

        HA! I just figured out you can tilt the head like a compound miter saw...

        They have a small hand held that looks useful but I got the table mount one:
        Last edited by toddj; 08-15-2008, 01:38 PM.

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        • #5
          Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

          Originally posted by toddj View Post
          cool - i picked up a dewalt 24000 tile/brick saw and saturday morning it begins!
          Dang! That's a serious saw. Most of us are clowning around with the Harbor Freight toy. You should be able to do some serious cutting with that.

          Good luck and keep us up to date on your progress!!
          Ken H. - Kentucky
          42" Pompeii

          Pompeii Oven Construction Video Updated!

          Oven Thread ... Enclosure Thread
          Cost Spreadsheet ... Picasa Web Album

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          • #6
            Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

            would it help with thermal expansion to not morter the soldier bricks to the floor of the oven, just let the dome rest / expand on the flat floor of fire bricks?

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            • #7
              Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

              No kidding! Nice saw. That's my only complaint with the Harbor Freight one...not enough power...takes forever to get through one brick. But it works...
              Check out my oven progress here: http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/phot...dex.php?u=4147

              See ALL of my pictures here:
              http://picasaweb.google.com/Brevenc/...OutdoorKitchen

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              • #8
                Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

                Originally posted by toddj View Post
                would it help with thermal expansion to not morter the soldier bricks to the floor of the oven, just let the dome rest / expand on the flat floor of fire bricks?
                Right. I would mortar the soldiers to one-another, but not to the floor. Let them stand freely. Anyone disagree??
                Ken H. - Kentucky
                42" Pompeii

                Pompeii Oven Construction Video Updated!

                Oven Thread ... Enclosure Thread
                Cost Spreadsheet ... Picasa Web Album

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                • #9
                  Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

                  I agree with Ken.
                  Check out my oven progress here: http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/phot...dex.php?u=4147

                  See ALL of my pictures here:
                  http://picasaweb.google.com/Brevenc/...OutdoorKitchen

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                  • #10
                    Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

                    cool- i thought that made sense but iv not seen it referenced anywhere..

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                    • #11
                      Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

                      I am also at this stage and my oven floor is on the inside - I am a little worried about the floor expanding and inturn cracking the dome or maybe the dome will expand....mmm
                      Cheers

                      Mike

                      Check out my progress to date
                      http://picasaweb.google.com/MumsOven/MyPizzaOven#

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                      • #12
                        Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

                        I did my floor the same way. No worries, here's the solution:

                        http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/21/m...html#post15367

                        It's post #47 about half way down the page - with pictures, too!
                        Ken H. - Kentucky
                        42" Pompeii

                        Pompeii Oven Construction Video Updated!

                        Oven Thread ... Enclosure Thread
                        Cost Spreadsheet ... Picasa Web Album

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                        • #13
                          Re: floor inside dome or under dome?

                          In theory, the dome and the floor, made of the same material and similarly insulated, will heat up and cool down as a unit. In practice, the fitted-in floor always has a slight gap between the wall and the dome wall which fills up with fluffy wood ash. No problem either way.
                          My geodesic oven project: part 1, part 2

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