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I finally got the infamous FB Board i've heard so much about And I laid out my herringbone pattern floor (minus a couple small peices i have to cut). Admittedly, i goofed a little when i drew the outline circle that i'm going to use to cut the brick for the floor (see picture)...i made it a 44 inch oven instead of a 42 inch oven. Thats not a big deal right? i could just measure out the bricks again, but i want to make steps forward instead of backwards, and i figure 2 extra inches wouldn't do any harm...the only reason i'm asking at all is because all the instructions i have read thus far recommend 42 inches, so i don't want this to have an adverse impact on and later measurements...i'm trying to take care on all the small detalis so my oven turns out proper...hopefully im not focusing on details that are TOO small haha!
So if my measurements turn out to be ok, my plan of attack is this: I'm going to cut the circular shape and the vent landing shape out of the bricks i have already laid down, then i'm going to use that shape to cut out the excess FB Board from under the floor. this gives me a perfect template to arrange the soldier course when i start the dome. when i get to it, I'm going to start the dome around the floor instead of on top of it because i heard it was better for some reason...oh, and i am planning on spacing the firebrick soldier course with thin strips of cardboard to allow for thermal expansion...and from there...well, i'm still doing the research on where to go from there! How does this plan sound? hopefully i'm not missing something.
The only part i'm a little skeptical of (other than my 44" vs 42" dilemma) is whether or not i should leave FB board under the soldier course of brick. I was trying to fit the FB board together so that i wouldn't have to cut it. It actually fits all the bricks i have laid for the floor so far, but i doubt that i will have enough leftover to put under the soldier course...can anyone tell me if this is an issue at all, or am i making a mountain out of a mole hill?
So if my measurements turn out to be ok, my plan of attack is this: I'm going to cut the circular shape and the vent landing shape out of the bricks i have already laid down, then i'm going to use that shape to cut out the excess FB Board from under the floor. this gives me a perfect template to arrange the soldier course when i start the dome. when i get to it, I'm going to start the dome around the floor instead of on top of it because i heard it was better for some reason...oh, and i am planning on spacing the firebrick soldier course with thin strips of cardboard to allow for thermal expansion...and from there...well, i'm still doing the research on where to go from there! How does this plan sound? hopefully i'm not missing something.
The only part i'm a little skeptical of (other than my 44" vs 42" dilemma) is whether or not i should leave FB board under the soldier course of brick. I was trying to fit the FB board together so that i wouldn't have to cut it. It actually fits all the bricks i have laid for the floor so far, but i doubt that i will have enough leftover to put under the soldier course...can anyone tell me if this is an issue at all, or am i making a mountain out of a mole hill?
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