Artigiano 120

[Archena]

Re: Artigiano 120

Feel better soon.

[nissanneill]

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James.
as they say, every problem has a silver lining. Who knows, your tilers may be a very good asset to you and FB.
Just got out of the hospital after 2 days in there with a seriously infected thumb. Didn't go to theatre but have been on 2 doses of very serious intravenous antibiotics. On the mend hopefully. Had to cancel the family pizza cookup today to next sunday.

Neill

[james]

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Neill,

The insurance company is not our friend. According to them, they've never, ever, dropped a crate. :-)

I will definitely take photos.

Another fun aside. The company that is doing the tile work on our house thinks the oven is the coolest thing they've ever seen. They have jumped at the chance to help with the installation (and oven repair?) and they want to become certified installers for our area.

It's a small world.
James

[james]

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Hey Dave,

The whole oven weighs about 750 lbs, though I have never checked the weight of the oven and the floor. At this size, the floor comes in eight pieces, which are easy to move around. The dome isn't too difficult to move around. We've had owners move them using the metal handles, and by sliding 2x4's under the dome frame. The oven dome itself it built on a nice welded metal frame, so that it can to be transported.

For example, I was scoping out my repairs and could lift one edge by myself.

James

[nissanneill]

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Better include some pics too James.
I guess it's pretty good when you get damaged goods from the insurance co. and then albeit repaired, put it to good use.
Been there, done that when my brother was manager of a farm warehouse and got a dropped lathe.

Neill

[asudavew]

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How much does that thing weigh?

[james]

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Exactly. I was thinking of starting up a take out pizzeria for the neighborhood.

Can't wait.
James

[dmun]

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47 1/4 " is a big oven. You'll be able to entertain the neighborhood!

[james]

I think this is like the story of the cobbler's kids shoes. On a rare ocassion, the freight company drops a crate with one of our ovens. This poor oven was dropped, and despite our heavy crate, there are some major cracks, and about 10 bricks broke away and fell out of the dome. The poor guy.

That's the bad news. The good news is that it's at my house, and I'm going to repair it, and with a little luck -- it's going to be work out. I have to jack up the dome, do the repairs, and let is come back down to rest. Hey, this is a great oven.

One interesting side note is that seeing the damage, I have had a real insider's view into the guts of the Artigiano. The frame, bricks, mortars, etc. It's really well made.

I will let you know how it goes -- and I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to firing the guy up.

James