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  • wrs
    Serf
    • Jul 2008
    • 5
    #1

    fire brick hearth

    I have some bricks that are uneven on the hearth and was wondering if anyone knew what the best way to level/plane those down . That being said after reading this forum every night until my wife takes the mac out of my sleeping lap I feel certain that many of you know the remedy. I await your response and appreciate each of you.

    Wayne in Austin Texas
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    • Les
      Il Pizzaiolo
      • Sep 2005
      • 2945
      #2
      Re: fire brick hearth

      Use a belt sander - I bought the cheap belts at Lowes.

      Les...
      Check out my pictures here:
      http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/les-build-4207.html

      If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving isn't for you.

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        • wrs
          Serf
          • Jul 2008
          • 5
          #3
          Re: fire brick hearth

          thanks would a grinder with diamond cup work as well?

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            • Les
              Il Pizzaiolo
              • Sep 2005
              • 2945
              #4
              Re: fire brick hearth

              I guess that depends on the skill level - I found that my grinder tends to go where it wants. The sander is easier for me to control.

              Les...
              Check out my pictures here:
              http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/les-build-4207.html

              If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving isn't for you.

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                • Dutchoven
                  Master Builder
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 931
                  #5
                  Re: fire brick hearth

                  wrs
                  Also depends on the size of the cup...small one will be very easy to dig in to the bricks...larger one would be easier to handle...but I would follow Les' recommendation...look at that beauty of an oven he built!!!
                  Best
                  Dutch
                  "Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. " Charles Mingus
                  "Build at least two brick ovens...one to make all the mistakes on and the other to be just like you dreamed of!" Dutch

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                    • david s
                      Il Pizzaiolo
                      • Mar 2007
                      • 9209
                      #6
                      Re: fire brick hearth

                      Try a masonary grinding disc for your angle grinder rather than a diamond cutting blade, it shouldn't dig in so much and you should be able to operate it at a flatter angle.
                      Kindled with zeal and fired with passion.

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                        • Wiley
                          Master Builder
                          • Mar 2008
                          • 804
                          #7
                          Re: fire brick hearth

                          Some people are more at home with a belt sander but for myself I prefer a "square face" on a sander/polisher. Unlike a round disc it's just about impossible to cut a "smile" using it and you end up with a really flat surface. Sand paper by the sheet is much cheaper than by the belt too with a larger selection of grits.

                          Wiley

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                            • wrs
                              Serf
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 5
                              #8
                              Re: fire brick hearth

                              Thanks again to all of you . This is an amazing site and knowing that this much experience is around made it so much easier to jump off the ledge and start this project. I am not sure how you have time to post pictures as you go but I will catch up in that area soon.

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                                • dmun
                                  Il Pizzaiolo
                                  • Jul 2005
                                  • 4218
                                  #9
                                  Re: fire brick hearth

                                  Also, remember the factory surface of the firebrick is harder than the interior: I recommend only abrading the edges that actually are catching the peel, instead of trying to sand the whole floor.
                                  My geodesic oven project: part 1, part 2

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                                    • christo
                                      Master Builder
                                      • Feb 2006
                                      • 913
                                      #10
                                      Re: fire brick hearth

                                      I have a few bricks that are prouder than others.

                                      Never got around to sanding them down. - with the herringbone pattern, I don't seem to have any issues with the peel catching any...

                                      To me - I'd go with it and see if it becomes a problem before I'd fix it.

                                      Christo
                                      My oven progress -
                                      http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/c...cina-1227.html
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