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  • #16
    Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

    high temp concrete applied over the sand mold last night.
    pics here....

    Gallery | bricklessoven

    now the hard part, waiting for it to set up.

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    • #17
      sand, bucket, bottle and can removed...

      Pulled the sand, wine bottles, beer cans and 5 gallon bucket out of the oven.
      Looks great. Will start curing fires asap in hopes of new years pizza.

      entire gallery here...
      Gallery | bricklessoven

      any comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
      Last edited by michelevit; 12-18-2009, 09:15 PM.

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      • #18
        Re: sand, bucket, bottle and can removed...

        Started small curing fires. the dome is slowly changing from wet concrete color to white. its hard restraining yourself from starting a large fire.
        So far no cracks. Will insulate with Perlite before lighting a crazy fire.

        Also removed the wood flue plug. Installed a common 6 inch wide, 36 inch long steel vent and it works great. ($7)

        Will create a flue cap out of a used stainless salad bowl.


        Originally posted by michelevit View Post
        Pulled the sand, wine bottles, beer cans and 5 gallon bucket out of the oven.
        Looks great. Will start curing fires asap in hopes of new years pizza.

        entire gallery here...
        Gallery | bricklessoven

        any comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

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        • #19
          Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

          Congratulations!
          "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot

          "Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal." -Mike Ditka
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          • #20
            Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

            Michelevit

            Love your "brickless dome on a shoestring oven" thread. I also built mine on a shoestring, but had reclaimed bricks, so my build was quite different in construction to yours. The principle still remaines the same.........To build a functioning wood-oven with the minimum of cost, using what materials are at hand.

            Hav'nt posted on this thread until now, but have followed from the first post and wish you every success in completion of your project.

            Terry (C.F)
            Honi soit qui mal y pense

            My 2nd Pompeii build.....

            http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/memb...eii-build.html

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            • #21
              Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

              Oven now looks nice and white. There was sustained small and medium fires over the weekend.
              If all goes well we will insulate with Perlite this afternoon.
              Might have a pizza fire by this Christmas, well ahead of our New Years deadline.
              Look for more pictures soon.

              Thanks for all the comments and advice.

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              • #22
                Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                pics of insulation and flue.
                next stucco and finish work.
                Last edited by michelevit; 12-23-2009, 10:27 AM.

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                • #23
                  Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                  Looking good so far!
                  Are you going to offer free pizzas to the apartment dwellers behind your property in lieu of paying The Smoke Tax?
                  George

                  My 34" WFO build

                  Weber 22-OTG / Ugly Drum Smoker / 34" WFO

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                  • #24
                    Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                    Be careful that your perlite layer is really dry before you stucco. You end up adding gallons of water to this layer and the steam it can generate is considerable. Best to wait a week at least before stucco, then keep the stucco layer damp for a week by wrapping it in clingwrap or damp burlap.
                    Kindled with zeal and fired with passion.

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                    • #25
                      Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                      Is the Perlite supposed to be applied loosely on top of the dome or does it need to be packed down,compressed?

                      That is my next step.

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                      • #26
                        Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                        If you are doing an enclosure you can add it loose. If you are doing an igloo you need to add something (cement probably) to bind the perlite (or vermiculite) together so it will stay in place.
                        Kindled with zeal and fired with passion.

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                        • #27
                          Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                          Originally posted by david s View Post
                          If you are doing an enclosure you can add it loose. If you are doing an igloo you need to add something (cement probably) to bind the perlite (or vermiculite) together so it will stay in place.
                          I should have explained my question better.
                          I am applying the perlcrete wet, but do I need to pack it down on top of the dome or just kind of slop it up on top?

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                          • #28
                            Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                            Compressing it too much will reduce its insulation capacity. I usually just pat it with the flat of a trowel to get a nice shape.
                            Kindled with zeal and fired with passion.

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                            • #29
                              Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                              Cooked pizza!

                              Our original deadline was new years, but fires were lit
                              and cooked 6 pies, roasted bell peppers, and made awesome
                              chicken and linguisa sausages on Dec 27th

                              the oven performed beautifully.
                              Pics below.
                              Last edited by michelevit; 12-28-2009, 03:58 PM.

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                              • #30
                                Re: brickless dome on a shoestring oven

                                Another firing of the oven last night.
                                This time with a an even hotter fire. Flames shooting out of the flue.
                                The dome goes white just like a brick oven. Floor and wall temps over 900 degrees according to my IR gun.

                                No cracks or failure in the dome. New Years Pizza Party is a go.

                                Here are some pics of the oven and a homemade peel/turner

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