Michael's 42" in Portland

Hello and thank you for everything I've already learned at the site.

I'm starting a 42" oven. I got the foundation in on Friday (yea cement pump!). Blocks for base will go in next weekend and the hearth slab will be in a week from Monday.

The cement pump cost me an extra $300. The mini-mix cement delivery was only a little more expensive then buying 80 lb sacks of concrete mix. But, since I had to go up 8 stairs from the curb and wind around behind the house. It was money well spent. The foundation couldn't have gone in any easier.

Still haven't decided if I will buy a saw or try to make few enough cuts that I'm okay with my circular saw and cutting dry. Anyone have any input on scoring and breaking fire brick? Seems like the majority of my cuts will be just cutting bricks in half for the dome.

One more question: I just bought the parts to build an "indispensable tool". Am I better off using that or using forms? Seems I haven't seen many pictures of domes going up with forms, but lots of indispensable tool photos.

Thanks.

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