Vegas Pompeii getting off the ground

[cvcrash]

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Fire bricks were from Cind r lite and they also have them at cemex. I'll send you my email and number. I have some stuff leftover and your welcome to come by. Need to catch up the pics .

[vegasjeremy]

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Hey Crash,
Nice build so far.......
I'm in Vegas and have been wanting to do one for years and looks like im finally gonna be able to start.
So my question is: where did you get the firebricks?
I can't seem to find them any closer than LA....

[brickie in oz]

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but there are some bricks up there.

As long as there are more brick than mortar it will be ok.

[cvcrash]

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i realize its not pretty, but there are some bricks up there. next day by the time i could get someone that fit in there it was pretty hard to clean off.


hope she stands!

[azpizzanut]

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Nice work, Chris. As good or better than some I've seen posted. Use your oven with confidence for the next three or four decades (or longer).

Cheers,

[brickie in oz]

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I would be most concerned about those big joints near the crown of the oven if it was mine.
Mortar joints are the weak point in any oven as they break down with heat, maybe slowly, but they do break down whereas firebrick is much slower to break down.
The bigger the joint the faster it will break down.

My oven has no mortar joints exposed to the fire whats so ever, all you see is fire brick.

[cvcrash]

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managed to close the dome and finish the outer arch.

have had a couple curring fires, now its time to anchor the chimney plate!

[cvcrash]

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Thanks Bob, cuts didnt look like yours...

But, they are in and managed to keep the chain in line.

Have some thicker mortar joints than i was hoping for on the inside of the dome.

Here are some photos.

[pizza_bob]

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cutting the bricks for the dome transition to the inner arch is challenging.

I went through this painful process of getting the dome to arch transisiton. Not sure if this will help but let me know if you have any questions...

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/8/pi...ld-7155-8.html

~Bob

[cvcrash]

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this weeks progress... pretty confident on how the dome is comming along.

cutting the bricks for the dome transition to the inner arch is challenging.

[cvcrash]

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does anyone have the measurement for the shims to bring a 42" diameter oven to a 20" interior height? i realize the tool will get me to a 21" height, just would like to have the shims cut and lay it out on the floor once before i get going to visualize it.

i have a half brick soldier coarse followed by a second coarse with no angle

planning on starting the arch on the third coarse

[Mike D]

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I think you do soak the bricks before mortaring, otherwise the mortar dries out way too fast. You don't want them dripping wet or glossy, but if they are bone dry the mortar doesn't have time to set before it dries out and you lose your bond (they crack and separate). But I could be wrong.

Mike

[azpizzanut]

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Hi All,

Who needs a wooden form? Look at the geometry of the arch, perfect, and he used materials at hand to do this beautiful work. I'm impressed.

Cheers,

[cvcrash]

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inner arch complete, came to 13.5" center height under the keystone.

got a small test of whats to come as far as cutting bricks to fit

all in all think it looks pretty good


no time to start measuring for the 20" dome an get all the shims cut

[cvcrash]

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Well I was thinking soaking the bricks would help the mortar cure in the dessert as well as prolong the life of my diamond blade.

Think next time just a quick soak for the remainder.

As for the mortar on the floor, the mixture underneath is just fireclay, sand and h2o. I spread a little of the mortar with my finger accross the joints to make it smoother. Think there is only a 1/8-1/16 inch built up. Figured I could cut that out if needed and shop vac a brick up if needed provided it wasn't one the dome was resting on.

Cheers, thanks for the feedback, I would not have even fathomed the thought of doing this without this forum.

I am a chef by trade and have iced more cakes than motared bricks.