The Last Stand 42" Pompeii Oven Built

[Wesleckner]

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I am up to my 7th chain, need to figure out the bevel for the arch to dome transition. I looked at a lot of builds and the pictures have been very helpful. I think I will dive in and cut some bricks, and see what happens.

That is Munson waiting for pizza!

[ggoose]

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Driving!!! So you saved the shipping charge!...Nice

[Wesleckner]

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I ended up driving to FB today and picked up 100 lbs of the mortar. I am planning to finish my dome this weekend! Did not want to take the chance that I would run out.

[ggoose]

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I bought one at a time so as to avoid ending up with a full, unopened bag that I didn't need...the drawback is that if you do need it you need to order it and wait (though I did get them in as little as 2-3 days).

[Wesleckner]

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Thanks Ggoose and Djrljr,

That is good to know, it looks like I will be at least 50 lbs short, I should pick up 100 lbs. I can always use the left overs for the outside of the oven add a little thermal mass.

[djrljr]

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42" I used 4 3/4 bags

[ggoose]

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I have a 32" oven and used 3 full bags of FB50 mortar, then about 3/4 of a bag of Heatstop50 (just to give it a try). Since your oven diameter is larger it stands to reason you'll need at least as much as me, though you may be using it more sparingly than I. If you wind up with a bit too much you can always clad the outside of the oven with it for additional thermal mass...

gene

[Wesleckner]

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I have been working on my oven for a week or so and I am up to the 7 th chain. I have used a lot of FB mortar 120 lbs. I have about 40 lbs left is that enough to finish my dome?

I know each course is getting smaller and I have been tapering my bricks to make the joints smaller and where possible I have inserted brick slivers into the joints.

How much motor does it take to complete a 42 inch oven that is 21" high?

[Wesleckner]

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Just finished my floor and solider course. I been playing with different ideas for inner arch. I like the idea of beveling the backside that will tie into the dome, any suggestions on how to do this, and is there a reason that most people build the arch first and not at the same time as the dome courses?

[Wesleckner]

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Thanks for all the input. Just finished my layout and cut the fire bricks for the oven floor and about a dozen bricks for the dome.

I decided to use the 18" x 18" fire brick for the vent landing and part of the oven floor and added a smaller 18" x 6" fire brick that will extend to the front of the vent.

I hope to have the floor installed today and start my soldier course. Any tips or hits?

[Aegis]

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Hi Mike D,

That is a good argument for not going with a larger landing, my landing will only extend past the vent landing by about 6".

Here are some considerations for landing and vent area from my humbling experiences.
As I have just found out, anything under the vent will get soot dropped on it. So whatever you use under the vent needs to be cleanable. Or at least not transfer the soot to food.
The vent area is a good place to keep some dishes warm while others finish cooking. So extending the landing helps with this area. I have a 12" landing outside the vent area and it has not hurt in reaching the back of the 42" pompeii. I personally like the use of the landing and the look it provides. This is all according to personal taste and how you will be using the oven. No correct/incorrect way to do this, just think what you will be cooking/baking and do some simulations with a mock up.
I wish I had used soapstone for the look, I have seen many georgeous landings/hearths using soapstone!
Hope this helped and not made it more confusing.
John

[Wesleckner]

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Hi Mike D,

That is a good argument for not going with a larger landing, my landing will only extend past the vent landing by about 6".

[Mike D]

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I am not a big fan of the large landing in front of the oven. All it does is make it harder to get into the back /middle of the oven. If you ever look at professional ovens they have almost no landing at all. What would one use them for anyway? I Think they just get in the way. If I had room for a big landing I would just make a bigger oven. But it's your oven, I just wanted to put it out there.

Mike

[chidding]

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Can heat crack granite? - Granite Shorts Ep.2 - YouTube

Shows how much abuse a granite top can take..

But as to constant huge temperatures from a pizza oven, not %100 sure..

Why not go for soapstone?

And im sure somewhere ive seen builds with the benchtop under the vent.

[Wesleckner]

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I have a lay out question, I want to have a larger granite landing outside the oven. I planed on a 6" landing, but I was thinking that I could extend the granite into the vent area an inch or so short of the door/oven opening, that would give me an extra 7-8" inches. I looked at a lot of pictures and did not see any builds that did that. Are there any reasons that I should not use/have granite floor under the vent?