Mississippi 44"

[Gulf]

Re: Mississippi 44"

One thing that Karangi Dude warned me about was the difficulty in working a big oven with a deep entry. Even placing the "beads" in it requires a little more work or at least some work arounds. I clamped my charcoal chimney to a broken ore handle. I used this and a lumber roller to easily place the charcoal in the oven.

The roller will become a permanant part of the ovens landing .

[Gulf]

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I was into curing about 2 hours this morning before I remembered to take the beer can out of th ven........er, ah..... blow hole in the top of the dome . At that time the bottom of the can was cool to the touch as well as the outside of the stucco layer. A little after noon, I noticed that there seemed to be damp heat coming from the "hole". The stucco layer still seemed to be ambient temperature. I placed some plastic film over the opening, and in couple more hours there was visible moisture under the plastic.



This is a David S. technique.

I removed the plastic and noticed later around "dark:30" that the stucco layer was beginning to feel a little more warmer than skin temp.

I have done 3 complete firings with the charoal chimney and a couple of "just add charcoal" firings today. At the beginning of the first firing, I had to close the damper to about 25% open to get the temp up to 200 degrees. Each subsequent firing or charcoal addition since required the damper to be opened further to keep the temp down to the 200-210 degree F range. The last firing required the damper to be 100% open to keep the temp down to 220 degrees. When the temp starts falling beelow 200 with the damper fully closed I will set the insulated door and call it a night. But, I'll get up early and keep this going til tomorrow evening .

[Gulf]

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Thank's Ya'll,
And Tu, We've just about got it set up for the biggest come back in NFL history .

I am using a blast/smoking door on the my outside arch along with the damper to help control the temp.

Both of which are inspired by Brickie. Forgive my first attempt at heat resistant paint for the Willie G. I will be repainting the door and making either a smooth SS or diamond plate cut out to cover this up.
Here is a shortcut to Brickie's damper video where he shows how damper positon can be used to control temperature. I will be using it later to for low and slow cooking and smoking meat. For now it is working great for curing temp control.
Here is a link to Brickie's Blast Door.

[banhxeo76]

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There she goes!!! The Saints is going to win tommorow for sure!

[UtahBeehiver]

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The Miss on here maiden voyage..............

[dvm]

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There she blows! Congrats!

[Gulf]

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I started early this morning with the Karangi Dude Heat Bead (charcoal briqets) Curing Method.
I sure was glad to see smoke coming out only where it is supposed to .

[Gulf]

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Originally Posted by deejayoh
Enough of this venting nonsense - I want to see post polishing pictures of those countertops!

And if you don't light that oven soon, I'm gonna start calling it the "Garage Queen" (car buffs will get the reference)

We have a simular term for a bike like that: "Trailor Queen" .

Origionally Posted by Tu
Yeah, I second that!!! You have more patience than a saint! Time to Fire up dude!

OK guys, I'll try to get off of my rump and make some sign this weekend . I've got two days off and a crapload of charcoal. Maybe I can keep her hot for about 48 hours using KD's method.

I worked out off of "graveyard" this morning. I got up around lunch time and started working on the mess that will mostly hide. I will be switching back to the origional colors and veining.


I gained some experience though. Using the smooth glass pane chips, prefilling, and sanding the shells works great with this method. It doesn't take a lot of grinding to get a reveal. I used course emory cloth and a sanding block to wet sand these before switching to 400 grit. It took about an hour to get them to this stage.

I'm not sure but, I think that a pretty good result could be achieved with wet sanding alone.
Between chimney lighting charcoal and keeping the oven hot around the clock this weekend I hope to pour the landing and mantle pieces. I may even use some of that heat to cook something.

[banhxeo76]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Enough of this venting nonsense - I want to see post polishing pictures of those countertops!

And if you don't light that oven soon, I'm gonna start calling it the "Garage Queen" (car buffs will get the reference)

Yeah, I second that!!! You have more patience than a saint! Time to Fire up dude!

[deejayoh]

Re: Mississippi 44"

Enough of this venting nonsense - I want to see post polishing pictures of those countertops!

And if you don't light that oven soon, I'm gonna start calling it the "Garage Queen" (car buffs will get the reference)

[Bookemdanno]

Re: Mississippi 44"

It might even whistle!

[Gulf]

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I think what you HAVE, maybe causing problems that you don't NEED.

Laurentius,
Thank's for your opinion. I do value all the experience on this forum. At any point in time that I decide that the insulation space and all covered masonry are dry, the breather can be removed and a threaded plug inserted.

I haven't heard of any of the vented ovens on this site, attributing any problems, to the venting. If mine turns out to be a FUBAR, everyone can learn by my mistakes .

[Laurentius]

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Hi Gulf,

Like you I live in the subtropic, and also like you we have a rainy season plus the dreaded typhoon(hurricane by another name). My problem with all of the vent that I have seen are, jury rigged, a void with some type of mesh grill. Proper venting is not the same for all situations. In your area and mine, houses has vents underneath them to insure a constant flow of air to help prevent, mold, mildew and rot. Look at most home ovens, their venting are controlled by a fan, which draws moisture, oils, smoke and heat up and out of the house. I think what you HAVE, maybe causing problems that you don't NEED.

[Laku]

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Laku,
Venting may not be an issue for the majority of the WFO owners on this group. We as a group, cover the globe and all climates. Those of us who live in subtropical climates have to contend with temperature extremes (coupled with high humidity) on a daily basis. It is not unusual for us in the winter to have a morning temp of below freezing and an afternoon temp in the short shirt sleeve range. The air will warm much faster than masonry. Venting may not even be an issue for WFO's, any where. But, it is just my opinion that, for those of us who live in such climates: that it is better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it .

True. Though I guess the insulation should help out in balancing that.

I guess my response was mostly aimed for us in the northern climes. Britain should be pretty close, if some what warmer than Finland.

[Gulf]

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As I understand it the condensation only happens when a surface is cooler than its surroundings. In other words almost never in an wfo.. Well maybe in summers if it has been unused for long.

I certainly haven't noticed any problems with it during winter or summer cooking.

Laku,
Venting may not be an issue for the majority of the WFO owners on this group. We as a group, cover the globe and all climates. Those of us who live in subtropical climates have to contend with temperature extremes (coupled with high humidity) on a daily basis. It is not unusual for us in the winter to have a morning temp of below freezing and an afternoon temp in the short shirt sleeve range. The air will warm much faster than masonry. Venting may not even be an issue for WFO's, any where. But, it is just my opinion that, for those of us who live in such climates: that it is better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it .