Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

[Gary Mots]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Andrew, absolutely a beautiful WFO. great job.

[camooch]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

We fired up the oven today with the aim of slowly working up to a bake later in the week.
But the bread was rising and the oven went all the way up to 300 deg C; so in it went.
No cracking in the oven at all; nothing; and the bread (natural leaven, macrobiotic wheat, home ground) is superb.

The front door is terrific for controlling smoking in the wind. Putting adjustable vents in the door was considered, but it would have spoiled the clean lines. Having the door slightly ajar works well and is quite satisfactory.

Looking forward to seeing how much heat is retained in the morning.
We will fire up for a pizza later in the week when some more conditioning has taken place.
This has been a good day!
Stuart & Andrew

[camooch]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Thanks folks for the positive feedback.
Today we attached the front door. Could not find nice hinges so went for some cheap galvanised Tee hinges with the tops hacksawed off to allow the door to be lifted on and off. Practical solution if a bit agricultural. Could not find a nice 'lift' latch so put a brass knob in lieu.
We are thinking of putting an adjustable vent in this front door to minimise 'smoking' on startup. In the meantime we can prop the door open a bit for the same effect.
Saturday we will begin another slow burn and build up for a week to the first pizza. Can't wait!

We did a slow burn for a week before the insulation was added building up sufficiently to cook a tray of delicious roast vegie. After the fire had been out for two days we had cause to drill a hole in the flue firebricks. Upon penetrating 2 cm with the masonry drill there was a big 'puff' and all the cuttings were blown out by pressure within the bricks. This was totally amazing and shows how easily bricks might be cracked by trapped air/moisture.

Stuart (and hello from Andrew too)

[david s]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Nice job, I bet you are enjoying working the oven with that nice shallow entry.

[OzOvenBuilder]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Just for the record, it is believed the final build included 3 layers of 1 inch blanket; 2 layers of render (4 washed sand:1 lime:1 cement) each containing chicken wire; final layer of render (4:1:1) with black colouring and containing waterproofing agent; front face plate is 4mm mild steel with stainless steel flashing plate; oven door is ex 1mm mild steel with 2 inch cavity filled with 2 layers of blanket material (total weight 5kg); concrete table surround finished with coloured render; base blockwork bagged and painted with Dulux 'Terra Cotta Chip'.
Stuart

Thanks Stuart, nice looking job!

[camooch]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Just for the record, it is believed the final build included 3 layers of 1 inch blanket; 2 layers of render (4 washed sand:1 lime:1 cement) each containing chicken wire; final layer of render (4:1:1) with black colouring and containing waterproofing agent; front face plate is 4mm mild steel with stainless steel flashing plate; oven door is ex 1mm mild steel with 2 inch cavity filled with 2 layers of blanket material (total weight 5kg); concrete table surround finished with coloured render; base blockwork bagged and painted with Dulux 'Terra Cotta Chip'.
Stuart

[brickie in oz]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Guys, you cant post on this thread unless you add "in my opinion", it was stated above.

[Crusty]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Very nice. Good job!

[camooch]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Thanks Crusty,
Here are some completed pics of the Lilydale oven as some were interested in how it turned out. The oven is effectively now completed and only the outside door is to be added after a suitable hinge can be found. And it is reported that the flue draws beautifully.
Stuart

[Crusty]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Andy, I want to see the finished product too.
Get back here!

[OzOvenBuilder]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Al, maybe you could add the rider, 'in my opinion'. You may well be right of course. But we will not be making further postings. Thanks to all those who have made useful contributions and provided invaluable assistance.
And special thanks to Forno Bravo.
Andrew

Well that's a shame, I was looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[brickie in oz]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Andy, a facts a fact, in my opinion.
The smoke will find the easiest way out, in my opinion.

Ive build many fire places and chimneys, the surest way to get a fireplace to smoke is to present a horizontal flat surface to the smoke, the smoke will hit it and just billow out the front of the fire place, in my opinion.

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Al, maybe you could add the rider, 'in my opinion'. You may well be right of course. But we will not be making further postings. Thanks to all those who have made useful contributions and provided invaluable assistance.
And special thanks to Forno Bravo.
Andrew

[brickie in oz]

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

You cant just lay a brick horizontal to "gather" you have to progressively bring it all together, inch by inch mm by mm to a taper.
The way you have it the smoke will hit a horizontal wall and just billow out the front.

Edit:- in my opinion.

Re: Lilydale 42" build, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

Thanks Al. But you might have to explain that further. The bricks to which you refer are covering the top of the flue gathering. They in no way block access of the smoke to the 8" flue. I will be happy to report how well it draws........or otherwise!
Andrew