Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

K79 Oven Build

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Re: K79 Oven Build

    Originally posted by K79 View Post
    I'm wondering about the removable door itself.
    I have around 3/8 clearance all around and it goes in and out fairly easy.
    Check out my pictures here:
    http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/les-build-4207.html

    If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving isn't for you.

    Comment


    • Re: K79 Oven Build

      Originally posted by Les View Post
      I have around 3/8 clearance all around and it goes in and out fairly easy.
      Does your door actually go into your oven though? Does it protrude into your inner vent arch as the picture I've shown?
      Link to my oven build on YouTube:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujb7lqVcSzQ

      Comment


      • Re: K79 Oven Build

        I have a reveal at the oven chamber, so no, the door does not go into the oven
        Check out my pictures here:
        http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/les-build-4207.html

        If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving isn't for you.

        Comment


        • Re: K79 Oven Build

          Nice looking door. I'll have reveal on mine... strange that some were telling me that it had to actually go in the oven a bit. Much easier if it doesn't What did you make your door out of? SS?
          Link to my oven build on YouTube:

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujb7lqVcSzQ

          Comment


          • Re: K79 Oven Build

            Having the door both lap the outer edge and protrude will give a better seal, that is all.

            Comment


            • Re: K79 Oven Build

              Your picture is about exactly how I built my door.
              Click image for larger version

Name:	WP_000235.jpg
Views:	5
Size:	77.5 KB
ID:	294611
              Welding stainless is tricky. Do you have experience?

              Also, personally I found it easier to use blanket inside the cavity than using board. You can stuff it pretty full of the blanket, and you don't have to trim bits off the edges of the board which makes nasty dust.
              Last edited by deejayoh; 05-14-2013, 11:20 AM.
              My build progress
              My WFO Journal on Facebook
              My dome spreadsheet calculator

              Comment


              • Re: K79 Oven Build

                Originally posted by deejayoh View Post
                Your picture is about exactly how I built my door.
                [ATTACH]35617[/ATTACH]
                Welding stainless is tricky. Do you have experience?

                Also, personally I found it easier to use blanket inside the cavity than using board. You can stuff it pretty full of the blanket, and you don't have to trim bits off the edges of the board which makes nasty dust.
                I have a welder / sheet metal guy that is right down the street from my office. That is pretty much what I want to do. The only difference is I was going to put some steel on the back side to. Why did you leave the board exposed on the back side of the door?
                Link to my oven build on YouTube:

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujb7lqVcSzQ

                Comment


                • Re: K79 Oven Build

                  ooh ooh me! I think I know!

                  I think he is trying to ensure that the heat is not transmitted directly from the front surface to the back surface of the door, which would happen much more if the front and rear metal surfaces were connected.

                  How did I do?

                  Comment


                  • Re: K79 Oven Build

                    I'ld say you're right, but I would think you would want to keep that cal sil board as far away from anything your going to eat as possible.

                    That cal sil board is very expensive. I have 3 or 4 pieces that I could fit together to fill my door so leaving the back open kind of isn't an option. Unless I used some kind of mesch to hold it in???
                    Last edited by K79; 05-14-2013, 12:44 PM.
                    Link to my oven build on YouTube:

                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujb7lqVcSzQ

                    Comment


                    • Re: K79 Oven Build

                      I wonder if you could spray the CalSil Board with High Temperature paint? I was considering doing that while my build was in progress in order to protect the board against moisture - but it did occur to me it might help stop dust flying around as well.

                      You would only use the door once the temperature of the oven had stabilized - not while you had a full burn going. So the highest temperature the door would see would be seven or eight hundred degrees (F) I would think? And most of the time it would experience much lower temperatures.

                      http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/8/32...a-19283-2.html

                      Comment


                      • Re: K79 Oven Build

                        BW/K79,

                        I guess I am not seeing what you guys are seeing, DJ fully enclosed his door with a SS/CS band and back plate and welded everything closed after stuffing with CF insulation.
                        Russell
                        Google Photo Album [https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...JneXVXc3hVNHd3/]

                        Comment


                        • Re: K79 Oven Build

                          Originally posted by K79 View Post
                          What did you make your door out of? SS?
                          It's aluminum - filled w/ loose vermiculite. I think it would help if it went into the oven a bit but I can still cook on the third day - not many are doing better than that with our type of oven. Most of the heat loss is going to be under and around the dome - insulate that well and you will be golden.
                          Check out my pictures here:
                          http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/les-build-4207.html

                          If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving isn't for you.

                          Comment


                          • Re: K79 Oven Build

                            Originally posted by K79 View Post
                            That is pretty much what I want to do. The only difference is I was going to put some steel on the back side to. Why did you leave the board exposed on the back side of the door?
                            It's steel on all sides. The silver you see is just the result of grinding off my ugly welds

                            You're lucky to have a metal worker friend. But Stainless also costs about 5x as much for the metal
                            My build progress
                            My WFO Journal on Facebook
                            My dome spreadsheet calculator

                            Comment


                            • Re: K79 Oven Build

                              Originally posted by deejayoh View Post
                              It's steel on all sides. The silver you see is just the result of grinding off my ugly welds

                              You're lucky to have a metal worker friend. But Stainless also costs about 5x as much for the metal
                              He quoted me $150 to make the door. I thought that sounded reasonable.
                              Link to my oven build on YouTube:

                              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujb7lqVcSzQ

                              Comment


                              • Re: K79 Oven Build

                                So I've been covering my oven with a tarp to keep it safe from the rain we've been getting up here in Maine. I read in another post NOT to cover it in a tarp and to spary it down. Can anyone verify this? I'm using HeatStop and I thought I didn't need to wet the mortar? Also can I leave the tarp over my oven?
                                Link to my oven build on YouTube:

                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujb7lqVcSzQ

                                Comment

                                Working...
                                X