42" Idaho spud

[WIH3]

I love your detail in your cutting. looks very nice.

[sharptailhunter]

I had a few minutes sans rain to work on the oven a little.




It seems like I always end up finishing the day in roughly the same spot, just one more course up :-) Oh well, slow and steady is my modus operandi. I'm hoping to get some more work done on it this week.

Has anyone noticed that bugs like to get into their bag of lime? I frequently find flying ants or similar creatures in there... weird.

[gastagg]

I had to cut a few pieces out of my build to get the arch/dome connection right. I'm with Randy...I think you're happier in the long run doing it the way you think you should do it instead of living with something you don't like.

[sharptailhunter]

G.,

Yeah, the rains and being on call have both made me take a break from the oven. Kinda stinks because I was finally on a roll. I like the superglue idea. I work in healthcare and we have a superglue for skin, I was thinking of try that out. 😃

-Alex

[Gulf]

Sharptailhunter,

The oven is looking great. I hate that you had to do a restart on the arch. If you get a few days break from your oven and your finger tips have healed (no open wounds) try superglue to prevent it from happening again .

[sharptailhunter]

Hah! Not only am I the slowest oven builder but I also have pansy fingers.


Guess I should have been using gloves...

Nonetheless, I was able to get a little more work before my fingers wimped out on me.

[Pompeii Nate]

Hey Alex you could also try Rocky Mountain Supply but I think they probably just order from a local fireplace shop. But just another idea if all else fails.

[sharptailhunter]

Thanks for the replies and compliment. I know what Menards is from my time living in the blessed state of Nebraska. Sadly, we don't have em around here. I like the idea of trying some fireplace dealers. We do have a number of those shops so I'll hit them up to see what they have. More nasty weather today and in the forecast so I couldn't work on it today :-(

[DavidApp]

Very neat brick work.

David

[DavidApp]

My oven is 36" and I have a 6" flue. I think that I have seen in the site somewhere that 8" is recommended for larger ovens.
I think that 42" would need an 8" flue.

I got my Duratech flue pipe at a local Wood stove store. I went to the Duratech site and it directed me to a local distributer.

David

[RandyJ]

The stuff I went with came from menards. It was like way less than half the price and basically the same thing.

Randy

[sharptailhunter]

I've begun to shop around for the chimney products. Just wanted to check with the brain trust out there... 8" flue for a 42" oven, right? Anybody know any good places to purchase the duratech brand stuff or an equivilant?

[sharptailhunter]

I'm certain that I have to be THE slowest WFO builder ever... nonetheless, got a little bit more done today. Here's the third chain of bricks, two if I'm only counting the ones above the level of the floor.


Here's the third brick for each side of the entry arch. I'm trying a different approach to tie the entry arch into the dome, we'll see how it works out.



Here's all that I got done before kids and neighbors pulled me away from it.

[RandyJ]

I think that is a great plan. Sorry you had to tear the last one down, but I think you will be happyer in the long run. Looking good, and happy birthday.

Randy

[sharptailhunter]

Well, between being a single papa to three awesome kiddlets and turning the big 4-0 this week, not much has happened on the WFO. I did remove my previous vent arch and will build the new one as I go up with each dome chain. I also moved the whole vent arch location about an inch closer in towards the center of the dome. That should give me more arch brick to tie the dome into... I hope.