Kemo's South Austin Pizza Oven

[Kemo]

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Kemo, how come you have a smaller foundation then the structural concrete block? Wouldn't you want a minimum of 2"? Your picture shows the blocks hanging over the foundation.

ya...that was a newbie mistake on my part. the bricks hang over about 3/4 of an inch or so on each side. I wasnt real happy about it but structurally I think its ok. At least i HOPE its ok!

[Kemo]

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Looks great Kemo. Your stand and vermiculite base look really nice.

Thanks Ken, I appreciate that

[Kemo]

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Day 13 - cutting bricks and finishing out the oven floor.

I did the best I could with laying the floor, quite honestly, I should have pony'd up the cash for "A Grade" firebricks...at least for the floor anyway. I was having a monster of a time getting the bricks to level out and minimize gaps. Hopefully, Ill have enought firebrick left in the wet saw basin to fill them in later.

Also, I think I may have over did it on the floor. I went "wall to wall" with the firebrick. will this be a problem? here are the pix...

[Acoma]

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Kemo, I believe that your heat within the dome floor will just be spread out more within the expanded brick areas.

[asudavew]

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Also, I think I may have over did it on the floor. I went "wall to wall" with the firebrick. will this be a problem? here are the pix...

It will be more thermal mass to heat up Steve.
But it should retain heat longer.

Heat up times will be longer, but your floor will probably recharge faster after each pizza bake.

Kind of a trade off. Now, I really don't know how much longer heat up times will increase. But I imagine someone with more knowledge in this area will weigh in soon.

Looks very nice though!
Keep it going!

[asudavew]

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I was looking over you floor pics again..... got me to thinking.

Depending on your measurements, there is probably not much difference either cut or not cut.

What are the dimensions on the oven floor, and what size WFO are you building?

Then again... those bricks that protrude will probably pretty get hot.

Are you planning on covering them with the insulating layer? Or is your dome gonna be housed with loose perlite poured in?

[Kemo]

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I plan on building a box type enclosure all the way around with metal and concrete board...finish in stucco. basically it will all be covered up.

[asudavew]

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Well in that case. I think you will be fine.

Like I said, there is just a little more thermal mass, which could actually be a good thing.

I guess we will find out after you get to cook your first pizzas at high temps!

You gonna start the dome this week?

[Kemo]

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You gonna start the dome this week?

I hope to get some bricks laid out and ready to go by Sunday. UT is at home against Nebraska, so saturday is shot. That leaves Friday night and Sunday.

Perhaps I could call in sick tomorrow...

[rlf5]

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Another reason my dome is so slow to complete....football season (college & NFL) + baseball postseason.

[DrakeRemoray]

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Baseball post season....let's hope the Rockies can pull off a victory tonight..they got hammered last night...

[Gentcpa]

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Go Sox!!!!

[sarah h]

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Hockey's started - GO SENS!!

(I can hear you all going "Huh?!")

[asudavew]

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Cowboys bye week.

No Romo.


Not enough daylight.

No entryway.

Project pushed back another week.

Poor Dave

[Gentcpa]

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Halogen's have been my friend after work these days. I just shoot for 6 bricks cut and laid in the evening. I was hoping to be done by next weekend but rain tomorrow looks like it is going to kill that.

Cowboys? Go Pats (It is a good time to be a NE sports fan), especially now that F1 is done for year Macca certainly made a mess of the year...