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  • Neil.B
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    A good day today.
    Two layers of ceramic fire blanket, more thermolite blocks laid and vent/chimney started.
    I have been thinking how to do the vent as I have a very thin landing. I want as big a vent as possible, but all the different ways I could think of would of meant the thermolite block would be seen inside or the vent would be thin.
    I finally thought of cutting the firebrick and thermolite block at angles. It now means the vent will be 6" wide.

    The blocks look a bit of a mix but once all the blocks are rendered it should be a nice finish.
    I'm building an outer arch using the same yellow bricks as the base.
    Last edited by Neil.B; 09-26-2020, 09:15 AM.

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  • Neil.B
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    Thanks Baza , I can only do small fires as I don't have a chimney yet.
    The original plan was to have the pizza oven and smoker directly feed in to the grill chimney, so only one chimney would be exiting the roof instead of three.

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  • Baza
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    FANTASTIC Mate!
    You've done it! Huge hurdle and it looks great!
    now the firing can begin! GO SLOW, I'm told --- little fires to start - and apparently can lose focus and start cooking now that it is closed!
    Good luck getting through those!
    Well done!
    Barry

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  • Neil.B
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    From outside the arch and inside the dome
    Last edited by Neil.B; 09-20-2020, 10:40 AM.

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  • Neil.B
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    Originally I was going to cement the angled brick to form a circle for the keystone, but instead I cut the points off and cut a 9 sided polygon as the keystone but as I was laying them I ended up with a big gap so added another triangle, i didn't bother changing the keystone to a 10 sided polygon.
    I decided to lay the triangles directly on the dome, slight bit of unevenness, but I'm well happy especially as my bricks we quite out of line through the dome.

    My IT would of worked out pefect centre...if I cut my bricks better.
    Last edited by Neil.B; 09-20-2020, 07:15 AM.

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  • Neil.B
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    Great morning as keystone laid and went way easier than I was expecting.
    First I used the angle grinder for 10 minutes and rounded off the hole a bit better.
    Last edited by Neil.B; 09-20-2020, 07:16 AM.

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  • Neil.B
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    Originally posted by Chach View Post

    I know the igloo dome shape is very cool to look at. Wish I was able to keep mine as well but with our weather here it was a safer choice to enclose it. I still look at my build pictures to look at the dome from time to time. I'm not sure that will ever end lol.

    Ricky
    I'm thinking of having the build pictures printed and put in the summerhouse. That way I can bore everyone at parties

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  • Neil.B
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    Originally posted by Baza View Post
    yea - Neil!
    Well done, mate!
    You have done a great job and must be satisfying closing the dome! Tough slogging and it looks good!
    Best line for all builders so far, "it's messy but mine"! Gives us all permission to embrace our off moments in our builds - the ones that make our ovens bespoke!

    Whole build is really taking shape!
    You're making a very special place - keep it up!
    Barry
    Not quite closed off yet...but not long

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  • Neil.B
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    Originally posted by Kvanbael View Post
    Next up the keystone. Congratulations in advance for closing the dome. your arch-transition is indeed especially nice. Inspiring how you managed to line up the arch bricks with the dome courses. If that would be teachable and repeatable, I’d say it should become the standard.
    Thank you. It was very complicated as some bricks (arch and corresponding course) had multiple angles. There probably is an easy way to calculate the angles but that's too complicated for me .
    The red lines show some of the angles for one brick, it actually had a couple more the other side where it met the angled arch brick.

    My bricks are 12" long and I'm thinking of making the keystone out of multiple pieces to make it more interesting. I'll probably cement them all together to make a circle, then transfer to the oven once dried.

    Last edited by Neil.B; 09-15-2020, 12:36 AM.

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  • Chach
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    Originally posted by Neil.B View Post
    Disappointed in myself for not getting more done at the weekend
    Not completely circular and needed a mixture of shapes to get the bricks to fit...i wish i cut the bricks better from day one.

    I love the shape of the dome, it's a shame it will be covered.

    Tried to get a picture of the inner arch and ended up with a selfie, i couldn't stretch my arm, balance the phone and smile all at the same time

    I'm actually very happy with the build so far, especially the inner arch and transition to brick courses...it's messy but mine
    I know the igloo dome shape is very cool to look at. Wish I was able to keep mine as well but with our weather here it was a safer choice to enclose it. I still look at my build pictures to look at the dome from time to time. I'm not sure that will ever end lol.

    Ricky

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  • Baza
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    yea - Neil!
    Well done, mate!
    You have done a great job and must be satisfying closing the dome! Tough slogging and it looks good!
    Best line for all builders so far, "it's messy but mine"! Gives us all permission to embrace our off moments in our builds - the ones that make our ovens bespoke!

    Whole build is really taking shape!
    You're making a very special place - keep it up!
    Barry

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  • Kvanbael
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    Next up the keystone. Congratulations in advance for closing the dome. your arch-transition is indeed especially nice. Inspiring how you managed to line up the arch bricks with the dome courses. If that would be teachable and repeatable, I’d say it should become the standard.

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  • Neil.B
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    Disappointed in myself for not getting more done at the weekend
    Not completely circular and needed a mixture of shapes to get the bricks to fit...i wish i cut the bricks better from day one.

    I love the shape of the dome, it's a shame it will be covered.

    Tried to get a picture of the inner arch and ended up with a selfie, i couldn't stretch my arm, balance the phone and smile all at the same time

    I'm actually very happy with the build so far, especially the inner arch and transition to brick courses...it's messy but mine

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  • Neil.B
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    Ope-dog I bought 600ltr of vermiculite off Facebook market place for the price of 100ltr, so plan on loose between thermal blanket and shell/box/enclosure (what ever it's called).
    I'm trying to build as close to £0 as possible, so the largest voids will have plastic or glass bottles to save wastage of the vermiculite. The outside shell and under cooking floor are thermolite blocks which I belive are very good for their thermal properties (hence their name), i haven't come across any posts on here or the Internet for the same setup, so interested to see the outcome.
    I've only got a narrow landing, so the chimney will be the next experiment, then smoker and grill.
    Last edited by Neil.B; 09-14-2020, 01:53 PM.

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  • Ope-dog
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    Almost there! The build is looking nice! I believe you said you were going to "box" in the dome and insulate. Do you plan to insulate with a v/p mix or are you thinking that you will backfill with loose material between the dome and outer shell? (I apologize if you've covered this already.. maybe I missed it in an earlier thread?) Excited to see the next progressions!

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