Les' Build

[Les]

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Got the second flue cut yesterday - got the idea from David. Had to use a dry blade so it was pretty messy work. This is as high as I am going to go. Hopefully it draws well.

Les...

[Les]

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I think I have the same grill light as you - mine unfortunately has a rusted stem - apparently I nicked the plastic covering and water found it's way in.

Christo

Christo - I think it's an issue with these lights. My neighbor put them in a year earlier then me, he has rust, and now I'm starting to see some as well.

You would think that they would make them out of stainless, charge us for it, and call it good.

Les...

[christo]

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so far it doesn't look like squares and circles have been a problem to you!!!

I still go back to how much I like the dark mortar.

I think I have the same grill light as you - mine unfortunately has a rusted stem - apparently I nicked the plastic covering and water found it's way in. Other than that, I like it.

Christo

[Les]

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Another milestone passed. Got the arch done. I'm hoping that things get a little faster from here. Tyeing into the dome is going to require a lot of grinding I'm afraid. Square's and curves don't get along too well.

Les...

[Les]

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Gorilla glue... now there's something I never heard of before!

Les, your dome looks fantastic on the outside, too. I love its elegant shape with just the hint of a point on top!

Thanks Frances,

It's the point that I was trying to get rid of. I moved on to getting all the brickwork done and may go back and revisit the dome. In time, I may just say "good enough"

[Frances]

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Gorilla glue... now there's something I never heard of before!

Les, your dome looks fantastic on the outside, too. I love its elegant shape with just the hint of a point on top!

[Les]

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I have used many materials to build this oven; super glue, gorilla glue, and finally hot melt glue. BUT, today, I used the mother of all - Duct tape. I knew it would be a matter of time, just didn't know where. When I sat my first arches, I took great pain cutting shallow slots into 1/4 wood so I could build the forms. This will work just as well.

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[Les]

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Got the acrylic stucco on today. That's another nasty job - It's like working with sand that is soaked in paint, clean up is a bitch (still more to do when it dry's). I also got the first course of common brick down with the re-bar to solidify the walls. As much as I hate to do it, I think I will hit it again with the stucco - try and get a more uniform finish.

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[CajunKnight]

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once a big dog always a big dog, where the poop is concerned.

roflmao!!!!

btw really like the tools you have come up with there. i have the stainless steel to work that end when the time comes.

[Les]

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The shovel is a pooper scooper ?

What size dogs do you have out there ????

Ciao Rog

A chocolate lab - she was 90 pounds but we had to put her on a diet, now she weighs about 75. Didn't seem to change the size of the poop though.

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[BrritSki]

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... the shovel and rake is a pooper scooper...

The shovel is a pooper scooper ?

What size dogs do you have out there ????

Ciao Rog

[Les]

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It was online, I don't recall where but I can find out for you tonight. Also, it is bolted on. The welding I had to do was for the shovel - it needed a 90 degree bend.

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[Breven]

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Les-

Where'd you find that brush head, Home Depot?
I'm going to make one tonight. Though I can't weld, so I'll have to bolt on a handle.

[sarah h]

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Love those tools and just wish I had any welding skills - yours look fine to me!

[Breven]

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Les...

I dig the tool rack. I'm totally stealing that idea & design.