Justin Pompeii

[karl]

Re: Justin Pompeii

Hello Justin,

Careful with that opening form. You should put in a few wedges to lift the form slightly or you may have troble getting it out after completing the arch.

Or maybe you have done something clever there which I cannot see.

karl

[oventhusiast]

Re: Justin Pompeii

This looks to be another A++ oven!!! Get plenty of exercise because a finished oven is good for about a ten to fifteen pound gain!!!
Rick

[Justin]

Re: Justin Pompeii

Got 2 more courses done today, yay!

[amber]

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Bill is right, once you get to the dome, things really begin to fly! Good luck!

[Bandrasco]

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It will go faster than you think Justin. Looks great!

[Justin]

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Heres the latest progress photo. Things haven't progressed as fast as i had wished, but it does feel good to begin the dome section. i hope to make a couple of extra courses this weekend.

[amber]

Re: Justin Pompeii

I left an expansion space in mine, just to be sure.

[Justin]

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Great looking job Justin i cut a expansion joint across my chimney area due to
the stainless steel flue mounting warping causing 2 cracks to run across the dome as i fired the oven.
I would only do this after all else has failed mate.
Cheers Peter

Hi peter, how did you mount your chimney? i have a 6inch ID/ 8 inch OD chimney with a cowl, but no good way to secure it at the bottom.

[toyota08]

Re: Justin Pompeii

Great looking job Justin i cut a expansion joint across my chimney area due to
the stainless steel flue mounting warping causing 2 cracks to run across the dome as i fired the oven.
I would only do this after all else has failed mate.
Cheers Peter

[nodoubt68]

Re: Justin Pompeii

Hi Justin, love ya work so far. I also like your design with your dual firewood boxes. Good luck matey, looking forward to watching your progress.

[Bandrasco]

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Looks great Justin!

[Justin]

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Ok, so i made a very elaborate formwork for the insulating slab layer, only problem was that i made the mix too watery and now it taking forever to dry (yes i am impatient) so now im doing other stuff like making forms for door arches etc while i wait.
I cant wait to get the floor on!

[Justin]

Re: Justin Pompeii

Hi Justin,

Just a recommendation. I'm not sure if you have decided on your dome assembly method but if you have not then I definitely recommend that you go ahead and taper your bricks. I have not and I regret it.

Cheers,
Kosta

I was originally planning on not tapering my bricks but i am now thinking otherwise. ill probably end up cutting them as im a bit of a perfectionist.

justin,

I've heard about people leaving a break between teh arch and dome, but for expansion/contraction reasons. I have no idea if this is a good move or not. Maybe someone who has done it/thought about it can weigh in?

I hope so I guess its not that bg of a deal then since noone seems to do this and thier ovens all work fine..

Don't worry, that's all part of the construction process. You'd probably be doing something wrong if you didn't feel like that...

When I was building my dome there were a lot of discussions about having a thermal break between the dome and the archway. I can't remember if anyone actually went that way in the end - the consensus seemed to be that it would be more trouble than it was worth. The heat has to go out somewhere eventually. I believe its also a structural thing, if you have an added break just there, the archway may not tie in with the dome so well.

Somebody even had these really neat plans for an inivisible thermal break inside the dome floor just under the doorway. Does anyone remember who that was?

Yeah probably just better to keep it simple. thanks for the advice everyone!

[Frances]

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i just have minor freak outs some times and feel im designing this thing the wrong way.

Don't worry, that's all part of the construction process. You'd probably be doing something wrong if you didn't feel like that...

When I was building my dome there were a lot of discussions about having a thermal break between the dome and the archway. I can't remember if anyone actually went that way in the end - the consensus seemed to be that it would be more trouble than it was worth. The heat has to go out somewhere eventually. I believe its also a structural thing, if you have an added break just there, the archway may not tie in with the dome so well.

Somebody even had these really neat plans for an inivisible thermal break inside the dome floor just under the doorway. Does anyone remember who that was?

[amber]

Re: Justin Pompeii

justin,

I've heard about people leaving a break between teh arch and dome, but for expansion/contraction reasons. I have no idea if this is a good move or not. Maybe someone who has done it/thought about it can weigh in?