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  • #46
    Re: Justin Pompeii

    Looking good!

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    • #47
      Re: Justin Pompeii

      Did a couple more courses today, started using 1/4 bricks as well. Im a bit worried about this thing staying together now as the bricks are almost vertical.
      Justin
      My 40" Oven progress http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/j...peii-5495.html

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      • #48
        Re: Justin Pompeii

        Don't worry, the rest of us have been there, too. Just keep the forms in until everything is dry. Looking good!

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        • #49
          Re: Justin Pompeii

          Great advice.

          My arch collapse was likely a result of me removing the forms way too early.

          The oven looks great - you are really close now.

          Any special plans for the keystone?

          Christo
          My oven progress -
          http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/c...cina-1227.html
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          • #50
            Re: Justin Pompeii

            Belive me, Christo, I wanted to take them out about 10 minutes after the Keystone was in place. Dad (who at 62 is somewhat less excitable than I) made us wait a whole day. It was agony. Now I'm glad he did, but at that point I had to go home to keep from touching it.

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            • #51
              Re: Justin Pompeii

              Originally posted by Justin View Post
              Ok, i finished stacking blocks today and cut up all the rebar. i will pour the concret in the cores tomorrow. Did i mention im doing all this after work each day..soo very tired. haha.

              Ma non ci mettete voi la malta tra un blocco e l'altro?

              Strano metodo....

              Ciao

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              • #52
                Re: Justin Pompeii

                Sorry i havnt posted any updates for a while. So i will summarise what ive been up to for the last couple of weeks

                I finished the dome and covered the main dome part with 2 layers of insulating blanket, the inner one was about 1 inch (25mm) thick and the outer is about 1/2 inch (12mm) thick with a thick aluminum coating. I layered these on the dome and sealed the joins with aluminum tape, this way the insulating concrete liquid will not seep into the blanket

                I then boxed up around the base of the dome ready for insulating concrete, for this i used a product called Shiralite.
                Last edited by Justin; 12-29-2008, 03:05 AM.
                Justin
                My 40" Oven progress http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/j...peii-5495.html

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                • #53
                  Re: Justin Pompeii

                  I have now finished the insulation then attached inner and outer chimney flu and front veneer bricks. So now i need to render the dome with coloured concrete render and float the top slab up the level of top of floor bricks. I lit the first fire yesterday and nothing cracked or exploded, even at 100-150Deg C for about 1 hour.
                  Justin
                  My 40" Oven progress http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/j...peii-5495.html

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                  • #54
                    Re: Justin Pompeii

                    And a couple more photos..
                    Justin
                    My 40" Oven progress http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/j...peii-5495.html

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                    • #55
                      Re: Justin Pompeii

                      Justin - Looks great! You've made a lot of progress.

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                      • #56
                        Re: Justin Pompeii

                        Wow- Great progress!!!

                        Thanks for the pics

                        Christo
                        My oven progress -
                        http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/c...cina-1227.html
                        sigpic

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                        • #57
                          Re: Justin Pompeii

                          Very nice, Justin. It feels great to light that fire, doesn't it! Even better when the dome stays up when you do!
                          Elizabeth

                          http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/e...html#post41545

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                          • #58
                            Re: Justin Pompeii

                            Gorgeous work! I really like the form you made for the insulating concrete layer. I only used blanket, but I've read so many times about that lower part being the most difficult. Nice solution.
                            Nikki

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                            • #59
                              Re: Justin Pompeii

                              Ive been offline for quite a while, but i thought i would add a couple more photos for the sake of completeness, i made the door for wood storage area last weekend, the wood was given to me by a relative for burning in the oven but i thought it had character, lol.
                              Since completion i have cooked around 100 pizzas and a few roasts and bread etc, i absolutely love it!
                              Justin
                              My 40" Oven progress http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/j...peii-5495.html

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                              • #60
                                Re: Justin Pompeii

                                Nice build Justin. The oven turned out really well. Thanks for the final pics. They make for a nice ending to the story.
                                G.
                                GJBingham
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                                Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make mistakes when nobody is looking.

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