Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

11th and second to last row going up. Switching from the clamp used to hold the brick, to the 8 inch wood platform. No more room for the clamp. Started row with 1/2 bricks and had to take them down and restart with 1/3 bricks. worked much better.

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Back from vacation in Kona. Two courses to go and three days to do it.

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Mike
I cut the bricks in half. and then cut left and right sides with a compound cut. no top or bottom cuts. See post #73 above with pictures. worked great.
The taper from front to back (inside face to outside0 seemed to work pretty good at about 5deg until the 10th course. The Taper top to bottom varies as you go up. I did 4deg for a couple rows, then 5deg, 7 and now 9deg. Don't remember which post but someone laid out a spread sheet with pictures and a graph. I printed it and use it as a guide but basically just cut a couple bricks, dry lay them, and see how my joints line up.

Joe
I will take your advice and study up. I only have 9" for the depth of the flue and the outer arch. probably end up making the arch only 4" deep to make a deeper flue.

thanks for the caution.

greg

[Calabrese]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Hi Greg

The oven looks great. The dome itself looks perfect and really clean.
When building my dome I really paid attention to the dome and didn't research the flu design enough - consequently it doesn't draw the smoke like I would have hoped. Take a look back at Dino's and Les's builds as they look like they were bang-on, as far as their two different approaches. Just a heads-up.

CHEERS
JOE

[mikeye15]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Hey Greg do you cut a different taper on every course of brick. I'm lagging I have the hearth ready but the wife want's me to get the covered patio all framed. Just finishing the arches then will be able to start. Looks great
Mike

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Eric
Thank you. when does your build begin?
GG

[eprante]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Greg,
It is looking great. You will close it up soon. Very clean brick work.

Eric

[blacknoir]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Lookin really good! I'm using the mortar recipe and I was looking at my bag of sand today and wondering if I'd make it through the weekend.. sucks to run out eh? Luckily I ordered plenty of fireclay.. the rest is readily available at my local box store.

[bimbo]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

mate awsome build so far, I can only hope mine is half as neat. I also love the flared entry.

Cheers
James

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

And a couple externals.

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Thanks, Mitch

Last night I could see the end of the dome in sight....unfortunately I also saw the end of the Mortar Bag !!! ARGGHHH. James, another order of Mortar please . Mortar seems to be the Pizza oven equivalent of Beer, never seem to have enough on hand.

Anyway, thought I'd be able to finish it over the 4th but now I gotta wait for the FEDEX guy to bring me my next fix.

Here are the shots of unfinished 10th row.

So close.

[Mitchamus]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

looks great - well done!

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Mark
Drop me a line when you have the time. Always happy to except free labor. ;-)
GG

[exceloven]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Greg,
Perfect 16" circle.......show off! Just messing wioth you it looks great I'm just jealous. I would love to see it in person some time. You will enjoy cooking as much as the build, I guarantee that.

Mark

[eprante]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Hey Greg,
I thought that you were going to finish it up after I left. I got the wine racks installed then depleted my supply appropriately. Thanks for the hands on instruction.
The brick work looks excellent ( especially the last course). Thanks again for the time and guidance. Let me know when you get the fire up to 500-600 degrees, I will bring some bread and wine.
Eric