Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

[AAAConcreting]

Great oven set up. For a more attractive patio you may want to consider some decorative stained or stamped concrete designs.

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Joe
I experienced the same difficulty and my best advice is don't sweat it too much. Morter covers a lot of sins. I made the best cut i could and then would flip the brick over and manually eyeball it and guide it by hand down the blade as best i could. I can not reccomend this method unless you are stupid like me. Your fingers will get dangerously close to the blade and one slip could cause life long damage. Luckily for me, God looks out for his mistakes and i have a angel on my shoulder.

If i had it to do over again, i would study some of the archs some of our fellow builders have been doing recently. Very impressive. Rather than having the dome mesh into a flat front arch like mine, they have blended the arch into the curvature of the dome. very clean.

One thing to remember, only you will know what the inside arch looks like. Functionally, messy and pretty both cook pizza.

[joensuefay]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Greg, been using your build as a guide for mine. I am also using the angleizer, but am having troubles making the cuts for the arch. my harbor freight saw cant cut thru the 4.5" of brick. Do you have any thoughts or pics of your cuts? any help would be greatly appreciated

[joensuefay]

Re: Inside Arch Complete

how did you make the cuts for the arch? I also have the angleizer, but my saw can"t make the cuts all the way thru the 4.5" brick

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Jeff,
Thank you very much. It was a lot of work, but very satisfying and rewarding. We consistently use it several times a month.

[jeffesonm]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Amazing job. I just registered to say how inspiring this is. Hope to have my own one day in the not too distant future.

[Dino_Pizza]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Dino,
Ice in my wine? Perish the thought.
Ice in my homemade Sangria on a hot day, required.

It WAS Sangria! thank god. That's a wonderful choice for this sweltering hot early summer we're having.

BTW: I like your breakfast pizza too. Potato (on ANY pizza, not just a breakfast one) is a greatly overlooked topping.

thanks for posting the pics,
-
Dino

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

and for the kids (of all ages).
Smores pizza.

melted butter
crushed graham crackers
Nutella

cook until almost done.
add minature marshmellows.
They only take 30 seconds to brown.

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Dino,
Ice in my wine? Perish the thought.
Ice in my homemade Sangria on a hot day, required.

While far from healthy, the Pizza Carbonara was delicious.

Also tried breakfast pizza the next morning.

coat crust and thing sliced potatoes with olive oil. Layer par-cooked bacon, goat cheese, potatos, thin sliced red onion, salt and pepper to taste. cook til crust is slightly firm (30sec), pull out, crack egg in the center, back in until egg is firm. Yum.

[Dino_Pizza]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Great pizza there Greg. Been wanting to add an egg to a pizza and this looks fantastic. Um, is that a sangria or is there ice cubes in your wine glass?

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Pizza Carbonara - Two eggs scrambled mixed with 1 cup Romano cheese and fresh ground black pepper. Lots of pancetta on top. Cook in a wood fired oven at 900deg F for 90seconds. Off da hook. Each slice comes with a defibrillator.

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Bought it someplace like Kmart for the fireplace a long time ago. All four tools on one stand maybe 30" high.

[V-wiz]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

understand the rush. the hardest part is after the oven is built and ready to cook but before you make it pretty. many a builder have left months (dare i say years) go by before finishing it. i took the advice of many others and prepared myself mentally for the transition. took three days off from work and pushed through to knock out the outside. I am glad i did, cuz once your belly is full of wine and pizza, who wants to work anymore.

the hook is perfect. it came as part of a fireplace tool set complete with a ash shovel, small broom and log lifter. the four piece set was less than $40.

Where did you get all that for $40?

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Simmer time pizza parties are in full swing

[geisen]

Re: Greg's Pompeii 42" - San Diego

Steve
I have never had a problem so i can't really say where the challenge is.
try this thread

http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f2/uploading-photos-3241.html

greg