OctoForno

[mirassou]

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I have such an appreciation now for you folks with your perfect builds. It's just fascinating.

[oasiscdm]

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Hi John

That vent landing looks great so not far away now from that fire and PIZZA. I admire your attention to detail it is truly amazing.

Funny your vent landing looks like mine [should I say mine looks like yours ]. Seriously John I want to thank you for your advice and assistance over the last few months. Your knowledge has been invaluable.

I great to have you back.

Good health is yours always.

[stonecutter]

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WFO therapy is what you need. Glad you're back on your feet. Love that floor, can't wait to see how it performs.

[deejayoh]

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Hey John, good to see you back at it. I had a similar set of circumstances last year (laid off, surgery with long recovery). Pizza oven is just what you need to distract yourself. But that oven might be too purty to light a fire in it.

[texman]

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Welcome Back! Glad to see your oven progress and that your health is better as well. Hope that things keep going your way.

Texman

[GianniFocaccia]

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Hello All,

Glad to be back after all these months considering my company closed its CA offices (laying everyone off) and then I hit a bit of a rough patch with my health which initially landed me in the ER. Feeling much better now, but getting old is really getting old and I'm still in my fifties!

Fortunately, I can report I'm on the homestretch on my oven (and now fully-cured dome ). I have completed the entryway save for the last two leveling courses. The welding of my custom-designed flue (by a family member) got derailed but is now at a commercial fabricator who promised it to me last week and now says hopefully day after tomorrow.

I really struggled with an approach to constructing my flared entry and integrating a 13.5"(h) x 22.5"(w) inner arch with a 12.5"(h) x 26"(w) outer arch. I finally got it figured out and kicked myself for not attacking it sooner because it really wasn't that difficult a job, just time-consuming. All in all, it was a fun part of the project.

Anyway, here's some pics and a profile of my vent. I really wanted the vent architecture to be totally seamless to give the oven exhaust every opportunity to go up rather than out the front of the oven. Hence the trapezoidal shape and an outer arch that is an inch lower than the inner arch. I think it came out okay.

I'll report back when I get my flue installed and hopefully a first fire (really?) video a week later.

John

[jbruning]

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got though 10 pages of this addicting thread and I didnt even pour my slabs yet, need to go to bed. Think i am 16 hours of research in

Yeah,
Chip is right on. I've been lurking here off and on for years and just built my oven this year. Once you're hooked.........

[mrchipster]

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got though 10 pages of this addicting thread and I didnt even pour my slabs yet, need to go to bed. Think i am 16 hours of research in

Wait till you have been doing this for a couple of years, I still spend about an hour a day reading on this forum. So much good stuff.

BTW: you stumbled on to one of the best builds by finding this thread.

[Moose4Life]

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got though 10 pages of this addicting thread and I didnt even pour my slabs yet, need to go to bed. Think i am 16 hours of research in

[oasiscdm]

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hi guys dennis chip gulf etc.

Maybe not so far away, I might believe. I have had private conversation, be patient. I think the whole forum wants to see new posts from John around his completion, front arch landing, fire up etc.

I'm thinking all in good time.

It would be a shame to dirty up his oven, it looks so damn PRETTY.

[deejayoh]

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I like to see all the pretty ovens get covered with soot! Makes me feel better. But I think John's curing period puts yours to shame Gulf.

[Gulf]

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I still have cosmetic things to do; are Yours all done?

Close but, not! ready for a reveal

[mrchipster]

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It actually did work, but I did find that cooking (as much fun as it is ) did sort of interfere with finishing the cosmetic parts of the build .

I still have cosmetic things to do; are Yours ALL! done?

[Gulf]

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Well I guess it worked and as we all know you needed it just like everyone at some point in their build.

It actually did work, but I did find that cooking (as much fun as it is ) did sort of interfere with finishing the cosmetic parts of the build .

[mrchipster]

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Now, this really is "deja vu" for me. DJ lit a fire under my as with almost the same post . Here, Post #320.

Well I guess it worked and as we all know you needed it just like everyone at some point in their build.