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  • hungng
    Peasant
    • Jun 2011
    • 25

    #1

    Cracks

    I followed the advise on curing very carefully and last night decided that it was time to crank it up a bit. Now I have cracks!
    The largest is about 1.5mm wide and had a small amount of smoke coming out of it. The rest are hairline and don't seem to go all the way through.
    What do I do now? Should I cut out as much as the mortar as I can on the big crack and refill it?
    The cracks closed up a lot as the oven cooled but the big one is still visible. Note that I haven't put the insulation on yet.
  • Les
    Il Pizzaiolo
    • Sep 2005
    • 2945

    #2
    Re: Cracks

    cover it up and call it good. Following the curing process has never been a guaranty that cracks will not happen. If you are only seeing 1.5mm cracks consider yourself lucky, trust me, there have been far worse.
    Check out my pictures here:
    http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/les-build-4207.html

    If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving isn't for you.

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    • Ken524
      Il Pizzaiolo
      • May 2007
      • 1655

      #3
      Re: Cracks

      Yep. What Les said. Insulate and press on.
      Ken H. - Kentucky
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      • WJW
        Journeyman
        • Jan 2012
        • 388

        #4
        Re: Cracks

        Agreed. Ignore them. They don't matter.

        Bill

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