Tools in Australia

[Greenman]

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John - I have a small table saw and did most of the cut with that and finished it off with a handsaw. The metal was cut a tad oversize and filed back after assembly to make a clean finish with the timber.

The beauty of aluminium is that it is easy to work with limited metalworking tools.

[chubbybones]

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John - I have a small table saw and did most of the cut with that and finished it off with a handsaw. The metal was cut a tad oversize and filed back after assembly to make a clean finish with the timber.

The beauty of aluminium is that it is easy to work with limited metalworking tools.

Good idea,i like it .I might have to try it.I made some very rudimentary tools just for chrissy but they are far from elegantCan i ask what piece of timber you started with ?

[Greenman]

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I started with 100mm x 25mm dressed pine for the large peel and the handle for the small one was made from the offcut from that. The others are all timber dowel except for the curved rake, that is aluminium tube. The metal I got from the scrap metal dealer, it was new (still had the plastic attached) offcuts from a fabrication shop by the look. They sell it on weight and it cost very little.

Good luck with the project, it is rewarding work.

[hungng]

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Have a look at Nisbets website. Peels, brushes etc. I got my infa-red thermometer off ebay for $28.

[Greenman]

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That is very reasonably priced!

[oasiscdm]

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Hey Colin

The small peel is 190mm and the scoop/shovel is 200mm wide. Bunnings have the shovels in the BBQ section and I replaced the handle with a longer one.

I started off with placing the pizza on the oven floor straight from the large peel. I had mixed success. It worked fine most of the time but the disasters were quite spectacular. I have been using the FB Neo recipe and am happy with it since I like a puffy edge and thin/ish base. Only thing I have found (as I sort out how thin is too thin) is that if they have been on the peel for a while I have difficulty getting them to slip off.

To get to the point, when multiple people are assembling them and they may be around for a while I put them on trays for the first spring and then put them onto the hearth. That seems both safe and effective. I have some perforated trays from Aldi that don't twist with the heat and failures are rare now. One of the pics shows a tray.

In the interest of reality I have attached a reminder that we are only human.

Thanks for that I have bought some metal trays decided it would be easier to cook on tray then finish on hearth. Seems to work. I have also found it difficult removing them from the peel. Maybe with some flour would help the removal process. My challenge is getting the floor hot enough.

[Greenman]

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In the discussion about tools there has been mention of metal brushes. Just found this in the Courier Mail newspaper. It reinforces my concerns about using metal brushes in the oven.

No Cookies | The Courier-Mail

Cause for some thought.