new guy wants to build a pompeii oven in brisbane

[Worb]

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jas - Spent the last week laying foundations, building a brick base (looks like a well) filling it full of rubble (the brother did his part by emptying as many stubbies as possible and throwing them in) and now today finally, I've filled with a vermiculite concrete mix. 5 to 1. I'm with you, strange stuff. It feels like the softfall stuff they put on the ground at the playground. Is this stuff going to harden???

[jas.]

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Hey Worb .good to see another Queensland WFO builder.
and it seems that all us Aussies need a few cold beers to help with the build , nothing wrong with that i'm sure i saw them in the plans somewhere in fine print .
yep the vermiculite will set but not like concrete as i have found , it is still strong after many months and i'm up to the dome stage now.so enjoy and use the forum for all your research too when you get stuck on something and you will....
jas.

[jas.]

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Hi Doug, most of us Brisbane WFO builders have bought the fire bricks direct from clay pave and not from a local brick place or landscaper .
They are easy to cut but make sure you soak them in water first as they are very dusty and wear a mask when cutting. i bought a $148.00 tile cutter from trade tools, new blade $28.00. It works fine, two passes and snap it off.Then there is the the angle grinder with the turbo blade for any other cuts.Also go see Krunal shah at thermal ceramics at 416 bradman st acacia ridge.ph 37115666.
have fun. jas.

[bris-pizza-oven]

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i got my bricks from claypave at $2.20 a brick and i cut them with a grinder (tradetools got the tile cutters after i started) i also got the blanket at bellis australia at coopers plains they were a bit cheaper then the others and rated a bit higher

[Worb]

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Had a little bo peep this arvo. Yeah, it's getting hard, like jas says, not like concrete though. Yesterday, I would have put my left one on the fact I'd be chipping it out and starting again.

Thank god for the aussie FB forum contingent, and the reassurance they bring to us newbies.

[cobblerdave]

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Hey Paul,
I am building a WFO 42 inch / 1100mm I live down at Coffs Harbour and I am just sourcing Fire Bricks as we speak. I have been talking to Feild Furnace in Sydney they have an assortment of Fire Bricks. I am going to Sydney to a Conference on the 12th of November to check them out. My local brick supplier suggested that they could get fire bricks for me through Claypave at about $3.50 each what kind and size do you have I would certanly be interested in what you have. I run an Office Furniture Business in Coffs and have trucks bring me stock from Brisbane regular.
Cheers and Kind Regards
DOUG

Doug
The silica brick from Dinmore are 29 per cent silica lit duty bricks rather than the 30 per cent found in the forno bravo kits. They are still exceptable to build an oven from tho. Most of the blokes in QLD have used them. I myself added 25 mm of fireproof cement to the outside before the insulation to increase the thermal mass. you can also get Fireclay from dinmore for your fireproof cement $25 a bag (I used one ). Bricks were $3.30 (includes GST)
Hope to see more of your build
Regards Dave

[cobblerdave]

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Giday Jas Hi All
Ha isnt it great to see soon more builders on board. Thanks mate for the reply on flour before this forum I hardly used the net for anything so finding somethings were hard.
Oven now dry have started to seal it at last week was a busy weekend so its only party done. also knocked up a table out of block a little while back added a 10 mm compressed cement and tiled looks good and gives me a ready use wood stowage.

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Regards Dave

[cobblerdave]

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just found this post ...(ive been busy using my wfo) yeah the weathers been real bad in brissy lately which is a pain as im a shiftworker and rairly get the time to use it the way it should be

im mainly using mine for roasting on a sunday while mowing the yard its good to be able to use the set and forget type off cooking

last week we did a nice chicken tagine in the oven that turned out better than expected
mines a barrel vault oven but when i build another it will be a pomeii style

if you need anymore fire bricks send me a p.m i have a few left over and i live near claypave

cheers paul

Paul
Love to hear more of you slow cooking methods as I have only made pizza to date Perhaps you could start a new thread

Regards
Dave

[BackyardPermaculture]

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Here's an Aussie recipe for WFO duck - I tried it out and it was amazing:
http://www.wildwoodvalley.com.au/PDF...d%20Fennel.pdf

[cobblerdave]

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Hi Jas
Hows progress your just getting to the interesting bits the entrance and those last chains of bricks I recon

Regards dave

[jas.]

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Hi dave , well not much has happened since last post i worked all weekend and only managed to go out to see the Wfo was still there.
And yep ... still there .
i hope to be out there this weekend . i think the final chains are going to be a challenge.
whats cooking over your way?

[kriso]

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$3.00 a brick, I wish, across the ditch they are trying to sting me for $7.00 a brick.

[cobblerdave]

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Dear Jas
Away this weekend but Ill be checking the forum for progress. You know this is the exciting bit those final chains. Notice the amount of photos of the top of the oven in the forum? I know why most blokes would be chuffed at this stage to see the thing finally stand up. Cutting and placing that finally keystone is a sort of mile stone.
cooking going alright Cooked a leg of lamb last weekend.. long and slow whilst mowing the lawn (weeds) turned out pretty good too... but still got lots to learn.
Regards Dave

[cobblerdave]

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Dear Jas
Hows progress? well spose I should guess? work right! Got lots of work stuff going on myself, getting to the crazy season and work will get harder everyone wants everything done for Xmas Yes even in my trade.
Regards
Dave

[jas.]

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hi dave , yeah work gets in the way most of the time but today we , the wife and i got the dome completed , she prety good on the brick cutting and it was good to have the help.we spent 6 hours trying to finish and finnaly got it done .then cleaned up went to get some pie and icecream for puddin' then luckily the tarp went on cos it rained ...victory to me ,,yeah!!!.
now to clean up next week end and then onto the next step , chimney .
and also got to do some paving as well,i hope it ends soon xmas is just around the corner and the friends have booked themselves in for a feed..
thanks dave ,
jason.