Alan Scott oven in sydney

[cobblerdave]

Re: Alan Scott oven in sydney

Gudday
5 in of pealite cement is roughly equal to 2 1/2 in of ceramic ... "Plentiful sufficiency" I recon
Regards dave

[chubbybones]

Re: Alan Scott oven in sydney

Looks good. Wish I could get that much done between work commitments!

Is the plan to just put the vermimix between the blocks and the bricks to serve as a buttress? Are you planning any other insulation or is that enough?

Hi Mark,
That was the plan.I've been reassured this is more than adequate for the sides and back.
But for the dome,im going to wrap it in 2 layers of ceramic blanket and then 75 mm of vermimix to hold it together.

Gudday
5 in of pealite cement is roughly equal to 2 1/2 in of ceramic ... "Plentiful sufficiency" I recon
Regards dave

Hi Dave,thats exactly what karangi dude said aswell.Im going to stick with his advice,the guy knows his stuff.

[chubbybones]

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Quick question to anyone out there in the know.

I was wondering if anyone in Sydney has had any success in tracking down a clay chimney flue?So far online searches have come up empty so if anyone has any idea where i could get one,that would be great.
I'm wanting to build a brick chimney and would prefer a clay liner rather than a SS one.

Thanks guys,
John.

[brickie in oz]

Re: Alan Scott oven in sydney

Quick question to anyone out there in the know.

I was wondering if anyone in Sydney has had any success in tracking down a clay chimney flue?So far online searches have come up empty so if anyone has any idea where i could get one,that would be great.
I'm wanting to build a brick chimney and would prefer a clay liner rather than a SS one.

Thanks guys,
John.

You dont need a clay liner, its a USA thing, brick flues work just as well with out it.

[cobblerdave]

Re: Alan Scott oven in sydney

You dont need a clay liner, its a USA thing, brick flues work just as well with out it.

Gudday
Unfortunately its not available and it really not required to build a brick chimney.... But it would be great to have a straight form to build a straight brick chimney to
I chickened out and kept mine low. Which I can cause its well away from houses.
Regards Dave

[BOOMERS WFO]

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Hi John,

I know it is not in Sydney but you could try calling John at Bennetts Pottery in Magill, SA. I know he does terracotta flues, particularly period specific. A very good product made with quality and skill. He may have suppliers in Sydney or supply direct. He also makes to order.

Website link:

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Cheers

Craig

[chubbybones]

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Thanks guys,
I will probably end up not using one at all.
Thanks Craig,i might call him up anyways,cheers.

[TropicalCoasting]

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I used to fix a few chimneys in Melbourne in a past life and used these guys.
Chimney Pots
they do deliver.
I might add something to my one when I build it from there too.

[cobblerdave]

Re: Alan Scott oven in sydney

Gudday
I'm a little confused at this point
Are we talking about ceramic flue liners in the US .... Or chimney pots.... What I thought was the thing that that went on the top of a brick chimney?
Sorry lived for a short time in the southern States ( Aussie the south is colder) but the niceties of chimneys is not my strong point it seems.
Regards dave

[cobblerdave]

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http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps8b92b9d9.jpg
Gudday
This is a flue Linner? (thanks Kurtloup)
Regards Dave

[david s]

Re: Alan Scott oven in sydney

Quick question to anyone out there in the know.

I was wondering if anyone in Sydney has had any success in tracking down a clay chimney flue?So far online searches have come up empty so if anyone has any idea where i could get one,that would be great.
I'm wanting to build a brick chimney and would prefer a clay liner rather than a SS one.

Thanks guys,
John.

Before the plastic era clay pipes were used exclusively for drainage. You may be able to find one of the appropriate diameter.

[chubbybones]

Re: Alan Scott oven in sydney

Hi John,

I know it is not in Sydney but you could try calling John at Bennetts Pottery in Magill, SA. I know he does terracotta flues, particularly period specific. A very good product made with quality and skill. He may have suppliers in Sydney or supply direct. He also makes to order.

Website link:

HOME

Cheers

Craig

Call;ed them but no luck,they suggested i buy some sorty of castable and make my own

I used to fix a few chimneys in Melbourne in a past life and used these guys.
Chimney Pots
they do deliver.
I might add something to my one when I build it from there too.

Hi TC,thanks but i was thinking more along the lines of flue liner rather than chimney pot although i guess a chimney pot could be used and encased in brickwork but i think ill build the chimney without one.

Gudday
I'm a little confused at this point
Are we talking about ceramic flue liners in the US .... Or chimney pots.... What I thought was the thing that that went on the top of a brick chimney?
Sorry lived for a short time in the southern States ( Aussie the south is colder) but the niceties of chimneys is not my strong point it seems.
Regards dave

Correct, i meant the flue liners.

http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps8b92b9d9.jpg
Gudday
This is a flue Linner? (thanks Kurtloup)
Regards Dave

Yep,thats the one,,i thought for sure i could find one somewhere in Sydney but alas!

Before the plastic era clay pipes were used exclusively for drainage. You may be able to find one of the appropriate diameter.

An old terracotta sewer pipe?there's an idea.It might smell for the first few fires but after that it would be good to go.

Cheers,John

[cobblerdave]

Re: Alan Scott oven in sydney

Gudday

An ceramic waste pipe that I had planned to use in my oven which my wife used as a base for a bird bath . It's that much longer as well as 1/2 is buried in the ground. I discarded its use for a chimney for two reasons. First its only 5 ins 125 mm which its much to small for a 42 in 1 mtre oven its should really have a 8 in 200 mm one . Secound is the real possibility of kids breaking it as the clamber over the oven as kids do.
You could possibly use twin pipes I suppose.
As for used one. I doubt it. They were cemented together as the pipe would break long before you could get it apart. You usually come across them as builders leave a couple spare under a completed house along with spare roof tiles. I suppose most people would never have seen one as plastic has been used for so long now.
Regards Dave

[chubbybones]

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Hi guys,
Well its been raining a lot here in sydney the last few days so i didnt get much done at all but did manage to get the dome done.If im being honest im not real happy with the results.Its structurally strong but just doesn't look too aesthetically pleasing and the joints on the underside are bigger than what i had hoped for.This is probably due to the low height of the arch.
Also i've been left with a lot of gaps in those joints once i removed the form.
Should i make up a small batch of homebrew and patch up those gaps or will they not hold up later on down the track when i fire up the oven at high temps.
Regards John.

[chubbybones]

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