Hendo's dome gauge -- nice idea Tools, Tips and Techniques Discuss Hendo's dome gauge -- nice idea in the Pizza Oven Design and Installation forums; PHIPHAM Hendo's gauge was inspirational and spawned many a great dome. I am currently using one of the Hendo gauge ...

[geisen]

PHIPHAM
Hendo's gauge was inspirational and spawned many a great dome.
I am currently using one of the Hendo gauge offspring that takes his great idea and improves on it with a clamp to insure each brick's distance AND angle is perfect.
Check it out at:
http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f28/...heme-2985.html (My indispensible tool (a variation on a FB theme))

It has made the dome a no brainer (perfect for me).
Also using "the angleizer" to take the brain work out of the arches.
Availble at HD, see it on my thread.
Good luck.
Regards
Greg

[SCChris]

I've been mulling over this tool and how I'm going to build it. I'm going to prototype a tool made from a lazy susan, 2 models are available at Lowes. Look for Waxman and lazy susan. It's not a great advantage to have the bearing, but that for $6 to $10 I have 360 degrees covered. Next by connecting a horizontal rod across the upper, free, rotating plate I can cover the pivot for the vertical changes. I'm leaning toward a threaded hoizontal rod with aircraft bolts to attach it to L brackets at the edges of the lazy susan and two more to bracket the rod at the center point that sets the radius. So this part of the unit in the end is like a universal joint on truck. Mount the whole thing to plywood or masonite or whatever you need to to have a steady, non moving base.
Comments?

Chris

[backinoz]

Thought I would share my variation of the indispensable tool with what I think is the next step in innovation.
For the universal joint I have used a magnetic door stop from the local hardware store. The shaft is made from some dowel and it all screws together. The advantages for this design is

• Able to be constructed with no welding
• Allows infinite accurate movement in all directions without sticking or catching that you would get with hinges or wire
• The end has a spring so if clearance is required the spring will allow ~2-3mm clearance
• Can be removed easily at the end of the day or to attach a pen etc. Can be removed without getting into the oven.

The base just screws to the plywood in the oven. (more pictures when I start)

[jmhepworth]

Great idea. More pictures.

[joepierce1988]

Very nice and original idea.

[1critter]

I am a newbee here, this is a valuable piece of info. for me.
Thank You
Ric