My "Earthy" Outdoor Kitchen Build Other Oven Types Discuss My "Earthy" Outdoor Kitchen Build in the Pizza Oven Design and Installation forums; Originally Posted by Modthyrth Magnificent! The story of your first pizza is one to remember, certainly! What kind of door ...

[charger10s]

Originally Posted by Modthyrth

Magnificent! The story of your first pizza is one to remember, certainly!

What kind of door are you going to make?

I think I am going for one of the metal "hollow" doors that I can fill with my insulation board leftovers. I bought some scrap metal from somebody on Craigslist.

This will surely test my metal-working skills, but I'm going to give it a go and see what happens.

[Dino_Pizza]

Nice looking 1st pizza! The bread is great too. Congratulations. Once your weather cools down, you'll have a great time hanging out by the oven.

Your tools are great. I'm just using short handled garden tools still. Did you do any welding on your tools or are they just cut to fit and bolted? I've kind of drawn the line at brick work and cement and I'm trying to avoid buying a welder just for tools and a door so I'm hoping to make something similar to yours.

thanks, Dino

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Originally Posted by Dino_Pizza

Nice looking 1st pizza! The bread is great too. Congratulations. Once your weather cools down, you'll have a great time hanging out by the oven.

Your tools are great. I'm just using short handled garden tools still. Did you do any welding on your tools or are they just cut to fit and bolted? I've kind of drawn the line at brick work and cement and I'm trying to avoid buying a welder just for tools and a door so I'm hoping to make something similar to yours.

thanks, Dino

Dino,

No welding on the the tools. The only power tools I used were a drill and an angle grinder. I bought a baking pan at the Goodwill store and cut it into 2 pieces, then using a chisel and hammer, punched some holes through it. Then I drill holes in the pipes and the pan, and bolted it all together. It's not perfect, but it works well, and the price was right!

The tricky part is drilling through the pipe, as the drill wants to "walk" off of center, but if you clamp the pipe down tight enough and take your time, it can be done.

I'm hoping I can do something similar with the door; I do have a small welder, but I'm not very good yet.

Toby

[ronzorelli]

this is awesome!

[charger10s]

Originally Posted by ronzorelli

this is awesome!

Thanks, it's been fun. I'm working on the enclosure right now, hopefully I'll have some pictures this weekend.

[Archena]

Coolness!


Just a thought but maybe you could hammer the pipe flat where it connects to the pan. It would probably be easier (and safer) to drill.

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Clay Oven Update = Pending Disaster

I guess getting the right mix of clay and sand is harder than I first thought.
Over the course of using the oven, I have had bits or sand and clay fall in the oven, but nothing too serious.

Well, that is going to change any day now.

I have major cracks in my vent opening, and the chunks are loose. I'm sure it's going to fall if I bump or push on it. Oh well, I guess I'm glad I never got around to finishing my enclosure.

So, I will be dismantling the enclosure, bagging up the loose Perlite, and destroying the clay dome. That part should be fun...I guess.

The bricks are purchased, and the cutting has begun. I will start a new thread to chronicle my "new" brick oven build!

[BackyardPermaculture]

Ouch - as someone just completing a clay oven build, this is somewhat disturbing!

[charger10s]

You clay mixture looks a little more scientific than mine. We simply mixed up a batch of Arizona clay (dug up in my yard) with sand and water, trying to keep a 75/25-60/40 sand to clay ratio.

[Archena]

Um, you didn't use straw?