Well i quess im building an oven!

[asudavew]

well...

my dome stays hot for 2 to 3 days!

no need for a barrel...
Pompeii is the new pink....

Less material, less wood, definitely the way to go....

Just my 2 percent of a dollar....

[gjbingham]

Yup! Do some more reading. As always, dmun's right on track. James first built a bread baking style oven, but was unhappy with the results and work required to get it hot enough to make pizza. You just need to ask yourself what you want to do with the oven, and build the type oven best suited to your needs.

You can beef up a pompeii style pizza oven with extra cladding outside the dome to give you more retained heat for extended bake sessions, but it will cost you more wood and time to get it hot. Most importantly, don't underinsulate, especially beneath the floor of the oven. That's where all my residual heat seams to go.

[FIREANDFLAMES]

Well i think you guys have me convinced... why am i so scared of the dome construction??? The plus is the plans have it all laid out!

[FIREANDFLAMES]

I was checking out different products my work has and stubled on ceramic fire brick and american fibrex block insulation i think i should buy some from my work what do you think?

Mount Etna Partners, LLC - Refractory insulation,Ceramic insulation,Block insulation,High temperature,Specialty insulation,Vacuum former,Insulation manufacturer,Insulation fabricator,Insulation,Mineral wool

[FIREANDFLAMES]

Here is the site location.

[dmun]

I like it! It's strategically located behind the neighbor's shed so they can't see what your doing until the chimney sticks up!

[FIREANDFLAMES]

That pic is decieving there is an alley behind my fence and that house has a 5-6 metre yard till his house. And whats cool is all the people around me love and have fire pits so im gonna be a hit.....finally im important!
Im crazy i find something i like and dive in with both feet, about two weeks ago i found a cheese and sausage making site and already ive made a queso blanco cheese and some awsome pork sausages. I cant wait to taste my homemade mozza on a fired pizza MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!

[FIREANDFLAMES]

I cant believe it the small town i live in actually had somthing i needed, VERMICULITE! The hardware store got a surplus of the stuff and could not sell it so the guy gave me a deal! Check out the deal i got....

2 - 180L bags for $70

reg price 1 bag for $79.99

[FIREANDFLAMES]

Hello all, i have dug my hole and was wondering i only dug down approx 7-8" on average and i hit clay, is this deep enough?

[Gareth]

Originally Posted by FIREANDFLAMES

i only dug down approx 7-8" on average and i hit clay, is this deep enough?

It depends on your frost line, you want to be below it if al possible.