John's 42inch Aussie WFO Pompeii Oven Construction Discuss John's 42inch Aussie WFO in the Pizza Oven Design and Installation forums; John, for brick cutting I created a tool to set the radius from the axis of the hemisphere and hold ...

[SCChris]

John, for brick cutting I created a tool to set the radius from the axis of the hemisphere and hold the brick at the correct course angle. Although my 10" saw didn't, couldn't, get deeper than a 3.5" cut, it set the angles that allowed me to complete the side cuts. The tapering of the bricks, taking 1/2" off the top front inside of the bricks, was done with a simple jig.

"http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f28/new-brick-cutting-tool-old-tool-7649.html"

Here is the thread from the tools forum.

Chris

[jmhepworth]

Ignore the lip. Once you get fire in the oven, you stop looking at the minor imperfections.

Joe

[SCChris]

Joe's right! Without that brick milling machine getting a mirror finish on the interior would be a real bear..

Chris

[John K]

Originally Posted by SCChris

John, for brick cutting I created a tool to set the radius from the axis of the hemisphere and hold the brick at the correct course angle.
"http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f28/new-brick-cutting-tool-old-tool-7649.html"

Hi Chris your tool looks great but well beyond what I could probably create. I'm glad you were able to create something to help with your cuts and am sure you had fun designing it too.

I will stick to the old fashioned shims as they seem to work okay. Keep on creating those tools!!

John

[John K]

Originally Posted by jmhepworth

Ignore the lip. Once you get fire in the oven, you stop looking at the minor imperfections.

Joe

Thanks Joe I'll try my best to pretend that they are not there

John

[John K]

Completed the second ring and have begun on the 3rd.

I decided not to splay the 3rd ring as it was very time consuming and my cutting blade is on it's last legs. Will need to source a new 14inch blade in the coming days.

[John K]

My brother in-law was kind enough to calculate my arch brick dimensions based on a template I had provided him

It looks like I will need 11 bricks

The attached scan has not allowed for any mortar joints but I will look at the final dimensions and factor in a 6-8 millimeter joint.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

Hi John,
Your brick & Mortar work is looking really good, Very nice joints...
Keep up the good work,
Mark

[SCChris]

John, I agree with Mark, your brickwork looks great!! Take your time and don't worry about the little things.

Chris

[John K]

Thanks Guys. As I have never worked with bricks before I am really enjoying myself!

Mark, I saw your pics of your WFO and it is looks great. I was unable to find a link to your thread though? Do you have one?

regards

John