How to fit in your oven

[Karangi Dude]

Hi All,
Just wondering how other members who build smaller ovens get inside to do clean up etc. My oven is 1200mm inside diameter with the entry 575mm x 360mm. I am 175cm or 5'9" tall and 90Kg and I can tell you it was a struggle to get in and even worse to get out. My shoulders are 500mm wide so that left only 35mm each side pretty hard to move around.

Doug

[C5dad]

When I was inside the wife came out and started laughing at me. I felt like I was caving when I was a few kilos less than I am now.

[dmun]

The good news is that (touch wood) you will only have to do it once.

[Karangi Dude]

Hey Dmun,

Unfortunately my oven is half under a car port and there is not much (space) head room, infact it is getting less with each chain, so I imagine I will be in that oven a few times yet before I cap it off. I have about 4 chains to go.

Regards
Doug

[Alter ego]

When I did my oven I did the outer arch and vent after I finished the dome so it was much easier to fit inside the oven to clean up the bricks without the outer arch stopping access.

That said, it was still difficult & uncomfortable!

It's a good looking build Doug.

[RTflorida]

I sent my daughter in, child labor laws be damned
Seriously, she was an adult at the time (22) and considerably smaller (OK, skinnier) than dear old dad.

RT

[Huhness]

there was no way in hell my shoulders were fitting through my door

Lucky I cleaned most of it up while there was still a hole.

[brickie in oz]

Originally Posted by Alter ego

to clean up the bricks without the outer arch stopping access.

I cant work out as to why you would want to have the inside of the oven "clean"..... ?

[Karangi Dude]

Hey Paul, (Alter Ego)
Thanks for your kind words .
I would have finished the dome first but it is half under a carport that has an iron roof (that will eventualy go when I build the new garage and that then will give me a huge erea for the rest of the kitchen) so when it was to hot to work on the dome I would work on the entrance on the ground, (closer to the beer fridge) thats why I have not finished the dome.
I was not aware at the begining of the build, but I am quite limited for room under the carport roof, anyway these things are set to try us.

Regards Doug

[Les]

Doug, Your pictures freak me out just looking at them - I am claustrophobic. That's why I went the route I did, no mortar. There was no way I was going to crawl into the hole.