Morning All

[123brinkhurst]

I started my oven yesterday, and getting ready for the clay but I can't fined any. I live in Doncaster England, any help very welcome

[brickie in oz]

I attended a course on oven building some time back and we built both clay and a refractory concrete one, the effort that goes into a clay oven and a refractory oven is very little, the clay ovens last just a few years and are maintenance heavy.

[123brinkhurst]

Hi
Thank you for your response, what do you mean by refractory concrete. can you make an oven from cement, what did you make yours from, if you don't mined me asking

[brickie in oz]

My first oven was made from refractory concrete, a high heat concrete not the sort you buy from the builders yard.

The build is here.

The second oven I am doing for myself is from fire brick.

The build is here. (Oven number two..)

[123brinkhurst]

Thanks Mate,
I think I need to do some more investigating. I think oven number 1 looks amazing number 2 will look even better liking the bricks

[brickie in oz]

Thats the way, do more researcher on this forum before you start your build.

[dmun]

BTW, We've heard before about the difficulty of sourcing fireclay in the UK. I know it's available, but not at every brickyard, like it is in the states. Ceramic suppliers may be able to get it for you, or point you in the right direction.

[123brinkhurst]

Thanks for the advice Dave,
Took a look at your project, man you shore do like your angels.

[dmun]

I try to pay as little attention to the saints and the angels as humanly possible .