Ryan's 42

[Ryan]

Here are some photos. My wife finally let me borrow the camera. Daylight savings means it is dark at 4:45pm here! I will take more photos on Saturday. Next time I do this I will buy a dome from Forno Bravo for sure. This has been harder than anticipated. I was able to work on the oven in the dark for 2 hours until all the dogs in the neighborhood started barking when I would fire up the saw for some cuts!

Thanks,

Ryan

[rlf5]

Looking good!

[Les]

Next time I do this I will buy a dome from Forno Bravo for sure.

I totally understand!!!!!!!!!

Les...

[gjbingham]

Looks good Ryan.

Do you have any pictures specific to how you handled the work with the angle iron at the oven door. I'm planning to do a post in the tips/techniques forum so that others can see several different examples of how to attack this situation.
George

[sarah h]

Hi Ryan,

You're right about at that point where you do start wondering what you got yourself into but it's looking good and you WILL reach the end - hang in there!

Sarah

[Ryan]

Thanks Sarah.

Les,

I will look for some photos to show how I linked the angle iron. I will take some close ups as well.

Thanks,

Ryan

[DrakeRemoray]

Ryan, Keep thinking "Pride of authorship" or constructionship....
Drake

[Ryan]

Thanks Drew. I thought that all day yesterday as I worked onthe oven from 8am to 4pm until I ran out of Heat Stop. As the dome gets closer and closer to completion I get more and more excited. I am casting the vent this coming week. I heard that if you put steel needles in the castable it helps to prevent cracking. Have you heard of this?

Thanks,

Ryan

[gjbingham]

I didn't hear that about the steel needles. My recently casted vent is cracking.
George

[dmun]

You get the stainless steel needles from the same place you got the refractory material. I've not used them myself, but I'm told they are called needles for a reason - be careful.