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    Looking good shane

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    Starting to look like an oven.
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    As of yesterday the last brick went in the dome.
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    Got in and done a bit of cleaning. Not the most fun job.
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    Now trying to work out the landing. Its now I realise that I should have set the oven back a bit further, but oh well.

    Am thinking of keeping the bullnose bricks following the curve of the slab, but not sure how it looks. Will have to let it sit for a few days and see. Opinions.

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    If I do my plan would be to use some concrete polishing pads like these, https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/16Pcs-4-...MAAOSwbYdaoPom

    to shape it a bit better. Question is my grinder is one speed, flat out 11000rpm I think. Most of these pads say use at 6000rpm max, once again I think. If i put these on my grinder will they just fling off?

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    Well done on getting the keys in so neatly!

    Wish I could've done 'em so nicely on my last 'un, but the access was too small to 'play mechanic.'
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    Quote Originally Posted by shanesmith80 View Post
    JACQ! QUICK! Drop the camera because NOW is the best chance you'll ever get! I would suggest tickling his feet or inner bits with a feather. You can have the satisfaction of knowing that any head injury will be self inflicted - he could choose to stay still.



    Bullnose is good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shanesmith80 View Post
    Close-to-middle-age Mutant Ninja Turtle anyone?
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    Quote Originally Posted by shanesmith80 View Post
    That’s it! From now on, your screen name is Donatello .... or maybe Raphael?
    a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!

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    Quote Originally Posted by shanesmith80 View Post
    If I do my plan would be to use some concrete polishing pads like these, https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/16Pcs-4-...MAAOSwbYdaoPom

    to shape it a bit better. Question is my grinder is one speed, flat out 11000rpm I think. Most of these pads say use at 6000rpm max, once again I think. If i put these on my grinder will they just fling off?
    Go slow with the diamond pads and don't push them too hard, they'll break down very quickly if you turn them fast or push hard on them. I use a variable speed Bosch grinder set slow with these things.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    JACQ! QUICK! Drop the camera because NOW is the best chance you'll ever get! I would suggest tickling his feet or inner bits with a feather. You can have the satisfaction of knowing that any head injury will be self inflicted - he could choose to stay still.



    Bullnose is good.
    I often suggest tickling the inner bits..

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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    JACQ! QUICK! Drop the camera because NOW is the best chance you'll ever get! I would suggest tickling his feet or inner bits with a feather. You can have the satisfaction of knowing that any head injury will be self inflicted - he could choose to stay still.
    you are positively evil
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    Quote Originally Posted by shanesmith80 View Post
    ....IMG_1421.jpg....
    I love it when I can comment on something that is just not usual(strange) but for some reason this photo just does not have a nice image.

    Beside others have already taken a swipe to this.

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    SO its pretty much done.
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    Got the flue arch and front landing done. Still need to put in a chimney. Haven't finalised the chimney design yet though.

    3 layers of ceramic fibre blanket topped of with some perlite concrete.

    Then a very little ceremonial fire.
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    First real curing attempt the other day using lump charcoal. Thought while its going we can at least cook some fish and baked potatoes.
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    Have had a bit of trouble maintaining consistent temps. First firing was going nicely at about 200'C, started to drop so threw on some more coals, and up she went, my temp gauge was of the dial at 280'C and the bricks were reading from 250'C to 450'C going up the dome. No internal cracking though, but a few on the perlite. Not worried about that though, its more or less there just to finalise the shape before final render coat.

    Another fire tonight with some more roast veg and pork.
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    Temps a bit more consistent tonight sitting around 200'C air and 250'C to 300'C wall. Although did get some nice flames early on. Looked pretty cool.

    The hopeful plan is to really fire up on Saturday night for the first pizza.

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    That looks the goods Shane! Great job mate! I got my lump charcoal from a place in Mt Druitt - good charcoal, good price. The stuff I got from the local harware was rubbish by comparison, and significantly more expensive.

    There is a BBQ forum which was very helpful when I was deliberating about my Weber purchase. Not as much traffic as here, but really good info. I'm sure they'd be mightily interested in your build, and would be a great souce of ideas for recipes and so on.


    Quote Originally Posted by shanesmith80 View Post
    The hopeful plan is to really fire up on Saturday night for the first pizza.
    Mate I'm sorry, but I don't think we'll be available.
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    Here you go:
    Charcoal - Emberpak Pty Ltd.

    I would suggest that your oven would work well with some large trunk and standard lump (which is what I use in the Weber).

    I think you may good very good value out of one of these:
    https://www.weberbbq.com.au/weber-ac...imney-starter/

    They get the charcoal going much much quicker than if it's just in the Weber itself (which has a lot of air around it) so I imagine that it may be even faster in your enclosed jobbie.
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    Cheers Brett, will have to check out their charcoal. Although I'll probably mainly use wood for the pizzas. Was using the charcoal for curing to try and keep the flames down a bit. But a mix could be good.

    I have my own bodgy chimney starter. Drilled some holes in an old Milo can with some wire cris crossing at the bottom. Maybe one day I'll lash out and buy the real thing. The milo cans are starting to deteriorate.

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    I do not own a Rapidfire just looked at them a little while ago. One of the thoughts that came to mind was that this was more suited for an open grill type fire. Where you tilt the Rapidfire and the contents land in the BBQ. I don't know how easy it will be to put the contents in a pizza oven/dome type BBQ.

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