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Post by oblertone on Jan 21, 2015 18:03:54 GMT
... finally completed. I had a fabricator make a tray with a 25mm recess, fitted it with a pair of Aga handles off eBay along with a short probe thermometer and then carved a piece of vermiculite board to fit. I had it fitted with feet to help it stand and protect the probe but I'm aware there will be an air gap. I can always remove the feet if it becomes a problem.  Bread making here I come ! |
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Post by cobblerdave on Jan 21, 2015 21:41:23 GMT
G'day
Now that is one good looking door. I really like those handles!
Regards dave
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Post by DuncanM on Jan 27, 2015 21:00:22 GMT
That's easily the best door I've seen on these forums, looks fantastic.
Because it looks so great, do you mind me asking you a few questions - such as how much it cost to get fabricated?
I'd never heard of vermiculite board until now, how is it fitted to the rear side? Glued in? Is the rear the exposed board or has it been covered up with metal also?
Feet are a good idea, the air gap will be negligible I suspect, but maybe you could have put feet protruding from the front rather than bottom to not have an air gap?
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Post by oblertone on Jan 29, 2015 0:54:50 GMT
The fabricator charged me £30 for the tray; I thought that was expensive but it's my toy and it is beautifully finished. The handles were £8 posted for two pairs on eBay and the thermometer was less than a tenner. Vermiculite board is readily available anywhere they do stove installation or refurb because it's the stuff they cut fire brick for stove lining from. It is very friable and you cut it easily with a hand saw or jigsaw. I cut it roughly to size with a jigsaw then shaped it to give an interference fit with a surform.  I caught the probe on the side of its hole while press fitting the board and a small 'cone' popped out. I may smooth out the cone to free the probe and pretend I did it on purpose. It is just mild steel and I was going to paint it with stove black, but they gave it a uniform finish which looks good so I've coated it with ACF50 to stop it rusting. When it does, I'll rub it down and paint it. |
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Post by rivergirl on Jan 31, 2015 12:43:50 GMT
I also love this door! Would love it for my new oven! Might nip up the road with your door photo to see what they can do!
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Post by oblertone on Feb 15, 2015 11:14:22 GMT
I need to get some more render on my oven but it's still pretty cool here in Devon; answer, fire up the beast ! Lit it late last night and got it up to soot free temp, then put the door on and mixed some bread dough which went straight in the fridge. Got up this morning only to find the thing was still alight, so I raked the coals out and put in a belly-pork joint for a 30 min sizzle. This came out and in went the bread, 30 mins later and that was done too; the pork will go back in when the temp comes down to about 125C and I'll leave it there until dinner this evening.   Now off to do a bit of rendering ! |
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Post by rivergirl on Feb 17, 2015 20:20:38 GMT
Looking good , itching to start mine, the weather was glorious in somerset today so popped a lamb shoulder in the bbq , pulled lab, Cajun spuds and roast med, veg..... Summer is coming!
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Post by myke on May 27, 2016 19:38:03 GMT
With the weather being RAIN and having to go to work I decided to make a door. Off to the work scrap skip and found an old stainless steel table top and some stainless steel pipe cut out the steel made some handles from the pipe and fitted them making sure they go all the way to the floor so I wont need feet then filled with ceramic insulation and welded up. will polish this up later. Hoping it dosent warp and realise heat will be conducted through the welded up sides but hopefully it will keep the handles cool and retain more heat than a single skin of steel.   |
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