Topic: Homemade Tandoori oven construction photos and blog

[Unclebuck]

Now i was ready to set the pot on to its base firstly i made up some skewer stands to raise/rest the skewers if needed,





A ring of mortar and placed the pot on top.



Again rendering around the base of the pot.


Next ill be rendering and reinforcing the liner, ill kepp you posted  UB.

[JerryM]

UB,

real impressive. explanation and pics are really spot on.

i'd always discounted this as not achievable. given your nice and simple explanation i'm no longer that sure.

what mortar did u use (i've never been sure if a special cement is needed for heat applications).

i guess u could fire it with wood as well as charcoal.

[JerryM]

UB,

just one after thought - from my chiminea. your skewer stands appear v.thin.

in my chiminea i've a cast iron grid ~10mm thk - this can buckle under the heat.

i might be tempted to corbel the brickwork out or something along those lines to add some redundancy in case of problems with the metal when in service.

[Unclebuck]

Hi Jerry,

The mortar im using is building, sharp sand and cement on a ratio of 3:1:1 all materials im using which i have lying around from doing patio including the bricks haven't used any fire bricks or mortar just making use of what ive got.

Totally intend to use wood as well as charcoal, the metal skewer stands are 3mm thick they could bend under the heat, im unsure ill keep you posted on that one.

[chilli head]

Looks really good but in your picture i cannot see any fire brick or fire clay in your construction and concrete explodes when it gets very hot even a small fire on concrete will get hot enough to cause this.
 thanks Andy

[Unclebuck]

Looks really good but in your picture i cannot see any fire brick or fire clay in your construction and concrete explodes when it gets very hot even a small fire on concrete will get hot enough to cause this.
 thanks Andy

All good points chili head, it may not look it but this is only a practise build to see what i can expect from it, im expecting cracks who knows the whole thing might fall in but its cost me 15 quid so far.. All the best.

[Domi]

The normal bricks can explode under high heat UB...cracks could be the least of your problems, luv...

[Unclebuck]

The normal bricks can explode under high heat UB...cracks could be the least of your problems, luv...

ill let you know of any explostions peeps im in the south east you never know you might hear it up north!! 

[chilli head]

I will be starting to build mine soon so we must compare notes its all new to us this building an oven lark lol
                    Thanks Andy

[Unclebuck]

I will be starting to build mine soon so we must compare notes its all new to us this building an oven lark lol
                    Thanks Andy

Look forward to that Andy,

Ive now reinforced the pot with wire mess hopefully giving the pot a bit more strength. the mess is tied using wire then rendered with a 'scratch' coat then a second coat to finish it off.