It's been a busy fall. In addition to building masonry heaters in Benson, VT and another in Burlington, we have been working on a commercial oven in Shelburne, VT, shown here. This oven core is 5' x 5' interior, and meant to be multi-purpose. The restaurant/bakery owner has in mind a flexible operation that will bake bread, pizzas, and bagels. There is a new brewery going in the same building, so the two enterprises aim to be solid bedfellows.
This was an oven size we had not built to date. The five by five square hearth with 19" vault at center feels very versatile and we will be excited to get some feedback from the owner down the road. Another new aspect to the project was the harness. Typically we have parts pre-fabricated and assemble the harness around the core on-site using nuts, bolts, and threaded rod. With this install we had our steel pre-cut and then used a mig welder on site to weld the components together. It went very smooth, and solved a few limitations of the old system. We are happy with the result and hope to be able to work this way in the future.
Big thanks to Jeremiah and Carsten for continually big efforts and long days.
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