Money is tight on my current CB900 build and I already have a powder coating gun and a domestic oven I used for smaller parts, largest I have got in there are fork sliders and a fender.
So I want to PC my shortened frame and wheels so decided to build an oven out of bits I had lying around. It all a bit heath robinson but I'll sort everything out properly once its prove workable.
My initial plan was to use the domestic oven on its back and let the heat radiate up through the oven
That concept failed as the top of the oven only got to 60 deg C.
The insulation is also a bit lacking, thats welding blanket I used, could do with some proper insulation.
Next was to try some gas power, so I stripped a propane heater and fitted the working parts to the oven.
An improvement getting hotter at the bottom but only just over 100deg C at the top and the heat is probably to locallised so if I did get it up to temp it would be to hot at the bottom of the oven.
I've got a 2500W oven element and a 900W halogen element I going to try and fit next.
I'll get there in the end but think I'm going to need better insulation and maybe a fan to circulate the heat.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
So I want to PC my shortened frame and wheels so decided to build an oven out of bits I had lying around. It all a bit heath robinson but I'll sort everything out properly once its prove workable.
My initial plan was to use the domestic oven on its back and let the heat radiate up through the oven
That concept failed as the top of the oven only got to 60 deg C.
The insulation is also a bit lacking, thats welding blanket I used, could do with some proper insulation.
Next was to try some gas power, so I stripped a propane heater and fitted the working parts to the oven.
An improvement getting hotter at the bottom but only just over 100deg C at the top and the heat is probably to locallised so if I did get it up to temp it would be to hot at the bottom of the oven.
I've got a 2500W oven element and a 900W halogen element I going to try and fit next.
I'll get there in the end but think I'm going to need better insulation and maybe a fan to circulate the heat.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.