[TheForge] Hot box

Sat Jul 27 14:11:09 2002

Or by the side of the road for free. I
know of at least one such find that has
been operating flawlessly for more than
a decade. You just need to ignore the
avocado color,

Mike Graf

Ray Miller wrote:
> 
> A good friend of mine has been powder coating with an old kitchen oven
> his his shop for years with acceptable results.
> You should be able to pick up an old stove for cheap, and then you could
> cook when you want a quick snack...;-)
> I have seen them locally at used appliance stores for under $100.
> Ray Miller
> Cincinnati
> 
> Dave Brown wrote:
> 
> > I need/want to make a hot box or oven capable of around 500-600
> > degrees.  How would you go about a project like this?  I'm assuming
> > that you could install one or more electric oven heater elements.
> > But, would heat lamps work, since it's the piece that needs to get to
> > that temperature more than the air and the walls?
> >
> > This would be for powder coating.  Would a soft flame propane burner
> > (such as is used in a barbecue grill) under a diffuser plate work, or
> > would the H2O by product of the flame present a problem in curing the
> > powder coat?
> >
> > Any thoughts appreciated.
> >
> > Dave Brown
> > Heritage Smithing
> > Green Bay, WI
> > ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
> >
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