[TheForge] Hot box

[GHS]

Dave, if you are looking for something
big, then maybe Mark Mondloch could give
us some insight, from his experiences in
building/maintaining the kilns for his
wife's pottery. You need lower temps for
sure, but his newer kiln is big enough
to walk into. The technology should be
applicable.

Mike Graf

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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