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The Easybake Mark 1 parts oven.

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Better make sure you check it for raccoons every time before you fire it up.

Cheers
 
Good advice. I went out to fire up the barbie which sits all winter on the back deck. I hadn't used it in weeks and as soon as I fired it a whole family of meeces came scurrying out. I don't think they've been back since:D

Powdercoating on is on my list of techniques to learn so eventually I will need to get something like that or build the Easy Bake mark 2.

How much heat do you need to cure powdercoating?

Cheers,
spyug
 
Should have pictures to follow this weekend.

I didn't get things totally buttoned up and haven't done much this week as we have major house renos going ( all new windows top to bottom). I've been painting trim and shanghied to look at window coverings with the boss. I told her I need some me time this weekend so hopefully I'll get a bit more done.

My B'day is coming up on Mar. 2 and I have the insane idea of getting in a road test.....weather willing so I'm trying to complete all the little niggly things.

Tthanks for the kind words.

Cheers,
Spyug
 
spyug said:
Well I painted the calipers with 4 coats of VHT caliper paint. As everyone has recommended, to get a good finish, you need to bake the paint. As the wife's new ( and very expensive) oven was out of the question ( I like my head on my shoulders:o) I had to go, as usual, to paln B ( for bake).

Being in the computer support business, I have lots of old computer cases sitting around awaiting a trip to the dump so I got to thinking how I could "bodge" up something.

I took a case, pulled the guts and cut upsome side pieces and screwed them on to make an open all metal box. I had some aluminum foil in a 6" wide tape roll so I laid that down for a reflector. The heat source is a radiant heater. I present to you the Mark1 Easybake Parts oven:

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That heater can get very hot so I think I'll be able to generate 200 to 300 deg.F which should be enough to cure the paint. I can make the oven deeper by adding another one or 2 cases of the same dimensions and I figure I could get a couple of small heating elements and build them in for a full self contained unit. If I were making one for powder coating I would insultate the outer skin and add a door.

Easier to get a small oven I know but as you know by now, I like farting around and using whats at hand.

Cheers all,
Spyug

PS That left side has another metal skin on the outside in case you wonder about the vent holes.
Click to expand...

I found this same set up once in a guys garage after he had a kitchen fire. Problem was he wasn't drying painted items but heating growing items. I think that cost him 3-5 (years) ;).
 
Everyone PLEASE remember....

Everyone PLEASE remember....

As a former firefighter and current service technician for a company that makes commercial drying ovens....a reminder to everyone to watch out for accumulating and volatile fumes!

This not only applies to what you might inhale (yeah, I know...the buzz is kinda fun sometimes :rolleyes:) but also to accumulating enough fumes to go BOOM. It takes far less than you think.

Let's all be careful out there.......
 
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