While your at it, make you you tack on Ond's home made flocking technique as well, you might want to add some plushness on this thing on down the line.
FYI, in ---smurfy--- mood, guy on craigslist has a samsung sychmaster 204t for $10.00, bastard sold it while i was driving to get it..... :angry:
Oh yeah, looking forward to seeing you powder coat stuff, just wondering, wouln't an old grill on low heat do the same thing as an gas oven, plus it gives you more area space, just rig up a secondary rack....
BS griff too many words and not enough photos.... :badmood:
Got a feeling this is going to turn into another one of those electrolysis experiments...
Got a feeling this is going to turn into another one of those electrolysis experiments...
Got a feeling this is going to turn into another one of those electrolysis experiments...
Leave the man alone, you might learn something....
Griff, I'm curious. How do you plan to join the two units?
Griff, I'm curious. How do you plan to join the two units?
Mostly with spells and some fishing twine
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Griff, I'm curious. How do you plan to join the two units?
Griff, I'm curious. How do you plan to join the two units?
Given that he deliberately searched out a toaster oven model with controls below the door, he'll probably:
1. Cut a hole in the right side of one just above the lower sliding rack support
2. Cut a hole in the left side of the other
3. Push them together to create a single heating chamber
4. ? ? ?
5. Profit ;D
Scott
I get THAT. It's the ? ? ? that I am curious about.
leaving a C-shaped side, with a metal flap added to cover the gap between the doors.
No, I GET all that. I can visualize that. Scott can keep the Internet points. I'm just curious how YOU plan to do it. Wishes and twine are cheap, but I figure you would go one better.
I tell you what, I'll just shut up and wait for you to post the photos of the final results.
I'll vote for an oven chamber built from the two toasters that has a conveyor belt built in.
Now wouldn't that be interesting?
The ovens are 1500W = 120V * 12.5 Amps each.
Are you planning to run them off two separate circuit breaker feeds?
See told you BBQ GRILL!!!!!
Lol, there's something very wrong with that man, he has the patience and focus of a serial killer. :o
See told you BBQ GRILL!!!!!
Hmmm . . . I wonder how well something like this would work:
- Steel 55 gallon drum like this (http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-10759/Drums-And-Pails/55-Gallon-Closed-Top-Steel-Drum) turned upside down -- Check CL, there are some used ones here in Omaha for only $5! :woot
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- Propane burner from grill in bottom, fuel fed thru the smaller bunghole (cue Beavis and Butthead chuckling) and air from a hairdryer/fan/metal hose through the larger one for a circulation fan/oxygen supply
- Layer of lava rocks/bricks to block flames from touching work pieces
- Large door cut in the side w. hinges/latch
- Outer frame with several inches of high-temp insulation on all sides
- Thermometer
- Variety of hooks to hang work pieces
- Wheeled base for portability so you can fire it up outside and not burn down your house. :lol
Scott
Thanks for the input here guys, I'm going to need to do some good research on this subject as it's already getting complicated, but that's ok, the idea here is to document my travels and hopefully come up with an extremely economical solution others can benefit from too.
"Dude! Just give me the specs and drawings, we have a whole fabrication facility, I'll give it to my fabrication manager and we'll get it built in stainless for you as long as it's not too crazy" :cheers:
Please tell me there is fuzzy carpet or wood paneling in the inside of your mate's van!
ZOMG it has two Simons?????
Sent off the specs to my buddy today to see if he can work his magic and get me hooked up. The dimensions kind of...erm.....grew a little as I figured I may as well take this opportunity to get something great that will hopefully keep me going for a long while. I still want to be able to wheel it through a standard doorway and have it sit alongside a bench in the garage so final external dimensions are 80" high, 28" wide and 34" deep including door, allowing for 4" insulation between skins that will give me 72"x"20"26" internal cooking space.
Haven't decided on propane vs electricity yet. If I go electric I will have to go to 240v with a 3000watt element putting me at 12.5A, this will get me up to operating temperature of 400f in ambient temps of 65f in about 20 mins.
I've specced out the oven to handle up to 900f or so should I decide I want to try ceramics in the future which come in at around 650f-700f curing temps, but if I do that I'll have to go to 240V 6000 watts at 25A
Thanks Le Chuck. What I meant was ceramic powder coatings which cure around 700Ah, my mistake. Well, um, carry on then!
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Griff, you realize PC isn't that big of a deal anymore to get done. for $300 you can get quite a bit of stuff PC'd professionally and there are coaters in every town. Looks like you're on track to go at least that if not a lot more.
Griff, you realize PC isn't that big of a deal anymore to get done. for $300 you can get quite a bit of stuff PC'd professionally and there are coaters in every town. Looks like you're on track to go at least that if not a lot more.
Yeah man I understand that but I always like to invest in tools and my shop. The oven is coming for free minus heating control elements so at this point its still a good value proposition.
On another point I'm 41 today and drunk so I'm going to stop trying to type on this damn phone
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Hold on...Hold the phone... Thats not some economy setup with toster ovens, thats a reinventing the wheel project...@ this point you should just look into a "real" Powder oven.
Well how awsome your friends with an oven builder, Now you design it and spend countless hours recreating a oven...For the rest of us that were truely looking for a economical approach to DIY powder.... http://www.harborfreight.com/powder-coat-oven-46300.html (http://www.harborfreight.com/powder-coat-oven-46300.html)
Perhaps you have some useful links to 60-in-1 cabs for$700$1000 soon to be on Craig's List that we could buy so we dont have to bother building our own versions of those too? :P
I bet this oven will have cup holders on the top. CUP HOLDERS! Oh the humanatee!
Never powdercoat without a nice cold beer, its hot and thirsty work
Good luck...Jennifer has left the thread.
Perhaps jennifer was a a bit hasty, and loud, Therefore, since Im still a bit courious as to how this plays out. Ill quietly listen.... The pixie dust is quite funny however and made me laugh,and laugh. :)
Wow. Just read that last post, lol sorry about that I was totally wasted last night after burying a whole Growler of rather strong Gran Cru :-\ . I think that rant must have been inspired by all the Oscar's speeches.
Any adult who claims they have never done this is a liar. We've all been there. :cheers:
But seriously, keep posting, good ideas and even not so good. We're just trying to help hash it out for your benefit, as well as others who might be following along.
Things could have been kinda ugly, But Jennifer is kinda glad this happened, It means your human, one of us... Now to put this behind us? :-[
This may be a dumb idea... But couldnt a waterheater be retrofited with a hinged top?...Or a removable top?
Party on Garth
hinged top?...Or a removable top?
Let's continue to be excellent, push ourselves further and celebrate an era sadly less understood by generations that never had to save their quarters and travel to the local arcade to experience their wonder and joy.
Hey Griff,
I spoke to our powder coater today and he has the following tips for someone just learning:
Remember to chemically clean all parts, acetone wipe at the minimum, and pre-heat parts prior to coating. Also, follow the MFG. recommended temps and bake times closely, and note temp and time can vary from one powder to another even from the same MFG. Incorrect oven temp or soak time can lead to poor adhesion and cloudy finishes. Also he stressed that your oven and work area need to be well ventilated due to the outgassing of the powder during bake and cure times. I hope this helps.
Geo
Are you sure you're using the right scotch for this application? Perhaps it requires gin.
Are you sure you're using the right scotch for this application? Perhaps it requires gin.
I'm going to make sure I try every possible combination to refine my technique, I do it in the name of science!
There's Aussie in this fella? Where?
:)
I think you should post it over on KLOV as your latest WIP cab and seek honest opinions...confuse the ---fudgesicle--- out of them :laugh2:. . . and claim that he's hoping to make it into a bartop version of this (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,123361.msg1310241.html#msg1310241).
This is by far the most dangerous thing I have ever made.
Good. :)
I still say propane is the better way to go in the long run. With the right valve setup you can get temps just as stable as with electric without the risk of electrocution. I can dial my propane meat smoker in within ten degrees anywhere from 125 to 400. The only reason 400 is the upper limit is because I don't think my cabinet would stand up to more than that for extended heating times (plus who would want MEAT done that high).