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Powder coat oven
unfy:
--- Quote from: MHicks on February 25, 2014, 07:05:17 PM ---unfy,
It was the least expensive way I could make one at home that I think I won't need to rework later on.
I don't remember the exact temp rating of the fiberglass insulation but it was well over the 500 degree mark. I knew of an oven made just with 2x8 material. The wood held up to 400-450 before showing signs of high heat. Even then it wasn't enough to set it on fire. Possibly the lack of oxygen on the interior for combustion...
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Quite possibly also being made out of real wood instead of OSB (glue) etc.
Fiberglass seems to allegedly hit closer to 700F before it has issues. This seems to run afoul of other things that I've seen claiming lower temps. Hmmm.
Given that I'm gonna tear apart the dryer anyway, I still plan on using it as a shell for the powder coat oven. It's bigger than what I was wanting for an oven, but if it works - then it works as proof of concept as well as possibly coating larger items.
Still not a huge fan of wood... despite some other numbers I've found being interesting:
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/fuels-ignition-temperatures-d_171.html
I'd be weary of the ignition temperatures of the plastics and stuff - just cause it don't ignite don't mean it won't melt etc :D
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