DIY powder coating oven

[David B S12]

damn, sorry about the double post

first time welding, so bear with me
0 dollars spent.... free oven off craigslist

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this is from using just the oven itself so far, i will be doing supports and possibly a insulation layer


the right side will have a viewing window made from glass


welding sheet metal sucks! so far its just tacked together, ill be sealing it up soon



its a double oven im using, so it should work out, need to make a skeloton frame inside though with hangers


ill be purchasing a eastwood kit and i own already a 33 gasllon craftsman air compressor


anyone with experience have ideas?

this morning i added the start of supports. my welds suck. im trying to get better, butt this sheet metal isnt the thickest
most deffinetly entertaining a insulation layer to retain some sort of heat

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the BAM. 3 seconds it took me. (maybe a little bit more)
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will be using the other door on the bottom if it fits, or ill extend the one on there

and the pole across is where ill be hanging shit

the welding is slowly getting easier


and the swivels. hold the door,so i say im doing a decent job

some more information on the DIY part

heres the stock fan ill be using, this stays internal and is made from metal to withstand heat
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heres some free insulation, from the stock oven i can use

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here are the heat rails, off the harnes, its as easy as a pos. neg. wire that attaches to them. simple stuff, i have 4, becuase i have a double oven

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heres the wiring mess, i touch NOTHING, this is literally the top of the old oven, i welded it to the top of my new one

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that harness, has a sister harness that scrolls down the back of the original oven, dos the same as mine
consists of A powe harness, like any eletrical oven
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and B the wiring to each heat rail, pos. neg. and to a light, which ill use, and to a fan, that i might not use
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looking through a hole, heres my space

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heres my beefy wooden pallet, i took from my job, ill be putting roller wheels on it
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that wood will get hot, so i must make a pad, i have spread rock, to seperate the wood from the oven
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not recommended, its expensive but i got it for free[hr]
and then some tools used

30 dollar drill from hb freight
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20 dollar cut off wheel from hb frieght
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and what do you know a pheumatic 12 dollar cut off wheel for the small stuf, also from hb freight, all work great.
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welder being used is a lincoln 100 weldpack, purchased for 120 bucks

Update** put an hour or two into it this morning

heres what i did, i added the other door, and welded them together, and added a 3rd swivel


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i also realized how flimsy it was getting with the heavy door
so i bridged the two together with a pipe

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im buying sheetmetal soon, but i forgot this project is about buying the least i can,

soooo back to milking what i can out of the stock oven...........

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you know what sucks guys? owning 1 vicegrip.... and trying to weld and hold shit by yourself
FUCK haha

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having all those open spaces is +1 will allow me to add insulation before i button it up

speaking of insulation, so far im buying none. im using the stock ovens insulation
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and tip of the day!

TAPE ANY SHARP METAL STICKING OUT

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dont worry i have my tetnus shot

[CrimsonRockett]

Uh, props for trying?

I would've used the oven in "stock" form to powdercoat smaller things first.

Make some money off of it.

Then, the money made from that would go into purchasing a real oven.

But, yeah. That looks ghetto as hell.

[essforteen]

Will the heat be evenly spread throughout the oven, or do you think there will be hot and cold spots?

[XeroX]

yea dude, this looks SCETCHHHH as all hell...Make sure you alt least isolate those connections on the top of the oven before you short something out or better yet electrocute the crap out of yourself...

Props for effort tho! You need to get some insulation in there tho...its not going to hold any heat in there with it sitting like that....looks like you just tac welded all the stuff together...

[druthafoo]

didnt you do this like months ago...?

<--vadriven user as well.

[Future240]

Looks like a possible fire hazard.

[GSXRJJordan]

Looks like a possible fire hazard.

I'd say it's almost impossible for this not to be a fire hazard.

Good luck?

[JAKracing]

looks like a lovely room of death, sketch city i say......good effort though

[turboboost12004]

looks like something the nazis did back in ww2 ?

[Slammed180]

Haha.
Do you have a fire extinguisher handy? I don't think I would trust this.
But props for at least trying.

[Enna]

Fuck that.

[blasting_speed]

looks like something the nazis did back in ww2 ?

Oh hell that's funny.

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

http://www.manandhisbaby.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/back-to-the-future.jpeg

???

[KA-Kait]

Oh wow. the DeLorean picture is killing me!

anyways, give it a test run and show us what you're produce turns out like. it looks sketch as fuck, but hell it might work....

[Fonix36]

That looks like its going to burn your house down fuck it looks dangerous

props for being down to do this though

[!Zar!]

He built an s12.

Sugoi!

[David B S12]

hey, does it look anywhere near done? no... lol, i am building the oven as we speak

and yes, i started the project awhile ago, i am buying new sheet metal and a kit soon to continue the build


as long as i seal it, explain how it will be a fire hazarD? ill be doing it outside anyways

[JDM_inspired]

sketchy... g/l

[240creep]

time machine??

[ZilviaKid]

i think it will work. fuck the haters.

[kandyflip445]

Try it outside the first couple times. AWAY from the house. lol

[cxlo8331]

good luck with that.