jonus079 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 i know i heard it here somewhere but i cant find it anymore. anyone doing thier own powdercoating with an old oven? a friend of mine has a uncle who owns an appliance shop and throws away old ovens by the dozens, not cause they dont work, just cause they have an outdated look. anyone know if it possible to make your own powdercoating oven? or did i just imagine seeing a thread somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfreer85 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 I know Auston240hoke has done it. I've read on a couple other powdercoating forums that it is possible. I wish I had a specific thread for you, but I remember it on here too. Tyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasnative Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 old electric oven works great for small parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonus079 Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 yeah i just want to powdercoat my intake pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CableSrv Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 take a look in this forum http://forum.eastwoodco.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9 lots of discussion on powder coating and a few good ones on building from scratch a powder coat oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TeamNissan Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I used to use an old electric oven in my basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Yes you can powdercoat with a standard oven. Just don't plan on baking anything you are going to eat in it afterwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonus079 Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 thanks! that is exactly what i was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CableSrv Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 heh, no problem at all! I plan to build one myself and did lots of research. One of the biggest things is the insulation you use for your oven. Most suggest you use mineral wool which is safe to 2000+ degrees F. meaning no catching fire and keeping heat where it's suppose to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Anybody ever think about welding together 2 ovens to get more space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TeamNissan Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 its much easier to just build a oven using the eliment from a old one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CableSrv Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 yea, that is true which is what i'll be doing. My old oven will get torn apart and put into a new shell. The only issue with that, is it takes longer for the oven to actually reach it's desired temp, unless you put more elements in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TeamNissan Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Yep, and its also harder to keep it AT the desired temp unless you build the shell the right way. Its not the easiest thing to do in the world but its cheap and thats the point since powdercoating is such pricey..... I see alot of people offering powdercoating services using the same home made system for top dollar. Its nice to be able to do it yourself for just material cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONGO510 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 When I have a part that is to long to place in the oven, I use the broiler, with the door open, and do one half at a time. Works just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badjuju Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 You can get an infrared heat lamp from eastwood that works pretty well so i've been told. my buddy and i do lots of powdercoating in his garage, with an old oven, but it's limited by space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240hoke Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 You can also build a box for hte oven to extend it, you lay the door down and set the box on it.. efectively doubling the size of the oven. I just used foil backed insulation board from home depot and some foil tape. Also lined the inside wit hanother layer of foil. It has worked awesome, I can do much bigger things. -Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TeamNissan Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Thats not a bad idea hoke. I tend to advise against heat lamps because you cant control the temp at all. Unless you mean a heat lamp inside a box and then even still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
het976 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 They guy I get my powercoat supplies from says there is an "IR heat gun" that will do the job pretty well. I have not looked for one. I am also running into issues with my home oven size. I took the crossmember sway bar and springs in and it was $120.00 to get them back. The idea of adding a box on the the open door sounds good. That would at least let me clear my valve cover. Did you use a structure for the box or just build it out of the foil board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravRMK Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Here is a link to a "pregnant oven" type add on to an old oven. Look about 3/4 down the page. http://web.archive.org/web/20020214081002/www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/PowderCoating/powder_coating_equipment.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest w00t Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I can't wait to order my new oven. 42x48x60! Right now I'm stuck with a house oven So a lot of things I do for customers is limited at the moment. Hopefully when I get this new oven I can really expand my business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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