[gomer950]

my idea about this was portablity and space savings. yes, a modular and non modular would take up the same floor space, but when not in use you could tare down the panels and stack them in a corner untill needed again. and with a modular unit you could put together only the size you need saving heat up time and electric cost. whats the point in heating up a large oven to do a few small parts. if you had enought panels you could assemble 2 or more ovens if you needed different temp's or some multi process. and as long as you have the proper electric outlets you could take the mod units to a work site. lets say your buddy had a large part preped in his shop and it was raining or snowing outside. you wouldent want to take the parts out in the elements. you could take the equipment to the work site easily.

the idea of a modular system sounds simple, but you have to put a lot of thought into panel designe. first we would need to work out panel locking systems. since they would only be filled with insulation i would think that you could could build a very strong wall that could span a large distance because they would be light. next would be panels with heat elements and thermocouples. where would conections be and how could they be set up quickly, easily, and SAFELY. and i would build a small electrical box that had all the conections externaly for the conections to the oven once built. it would contain the heat controler and other controle components.

all of this could get pretty fancy and technical very fast, but we could start out very simple. later add mor options like multi temp probes for better temp control, panels with windows, interier lights, ect,ect,ect.....

maybe now more people will be on the same thinking track as me.