Re: Oven using metal studs and aluminum
Got it (the PM). And the emails, those are way more reliable (see above). The studs I used were plain old steel building (interior) studs from Lowe's. The rivets were from Ace Hardware, they are the ones with the large heads, the biggest diameter they had. It would be great to get a bix bulk box of them but I couldn't find one.
I think the aluminum was .050 (5052), or the next size under, but I think thinner steel would be even better. I don't know if galvanized would be OK, has anyone tried that or know about the heat effect on galvanized steel? I think it would be cheaper and not expand as much with heating.
Last time I looked at the McMaster Carr web site I couldn't find the 120V heating elements. I'll look again.
I'll try to come up with more info.
Last edited by sdold; 10-13-2007 at 01:13 PM.
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