[Travst]

This probably doesn't belong in the regular powder coat forum, so I stuck it here. As I posted before, I'm having trouble curing powder with the 1500 watt infrared lamp. I purchased the lamp instead of getting an oven because I wanted to do a few larger parts and didn't want to give up real estate in my garage. However, I can't get the parts up to the proper temp for curing.

I'm considering building an oven or a box to contain the heat from the infrared lamp. Has anyone done this? I did some searches and didn't come up with much. Specifically:

1. What design for a reflector would work best? I've looked at aluminum sheet, which would be easy to work with.
2. Would the addition of a reflector or box bring the parts up to the proper temp? Right now, my temp is about 220F and I don't want to waste time and money building something that won't work.

Right now, I'm leaning towards bending an arc of aluminum sheet and attaching the the edges to two parallel steel 1" x 1" bars that hold the lamp at the bottom, facing up. I've also considered putting in a spit or carousel to turn the part inside. I am also weighing the time and trouble spent on this vs. buying a cheap oven and modding it. I just hate to lose the money I spent on the lamp. Your thoughts?