Oven building question?????

[Mick40]

I have an old ice chest that is covered with stainless steel inside and out. Sandwiched between the two appears to be foam insulation. My question is, should I remove this insulation due to it not holding up to the heat? If in needs to be removed, can I just skim the inside with backer board, would this provide enough protection? The ice chest is about 20 years old to give you an idea of the type of insulation was used during this period. In all the posts I have seen where refrigerators are used, the insulation was stripped. However, given how well made this box is I rather not rip it apart if I don’t have to.


Thanks,
Mick

[jrow]

Mick40,

Your can probably "eat" the foam insulation out with lacquer thinner, acetone or swimming pool acid, depends what kinda foam! Take it outside to do it, it will probably stink real bad. But to what end? By the time you buy all the electrical equipment and install it, you would be better off buying a used electric stove with an oven. There are a lot of ways to insulate it but the cost would be high verses buying a used stove.

John

[Mick40]

I have an oven regular oven and it's just too small. This new oven will be 48in X 30in X26in. Thanks for the tip, I will give it a try once I scrape most of it out.

Mick