My Oven is coming right along

[JTW37]

Just thought I would post about my oven.
It is made from 2x2 scrap tubing. Sheet metal is 28 gage. Won't use that again. To flimsy. It's a good thing I put it on a frame or I would have a wondering wiggling oven.


Measures 3x3x68" on the inside. 40" x 39" x 72" outside. I wanted 36x36 on the inside. Need to do wiring and setup a fan. Have double doors, so it wouldn't tip when the door was opened. Besides, I like to double door idea.

Have to find oven door glass and lights next, so I can see inside. Anybody know where I can get the glass cheap?

[nuttyman]

call a local glazer.

[mtumbleson]

Originally Posted by JTW37

. Need to do wiring and setup a fan.

Have to find oven door glass and lights next, so I can see inside. Anybody know where I can get the glass cheap?

I have a fan from a convection oven
I have 2 lights
and I have glass
Elements too.

PM me if your interested...

[JTW37]

Actually, i got some more done yesterday and today. Was able to get the rest of the sheet metal inside and run the element wires. Put in 4 tracks at different heights (12" between them from the top down.). Used an old garage door track for this. Will put the door rollers on my racks so I can easily slide them in place (I hope). Tomorrow I hope to mount the electrical box as well as insulation and sheet metal. Also in the center top, I put and sliding door track to hang long items from. Also plan on using garage door rollers for this and attach them to a type of trolley.

Doors, door seals, lights, fan and soon I hope, glass. Am planning on mounting the lights on the insides of the doors, so they will swing out of the way when I open the doors to put in or take out item being coated. Didn't want to put the lights on the walls for fear of tripping and breaking them. I have more photo's located at http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...Powder%20Coat/
JT

[callmej75]

Looks like you're coming right along! I was going to mount some things to the side of my oven that I could put a metal rod on top of...kinda sit down in a cradle thing so it wouldn't go anywhere. Maybe 3 on top and 3 in the middle and I could place the rods in as I need them. Kinda on a halt on mine though because I'm waiting on my control box to be built so I can route my wires where I need them without digging through insulation! Nice solid frame you have on yours....good job man!

[JTW37]

Thanks for the flowers. But I'm a little concerned now about the sheet metal that I used. It's 28 gauge black steel. I've read somewhere, can't remember where, to use stainless or galvanized. Is this true or will I be okay with what I have chosen?

[nuttyman]

what do you mean black steel? is there a finish on it?

[JTW37]

Black steel, is plain cold rolled steel. No finish on it, at this point. Just wondering about the reaction to the heat and so on.

[nuttyman]

28 ga. is probably a little flimsy to use on the interior.

[JTW37]

After getting it, I found that out. So my Son and I used our bead roller and run beads in all the inside panels and will do the same with the outside panels tomorrow. I think the next oven built, will be 18 or 20 ga. galvanized. Besides, it's purtier