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Anyone ever built a DIY oven for large pieces, that do not fit in a regular oven?? I am thinking a brick oven, but wonder how to make a door. Also a heat element and how to control the temp.
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Check out the thread Mike pointed you to. I created that a few months ago as a way to gather information and show progress on my oven build and it has turned into a great source of information thanks to the input from others. I can guarantee you will find just about everything you need in there and with a little bit of imagination and common sense you will be able to build a good oven.Comment
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A brick oven - bet you could make some killer pizza when you're not coatingComment
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I would like to, but I would worry about the fumes left over from coating. I am wondering if cement blocks will be better than bricks??Comment
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I was just kidding about the pizzaComment
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hey ya never know .... cookin pizza and parts at the same time ... would be very conveneint ...esepcially if using FDA compliant powders ...
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I watched an episode of Muscle Car on SpikeTV the other day where they cured powder coated parts with cookies baking at the same time.
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Yeah, but those guys sniff a lot of paint fumes too, so a little powder is nothing!Originally posted by [SMJuan]I watched an episode of Muscle Car on SpikeTV the other day where they cured powder coated parts with cookies baking at the same time.
They must've lived under power lines as a kid. 
Cooking in a powdercoating oven is a no-no, by the way (or so I'm told).Dan
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I thought of building a oven but not brick and after looking around for parts and metal and whatever else i said the [email protected] with it. Im gonna let Ted build me one soon as i scrap up the $$$ im in jersey so i can pick it up and save on shipping.Originally posted by tcr1016Comment
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Good idea. That's the one thing I can say after building my oven. Although the initial investments is lower by building the oven yourself, it takes time, tool, and other resources not immediately available to everyone. Getting an oven from Ted's Fabrication is certainly a good idea for those looking for an out-of-the-box solution at a reasonable rate.Originally posted by zx10Comment
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I built my oven using cement block. Cement blocks do not hold up well to heat, so you have to insulate it. I used a 1" thick fireproof fiberglass insulation. It came in 24x48" pieces and worked well. You have to line it with sheetmetal to keep the fibers from causing problems. This is going to go against everything you have ever heard, but I use propane to heat it. I took an old turkey cooker apart, and hooked it to a thermostat from a propane oven. I also plumbed in an air line from an air compressor, because you have a hard time getting enough air to the venturi. This causes soot to build up on whatever you are coating, making them black. So far I have had no problems. For a door, I used a couple pieces of sheetmetal, bracing them with 7/8" steel hat channel, and the same 1" insulation between the layers of steel.Comment
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I saw that too! hahahaOriginally posted by [SMJuan]I watched an episode of Muscle Car on SpikeTV the other day where they cured powder coated parts with cookies baking at the same time.Comment
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