Maybe an idea would to make dividing walls between the 3 burning that can be slid in and out..That way when you only have a small part, you are only using a third of the space to heat up..Just need to come up with a way to shut off 2 of the burners when you only need one..
You need to add some radiant shields over your elements, just some sheet metal with 3/4 -1' holes, hanging in front of the elements. You may not have had any problems yet but it will if you get some parts to close to the elements. It will actually burn the coating or discolor it . Don't ask me how I know. LOL I have two ovens in my shop 7' X 7' X 7' inside measurements and a 4'6" T x 3' W x 32" D inside. I heat mine with LP, I built my own burners and controls myself. The big oven, I can bring from 32* up to 400* in about 9-10 minutes and the little oven about 15 minutes (different type of burner. I don't need to dump 500,000 btu of heat in it.)
Nice! Any more info/tips on your setup? My garage is off grid and I’ve been wanting to do LP. Because my system wouldn’t be able to run 15kw of elements
It looks like you could use those same hinges all the way around to connect all the wall pieces so you wouldnt have to unscrew anything. Other than that i love the idea
beautiful job, gets the job done. Galvanized..?..I personally think its ok, the interior doesn't vent out and the exterior is insulated from reaching above 480. Having said that I woould have used regular sheet metal and used a high heat paint to insulate and protect, but respects for getting it done. the little guy usually doesnt go any where because Abraham Lincoln says we cant:) Wondering if 240v might have been better to drop the emparage..
The coating on galvanized sheet metal starts to brake down and give off toxic zinc fumes at temperatures above 395F, even if the entire oven isn't set to this temperature the areas near the heating elements will certainly be at least that hot.
@cameronpresley5771 ive seen some powder coating ovens using just cold rold metal plate think the thickness of the ones on the site where i was working was between 1-1.5mm didn't measure it but thats around what they used to build it
Cool rig you got there. It's given me something to think about. I can have wheels PC's locally for $100/wheel, and their color selection isn't very large. For $400 I can build my own little oven just for one wheel, and buy ALL the equipment to do my own rims in whatever color I want.
Love the innovation I had a small shop in 89 built and installed security doors Wet sprayed first then fast dry acrylic Then high solids bake Finally got into powder Lots of work but well worth it Had two lines one automated recycled the powder great savings paid for the equipment over time one binks 10 x10 sprayed to waste Adding a Fremont phosphate wash was great for pretreatment sadly lost it all during the 2008 2011 Economic meltdown Think I’m going to build my own this time Thanks for your post
This was fantastic to watch. Want to start powder coating, not going to drop several k for oven. Would like to do something like this on my own, but not sure I can pull off the electrical. Thanks for the inspiration and sharing your experience.
I had watched a couple of videos of custom builds that were about the size of a dorm refrigerator. I need bigger than that and thought about using metal studs and galvanized metal. I thought I was the smartest guy around and then clicked on your video and found out that I was the second smartest because you beat me to it. Thanks for the video and the info. Subscribe and thumbs up from me.
I can relate same arm. drilled through the bone add a button through the bone. Told me it's stronger then before. Was nevus going back to lifting all is good.
Very nice build and well thought out and executed!.......as far as the burner elements, it looks like just 3 household oven elements? Can you just purchase like 3 of the same model replacement elements for a household oven and also what wattage specification elements do you recommend for a box similar in size to what you all have built?? I'm looking to mainly powder automotive parts with probably wheels and subframes/chassis parts being the largest items I will need to put in an oven so that being said a household oven was what I was originally starting to look into putting in my garage and just adding an extra 240V box on its own breaker in my panel and wiring the identical pronged plug that my plasma and welder takes that way I don't have to run it on the compressor outlet and the oven will only need plugged in when in use and all other times will be free for my plasma and welder for fabrication and all of that equipment is in the area I'm going to free up under one of my larger fab benches and build the oven to fit snug under that bench that way if I'm doing something heavy such as an engine block or similar weight I can powder it on a wheeled cart and then roll it right into the oven on the cart and when done wheel it right out instead of lifting heavy items up a few feet into the oven. I want to thank you guys for such a great informative video on your build and also thank you in advance for the information on my questions in the beginning of my comment here! I look forward to chatting with you all soon and until then take care and powder on!!
I bought a replacement element on amazon and bent it around a cylinder to make my automated bullet casting machine. Compare the size of a household oven to the volume of your oven. It would be easy to add another element later or to unhook one if you are wrong. A few years back it was $17 for the element I bought. You should do a 50 amp circuit and #6 copper wire depending on the length of run for the 6-50 receptacle. Since an oven runs for long periods of time, you want to have good size wire. Plasma cutters and welders can run on smaller wire for shorter periods, but I finally upgraded when I remodeled my garage.
Best DIY cure oven video I've seen yet. I need something bigger than what I already have for powder coating and would like it to double for prepreg carbon fiber curing. With just a few tweaks I can accomplish exactly what I need for a fraction of the price of all the turn-key ovens I've found that just aren't big enough. Thank you! Your design is large enough for me to cure 4 or 5 carbon fiber guitars at a time and cost-effective enough to be worth the build time.
I am just finding this. Absolute phenomenal job on this build. Very inspiring. I will try this oven build. I have been gathering stuff over time to build one. Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
Thanks Ed for the kind words. Hopefully this video helps everyone out! It sucks paying a fortune for powder coating for the average joe. This will definitely save people some money!
You are slowly killing yourself by having an oven where the heated interior is surrounded by galvanised sheets. The zinc release odourless and toxic fumes at high temps. I'd strongly advise you not to advise your audience to do the same
@@Moparmanic90 Just normal plain mild steel sheets of the same thickness will be fine and is usually cheaper since it's not covered in a layer of zinc.
@@tiaan_va man thats so true , thats why kitchen ovens are a thin steel and not galvanized . but wouldnt some kind of air vent sucking out the shop help with that ?
Powder coating ovens dont reach the temps needed for the galvanized coating to melt or start off gassing. Typically they cook at 400 degrees or less...Galvanized doesnt start off gassing until up over 600.
@@formula7414 I don't think you know how ovens and heating elements work.... You do realize that the heating elements themselves are much much hotter than the air temperature at which the items inside are 'cooking' at right? The heating elements are either on 100% or on 0%, you can't adjust their heat. The heat control is for the thermostat and once the air temp reaches a certain temp then the elements get turned off. And this cycle of going off and on will continue to keep the air temp consistent. A heating element (or any piece of metal really) won't even start to glow red until it is 500 degrees Celsius, did you know that? Heating elements like these easily reach 600C and they are in very close proximity of the galvanized coating on the steel behind it
Such a rare bird to be so down to earth and I thank you for it. Refreshing to see. Thanks also for not being afraid of your shadow as everyone else is. Nothing about "don't do this at home" or I'm not a professional or bs like words being afraid of liability or generally chick talk by grown ass men.
Awesome video! Using two house type ovens now due to cost of store bought PC Oven... I'll build one of these now, use parts from the other two, toss them when done and have a permanent oven in their space! Thanks for the video!
Very nice, I did kinda the same but used an old oven open the door and just built a box like you did but mine just sits on the oven door when it’s open put some straps on the side so I made it little more than double the size but that’s all I need, thanks for the video
How do you like the Eastwood powder coat gun? Do you ever do translucent colors or multiple stage colors? I am having a hard time doing multi stage colors
Just add a small metal fan. Then its convection oven, you can pull hot air from one side and pipe it to the other side for more even heat. Dosnt have to be a strong wind just moving the air.
A good idea to do if you haven't redone the oven. Is put the fiberglass rap on the window door the same way as the bottom of the doors. Because there is no seal in the middle gap.
Very interesting. I just finished installing an older stove in my garage and even though it’s ‘small’ comparatively, I’m pretty stoked to get to it! I’ll keep your video in mind as I move forward. One question….. you said it runs on 220/240…. So it’s plugged into a 50amp welding plug? (Like a 6-50R?). Is that all you need in terms of circuit to run the oven.
Very informative and detailed video! About time for me to make a bigger oven and I plan on building it next month. By chance, do you mind telling me the external dimensions of yours? Thanks in advance!
NIC Prismatic is only about 10 miles from me in White City OR. It's great to go there in person and they let you go upstairs where 8500 color chips are hanging. They always let me take a few samples for my projects and they have a color matching team onsite. I place my orders and pick up in person or they can ship to you for a small fee.
I built one very similar a year ago and bailed on it because I thought it too big. Yours is ideal size. Great video, very informative and easy to follow. Perfect YT DIY instructional. Thanks!
Great video guys, look forward to making my own you make it look simple and I’m sure it is not that hard to do, I will save thousands of dollars Thanks to you, keep on keeping on Brothers👍
Welders use nema 6-50 which does not have the neutral. Old codes let the 120v devices use the ground but that is dangerous but it works...........so I'm told :) I thought many PIDs ran between something like 100v and 277v for the input, but maybe theirs is 120v. I used one that works on 240v and a single oven element wrapped around a steel cylinder for an automated bullet casting machine that I built. My tig welder has a smaller 110v transformer like theirs, since it was made to run on 208-480v single phase.....I think it was built around 1965.
very cool,put a bushing over the exterior inside nipple ,probably already got a short though and cleared that obstacle but if not every nipple gets a bushing ..im gonna go build one these this weekend..
Nice job. Total wattage, volume, and time to temperature? External skin temperature @ 400deg F internal? BTW, you can use regular (3M blue) masking tape. It does not burn but it does become difficult to remove when the glue gets heated. Powder much cheaper on eBay. I've purchased 50# boxes for around $2-3 per pound though not necessarily a huge color selection. Several have said powder expires but not in my experience. Main thing is to keep it dry.
I was curious as well.. looked closer and it appears to step down for the controller. But I can’t tell how the controller is wired in, definitely using a NO in the control to fire the coil on the mainline, not sure how it’s affecting temp unless it’s just shutting off mlc when desired temp is reached..
This is exactly what I was looking for! Great video Guys! I'm going to build one for my mini bike/ go kart and Dirtbike frames/ parts. What do you guys do for frames that size for Sand Blasting? I want to do that also!
There is a build of the electronic parts in the description, but not of the box itself. The parts for the electronics are older so you may find them used on ebay or may not find them at all. Try to find newer parts with the same stats and they should work. Let us know if you need any more info and we can give you some more help. Thanks!
I am not too familiar with how long Harley frames are. But, if you give me a estimate on how long your frames are I will go and check! Thanks for checking out the video.
Hey guys I wanted to ask you your thoughts on your oven if you used a concrete floor instead of a metal table? I understand why yours is that way but what if I wanted to do a car frame? It would have to be bigger I'm sure but would the concrete floor work ok for the bottom? Thanks
Yeah, a concrete floor is perfecly OK. My oven sits right on the floor, no problem. Hm, I have no videos yet to show you the oven, but there's some videos when I powdercoat MC parts. So, just build it on the floor 🙂. Regards // Tom
Love it. Just bought the Eastwood system and was wondering about what I was going to do for the oven. As a maker kind of guy, this definitely fits the bill. A standard oven is good for small parts, but I don't plan on coating little things for the big $$.
Hey Jim, tomorrow I will get a full parts list for the box and I will add it to the description of the video. Let us know if you have anymore questions. Thanks for checking out the video!
Yes you can email us at alwayssomethinggarage@gmail.com. I just got the list of stuff together for the box. Sorry it took forever but we have been super busy. You can send me a email if you want and I can give you the list there. Then, if you have anymore questions we can go back and forth on the email. Thanks Jim!
@@alwayssomethinggarage794 Any chance you can share wiring diagram of controller box or inside close up photo of the box. I have paused the video and tried to take note, but there are a couple wires hidden. Thanks
Yes we will. I’m sure it won’t be anytime soon since this one is the perfect size for us at the moment. But, if we build someone else one or even down the road build a bigger one we will do a whole video on the build. Thanks!
I'm also looking to replicate this build guys ..I've found a few different sites and some are similar but not the same as the description ...for some of these parts ..help
What are the internal dimensions? Also do you think two burners would suffice or do you need three for that amount of cubic inches. I am designing one to coat motorcycle frames in my shop right now
Hello guys!!! I have watched this video countless times trying to figure this out. Is there any chance at all I could have your guys email for some more pictures of the control box and possibly a diagram on it. It would mean the world to me
