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Another composites oven build...

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By svedberg - 4/8/2016 8:33:52 PM

Oven build going on...got myself a used double king size stainless industrial freezer cabinet for just about nothing.

Stripped it from the compressor unit and all electrical components except for the heater elements for the defrost and the circulating fans. Lengthened the fan shafts and moved the fan motors to the outside. Pics of this to come later.

Now working on the electrical cabinet. Got a used one from work, and some of the electrical components as well. Rest of the stuff is off ebay, such as the process controller (a Love Instruments ramp/soak controller) the stainless conduit and the upper and lower digital thermometers (to make sure I'll have a nice and even temp inside the oven).

Wiring all the stuff up right now, including main on/off switch and separate on/off switches for the 230AC outputs for the vacuum pump and the fans.

Fun stuff, and a bit out of the ordinary for a mechanic like me!