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Cure cycles are hard to pin down.. It depends on the oven, mould, material and may need some testing. I would suggest getting a ramp and dwell controller ( a rework controller for electronics rework stations work but need a little thinking about as they usually only work in seconds per sector so you may be limited to 8 sectors at 9999 seconds each.) I am using one myself and have a 3 stage cycle with a lower temp first and a ramp speed of about 1 degree per minute then a dwell set before going up to the next step again at 1 degree per minute, dwell and then the final temp at 1 degree per minute to complete the final cure stage.
I spent about 6 months testing materials and cure cycles to perfect mine. The dwell lets the mould catch up with the oven and I keep it below the lowest suggested cure temp for a while before the final stage goes into the actual cure temp and cure duration.
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