looking for some oven advice please


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hello im just after some advice as im looking to start building an oven fairly soon. 

i have this design so far although i might make it a little larger so i could get a bonnet in there. this oven is 1000mm square and 500mm high 

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side veiw


frame will be made from: - 20x20x1.5mm box section
oven walls/skin will be made from: - 1.5mm thick mild steel sheet
insulation will be: - 100mm celotex 

right the things im not to sure about at the moment are seal for the door, how best to hold the door in place and where inside the heating element should go.

my plans for the above were 

door seal: - use a silicone RTV sealant from a 310ml tube and make my own gasket as i can not seem to find a silicone thats not made for a domestic oven and then think of a way of fixing it to the door 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-x-BLACK-RTV-SILICONE-INSTANT-GASKET-WATERPROOF-ADHESIVE-SEALANT-310ml-/231315155288?hash=item35db752958:g:w2gAAOSwnDZT-cOF

door mounting: - i was thinking of M12 threaded bar welded to the box section so i could fix the door in place with nuts but i can also see a disadvantage to this as well as advantage, on the plus side you would be able to make sure all the door was in contact with the seal and adjust pressure around the door for best fit. negative would be quite a few bolts to do up and undo when putting the door on or taking it off and due to extra bracing the door might be fairly heavy

heating element mounting: - im in thinking it would be best to use the element in the standard domestic oven place on the back wall of the oven but im not sure how well this would for wider overs of say 1500mm wide 1000mm deep and 500mm high   

any advice on the above three things would be great and also any advice on the overall design would be great if you can spot any problems i have missed out or over looked
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my oven (that i build a month or so ago) is very similar dimensions internally to yours and I used 100mm celutex... i used a single 2000w oven element and an oven fan (a must IMO), I built a unit to house them both and i have mounted it on the front of my oven.

It holds 120 deg c very well and is a breeze at 80deg c or lower.

Cant help much on the door, mine is a very simple affair and the front is just a large bit of celutex that i push in place (I threaded a large bolt through it to hold onto).
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