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Motorious
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I did a quick search on this but couldn't find an answer so here is a new topic! Can a household oven be used for curing? Other than a vacuum bag port of some sort, what modifications absolutely need to be made for it to work? I have access to a cheap used one that i could put in my garage but wont bother if it wont work well for composites!
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Of course, it would work fine.
If you are wanting to use it for pre-preg curing, which I'm assuming you are given you want a vacuum port, then you really need to get a PID controller, as standard household ovens don't have very good temperature control at all. Really a PID controller would be ideal for whatever process you are doing, and dead simple to install (though you may wish to hire a qualified electrician to do the wiring). However if all you are doing is elevated temperature cures on infused or wet-laid parts, then a household oven works just fine.
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Household oven?
Motorious
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10 Years Ago
Of course, it would work fine. If you are wanting to use it for pre-preg curing, which I'm...
Hanaldo
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10 Years Ago
The problem with household ovens, aside from the hygiene issue if its still in the kitchen, is the...
Warren (Staff)
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10 Years Ago
Thanks for the replies! I do plan to bring the oven into my garage. I was wondering about the...
Motorious
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10 Years Ago
If yours is a gas oven rather than electric, then I wouldn't want to suggest an ideal controller as...
Warren (Staff)
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10 Years Ago
Luckily this is an electric oven! I may try to also use it for powdercoat curing on metal parts....
Motorious
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10 Years Ago
on second thought, with the price of those chinese PID controllers im finding, it would be silly to...
Motorious
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10 Years Ago
Just make sure the PID controller you get can directly switch a SSR. Many of the Chinese ones on...
Hanaldo
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10 Years Ago
You also need to think about how fast it would heat up.. You do need a controlled ramp rate if you...
morepower
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10 Years Ago
[quote][b]morepower (01/07/2016)[/b][hr]You also need to think about how fast it would heat up.. You...
Motorious
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10 Years Ago
hmm. I wonder if the oven im looking at has a fan already. Is that a standard feature or is a...
Motorious
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10 Years Ago
there are two types of ordinary household ovens.. the "Hot Air" oven, and the traditional type with...
Dravis
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10 Years Ago
Just to avoid the headache, I went ahead and snatched a killer deal on an RKC FB400 :D . No time to...
Motorious
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10 Years Ago
Good choice with getting a proper industrial PID controller, now you might as well junk the idea of...
ChrisR
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10 Years Ago
[quote][b]ChrisR (20/07/2016)[/b][hr]Good choice with getting a proper industrial PID controller,...
Motorious
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10 Years Ago
Haha yeh I concur. The PID is the most expensive bit, the rest of my oven including element and...
Hanaldo
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10 Years Ago
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