Cool looking gun oven...

[Vince from Midland]

I saw this site the other day and thought it was extremely interesting. What does everyone else think?

http://www272.pair.com/stevewag/heater/heater1.html

Have a great day!

[goldwing2000]

Looks like a bonfire waiting to happen. :P

[Ken P]

nah..looks like an insurance claim waitin to happen...

[Vince from Midland]

From fear of safety issues is why I asked what you guys thought, and it is mostly the electrical setup he used that caused me the most concern. After reading the comments above, I started to think what I could use to make it safer. I think I may have a solution.

How about using the heating element from an electric frying pan? Temperature control goes up to over 400F, and the heating element is in a lot safer form than the one in the article.

Can someone else think of a safer heating element for this oven?

[keyjockey]

Questionable construction aside, I don't think $4 houshold lamp dimmers are rated at 220V. They definitely won't handle 10A as one of his musings suggests. You would need something in a commercial duty rating for this.

Anybody smell smoke yet? :shock: