RETROFITTING AN ELECTRIC SMOKER INTO A POWDER COATING OVEN
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2021
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In continuing the capability expansion of my shop I am converting an electric smoker into a powder coating oven. You won’t be able to do large parts in this oven, but it should be perfect for the smaller items I intend to powder coat.
Cool stuff. Thanks for the info
No problem 👍
did you have vents on the back side? of so what did you do you block them?
I removed the inner workings of the vents and covered the holes with a heat resistant tape just to ensure the insulation didn't come out. After heating the smoker the tape on the inside didn't hold, so the vent holes on the inside are now open, but the insulation is holding. I don't think the tape is necessary.
How much insulation did you end up getting, and of course using? It’s not cheap, so I want to order only as much as I’ll need. Thanks!
I started with 2 sheets (or blankets) of 1 inch. That turned out to be enough to do the sides and top but not enough for the bottom. I finished it with a sheet of .5 inch (as you said the stuff aint cheap) to insulate the bottom. The biggest issue was covering the heat senser so the elements wouldn't shut off before the oven would reach 400 degrees (it was just trial and era to get it right)..
What did you do to get the temp high enough? Says Temps can only go 275F but powder needs 375-425
Insulating is I did.
also what size were the insulation sheets you order?
I used 1 inch thick ceramic insulation. Thanks for the comments.
Will the smoker element get to 400° without modifications, other than insulation?
I did bury the heat sensor in about an inch of insulation. I didn't just want to cut the senor, it took a little trial and error as to how much insulation to put around it. Prior to burying the sensor, the hottest the smoker would get before the element would shut off was a little over 300 degrees. Thanks for your comment.
This is what I ran into today. It just wouldn't get hot with the temp sensor in the bottom..I had to take it out and put it outside the box to make it get warm enough to flow and cure
I've had some more time to play with this. With insulation and the temperature probe outside the box it never shows 400 on the stock thermometer. I bought an oven thermometer and it gets to 400 in the middle of the oven. Once you heat it up and it shows 350 on the door thermometer a IR heat gun reads 500-515 at the bottom, 410-450 in the middle and 390 at the top
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So in other words, the temperature is inconsistent throughout the inside of the unit? That doesn’t sound like it’s very efficient or effective for curing. At this point I’m wondering if I might be better off just looking for a used electric oven. Thoughts please???
@@johnwilliams1223 well depends. Is what you want to coat the entire size of the oven? It works fine for what I'm doing and runs on 110v. So that alone is worth any temp variance
Could you do this to the current model pitboss with the chimney on the roof? I can not get this model in Australia only the pitboss 3 series not like this one in your video. As any other one are gas fitted it electric. Or the 2.2 model on Amazon for import from the USA.
You should be able to convert most any electric smoker into a powder coating oven (and it needs to be electric, gas will not work). The main thing that needs to be done is to insulate it so it can reach the 400 degrees (205 Celsius) that powder coating needs, as smokers are not originally designed to reach and maintain that high of a degree. Thanks for the your comment.
@@AndersenWoodCrafts thank you.
Hello what is the height dimension? Could I get a 24"-26" rifle barrel in there?
I don't believe so, it is only 24" high inside. I also wouldn't recommend powder coating a firearm barrel. You would never be able to get a completely uniform coat of powder on the barrel, which will affect how the barrel will dissipate the heat created when the firearm is fired.
@@AndersenWoodCrafts thank you. I'm using mine for cerakote. Masterbuilt has a 40" electric smoker. They're sold out everywhere. A lady is selling me a new one for 250ish
@@ErikisOfficial, In that case, don't see why not. Thanks for your cmment.
@Andersen Wood Crafts do you think it's necessary to have a fan inside of an electric smoker for 250 degree cure? Or not really
@@ErikisOfficial I'm not a powder coating expert but I don't know of any powder that will cure at 250 degrees, most are around 400 degrees. I also would not use a fan, the air movement could blow the powder off the piece before it has a chance to cure.