Cerakote Oven Insulation

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Anyone here made their own Cerakpte oven? I am in the procwess of making an oven and have a Western Steel Locker that I need to insulate. I would like to use a ridget type insulation that can withstand the heat. I saw some blanket type foil backed insulation (very expensive), but I would like something I could just panel the inside of oven to keep the heat in. I have the foam board insulation for houses, but it can't go above 250F

 

[Rhett Crider]

Might look here
McMaster.com/thermal-insulation
McMaster-Carr website

 

[Mram10us]

I used this upto 320f

https://www.grainger.com/product/ITW-2-in-x-48-in-x-24-in-Polyisocyanurate-19NE88

 

[atkins0331]

I made one that works very well. I will post some pics and details when I get home.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Looking forward to the pics and info. I saw a good DYI on www.ar.com, but can't pull the page up anymore. I looked for used steel lockers, gun safesbut couldn't find anything acceptical. Ended up with The Western Steel Locker 24"x20"x70" $314 from Northern Tool. Just need a good insulation now.

 

[m1k3]

I used foil backed rigid insulation from an Air Conditioner supply house. Then used High Temp Red Silicon to seal up the corners and edges within a green small rifle safe. My build used to be on Sniper's Hide but I still have pics of it as well. Still have the oven, just haven't used it in a while.

 

[m1k3]

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Thanks much!

 

[m1k3]

No problem. It has held up for about 8 years? Maybe more?

I could still fire it up today if needed. Used an old toaster oven elements for the bottom and a PID Temp controller to turn the elements off and on based on a temp probe.

https://www.amazon.com/Inkbird-Temperature-Controllers-Thermostat-ITC-106VH/dp/B01N31E8BN/ref=zg_bs_306533011_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=84QKF6CZJ0WZR3NP9037

 

[Mram10us]

Nothing professional but maybe get some ideas from this too

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Definitely a CHEAP way to go, but don't think the heat gun will get it up to 250F. I have a 2,500 sgft basement I turned into a semiprofessional reloading/ammo stocking area, gunsmithing area with a cleaning station, area to work on firearms, parts storage, lathe & mill area, knife working area, welding area Tig/Mig/Oxy Acetylene, hunting/fishing equipment storage area, and a meat processing area. I am now setting up a Cerakoting area with a two stage-four-cylinder compressor, media blasting cabinet, Global Finishing Spray Booth and want to manufacture a functional oven that I don't have to pay some company $2k + for. I try to make everything I do as close to First Class as I can. I don't need a big oven so the one I am building will have enough room for curing several guns at a time. I will put all the bells and whistles with electronics for temp/air flow. I just need an insulation that's ridged or semi ridged so I can just install on the inside walls of the cabinet. I like that "foil backed insulation" that m1k3 used. I also looked at some products on the internet, which I will contact them for more detailed product details. Thanks for all that chime in with information to help me with this project.

 

[atkins0331]

Much like what was already posted. Simple insulation board from Home Depot, 8" hardwired burner, smoker thermometer and all thread for hanging parts. All totaled about $200.00. I also purchased all the electronics but learned this combo held at 255 degrees without it. Later, I added a heat shield so longer barrels didn't get too hot. If you need it to hold at 150, crack the door 1 inch.

 

[Mram10us]

Definitely a CHEAP way to go, but don't think the heat gun will get it up to 250F. I have a 2,500 sgft basement I turned into a semiprofessional reloading/ammo stocking area, gunsmithing area with a cleaning station, area to work on firearms, parts storage, lathe & mill area, knife working area, welding area Tig/Mig/Oxy Acetylene, hunting/fishing equipment storage area, and a meat processing area. I am now setting up a Cerakoting area with a two stage-four-cylinder compressor, media blasting cabinet, Global Finishing Spray Booth and want to manufacture a functional oven that I don't have to pay some company $2k + for. I try to make everything I do as close to First Class as I can. I don't need a big oven so the one I am building will have enough room for curing several guns at a time. I will put all the bells and whistles with electronics for temp/air flow. I just need an insulation that's ridged or semi ridged so I can just install on the inside walls of the cabinet. I like that "foil backed insulation" that m1k3 used. I also looked at some products on the internet, which I will contact them for more detailed product details. Thanks for all that chime in with information to help me with this project.

It was a cheap way to go and it gets up to over 300, thank you very much Feel free to spend all you want, but that oven has baked a lot of cerakote and epoxy coat projects.

 

[Mram10us]

Much like what was already posted. Simple insulation board from Home Depot, 8" hardwired burner, smoker thermometer and all thread for hanging parts. All totaled about $200.00. I also purchased all the electronics but learned this combo held at 255 degrees without it. Later, I added a heat shield so longer barrels didn't get too hot. If you need it to hold at 150, crack the door 1 inch.

Nice. My heat gun on low keeps it right around 175 and high is just over 250. I added a little burner from walmart and it gets well over 300 without using a quarter turn on the heat plate. Lots of efficient ways to do this that don't cost a lot of money