I am wondering if anyone here has made an electric oven for batch finishing their work. My idea was an electric oven I could put 50 hooks in (say 16"x16"x12" inside chamber) that would hold the temp at black heat with the door open, that way once every things to temp. I can take each hook out and apply BLO finish without having to heat each piece up individually. 

My original plan was to just create an electric heat treat oven with nichrome elements, however once the door is open, the elements shut off to prevent electric shock. Possible solutions I've had are using an insulated element similar to an oven range, or coating the exposed nichrome elements with a refractory cement.

Before I start spending money on making one, I was hoping someone may have some experience with this.

Thanks,

I just use a Black & Decker counter top oven set at 450F, it will hold 16 inch pieces.

I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~ USCG 1964-1970

27 minutes ago, Irondragon Forge ClayWorks said:

I just use a Black & Decker counter top oven set at 450F, it will hold 16 inch pieces.

I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~ USCG 1964-1970

I appreciate that, is the counter top oven the same as a toaster oven? 

Yes it is. Just have to be aware of the interior size of some toaster ovens. I have a toaster oven in the shop that I think is only 14 inches wide, I use it to to temper knife blades.

I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~ USCG 1964-1970

You will find the Perfect Oven in the Recycle. New Stoves are everyday, which means Old Stoves are Everyday. 

Neil