Rainman's Chip Flattening Oven (1 Viewer)

hey , whatever works for you have fun with your experiment, just tryin to keep things simple...like my mind (y) :thumbsup:
 
Found something to do while playing the PCF tournament tonight :whistle: :whistling:


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Don't forget to turn those bulbs after 20 minutes to ensure even cooking. Braised asparagus spears and a nice light curry sauce on the side always works for us.
 
BGinGA said:
Don't forget to turn those bulbs after 20 minutes to ensure even cooking. Braised asparagus spears and a nice light curry sauce on the side always works for us.
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Just hit 20 minutes and we're at 95 degrees. Might need a few more minutes before I turn them :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

Actually cooked asparagus last night, though not using light bulb heat as I don't think I would have quite hit the required temperatures for roasting.
 
BGinGA said:
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I don't think I will, in fact I have dimmers standing by to reduce the energy as my quick calculations suggest the equilibrium point will be above 130 F.


Sadly, I have one unintended data point from when my fridge lights got left on and the interior temp hit above 105 degrees with just the fridge lights (albeit 4x40W bulbs, but a much larger space)



edit: up to 115 degrees. Pretty confident we'll hit 130 fairly easily, then it's a matter of fine tuning the wattage to maintain 130. Also, if I were actually doing this with chips where I'd have to open and close the oven door more frequently, I would put a few thermal masses (bricks) in the oven to help regulate/maintain the temperature.
 
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So for those who are interested, which might be just me at this point, a single 60W bulb inside my oven maintained an internal oven temperature of around 135F degrees. Taking it down to 40W dropped the temperature to around 120F. So for my particular oven, somewhere around 50-55 watts would be the right amount to maintain 130F. Opening and closing the oven for 20-30 seconds had a negligible effect on the temperature as the oven itself probably has sufficient thermal mass even without the addition of bricks.

So bottom line, if you want to flatten chips in an oven, you can probably stick an extension cord with a bulb/socket on the end inside the oven and maintain a fairly consistent temperature that would work for flattening warped chips.
 
bentax1978 said:
So for those who are interested, which might be just me at this point, a single 60W bulb inside my oven maintained an internal oven temperature of around 135F degrees. Taking it down to 40W dropped the temperature to around 120F. So for my particular oven, somewhere around 50-55 watts would be the right amount to maintain 130F. Opening and closing the oven for 20-30 seconds had a negligible effect on the temperature as the oven itself probably has sufficient thermal mass even without the addition of bricks.

So bottom line, if you want to flatten chips in an oven, you can probably stick an extension cord with a bulb/socket on the end inside the oven and maintain a fairly consistent temperature that would work for flattening warped chips.
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Good stuff @bentax1978. I like this solution :)

Plus, it's definitely more firefighter approved than my hairdryer oven! Haha. More energy efficient too :)
 
I did mine in the summer using the backseat of my car left in the Texas sun. But I also could have used the warming tray in the oven.

Baby sets till the method is proven -=- DrStrange
 
Cool idea..I may try this if they start to bug me
 
I have never flattened chips, but a Bessey K body clamp always clamps parallel. Something to consider.

My favorite clamp ever.
 
I don't know why anyone would experiment with using ceramic chips and a hair dryer to flatten chips when there's a purpose-made tool for that.

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And yes, I'll be watching the questions and answers to see who asks about flattening Mapes...
 

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