JWFilips
Well-Known Member
Fired up my trusty convection oven this morning to powder coat the bullets I cast yesterday and Troubles!
I had found that the 450 deg setting always gave me a stable 400 deg on my casting thermometer Nothing different today ( actually it is in the mid 70's) however I have not been able to get the temps up beyond 350 deg!!! Of course if I turn it up a bit more the fan shuts off and only the top elements work because that is the Broil feature! I even went so far as to put a large 1/2" thick 10" x 10" plate of steel on the top of the oven and after 1hour of pre-heating still 350 deg
My first batch of bullets have been in for almost 1 1/2 hours they look nice but I 'm not sure then can cure in that low of temps.
Anybody have any thoughts?
Jim
I had found that the 450 deg setting always gave me a stable 400 deg on my casting thermometer Nothing different today ( actually it is in the mid 70's) however I have not been able to get the temps up beyond 350 deg!!! Of course if I turn it up a bit more the fan shuts off and only the top elements work because that is the Broil feature! I even went so far as to put a large 1/2" thick 10" x 10" plate of steel on the top of the oven and after 1hour of pre-heating still 350 deg
My first batch of bullets have been in for almost 1 1/2 hours they look nice but I 'm not sure then can cure in that low of temps.
Anybody have any thoughts?
Jim