Easy-Bake Oven!

oldbeezer · Feb 18, 2019

perhaps a brick?

swooshdave · Feb 18, 2019

oldbeezer said:
perhaps a brick?

Too tall. I think that piece of wood is a 2x2 so about 1.5 inch. But if I could find a piece of a brick the right size it would be perfect!

jbruney · Feb 18, 2019

Purchase a piece of soft fire brick and trim to the desired size perhaps. Any major hobby/pottery supply outlet should have some. It should last forever at those low temps.

swooshdave · Feb 18, 2019

jbruney said:
Purchase a piece of soft fire brick and trim to the desired size perhaps. Any major hobby/pottery supply outlet should have some. It should last forever at those low temps.

I'll try the wood and put a camera facing the oven on time-lapse. That way if it catches on fire you guys will be able to watch along in horror...

worntorn · Feb 18, 2019

"Manual says 150˚-200˚C so 300˚F for the head to do the spindles"

200c is 400 f+-

RoadScholar · Feb 18, 2019

"Fahrenheit 451" is, supposedly, the kindling temp of books, made from cellulose (wood). not sure how close the correlation is. I suppose if you could evacuate the oven you could set your bearings and make charcoal at the same time??

Why not use a thin steel plate?

DogT · Feb 18, 2019

I pressed a small propane grill into use for my cranks and gearbox quite a few years ago. Used it outside and the wife never even knew. It's less than 2' in diameter, worked great.

CanukNortonNut · Feb 18, 2019

RoadScholar said:
"Fahrenheit 451" is, supposedly, the kindling temp of books, made from cellulose (wood). not sure how close the correlation is. I suppose if you could evacuate the oven you could set your bearings and make charcoal at the same time??

Why not use a thin steel plate?

The temperature at which book-paper catches fire and burns. Great Book by Ray Bradbury. George Orwell and Aldous Huxley were my High school reading. Heavy thinking and now almost prophetic. Yes a steel plate standoff would stop any unnecessary combustion from happening. wood not a good idea IMHO. I use a Camp chef oven but a bbq would do in a pinch.
Cheers,
T

swooshdave · Feb 18, 2019

worntorn said:
"Manual says 150˚-200˚C so 300˚F for the head to do the spindles"

200c is 400 f+-

150˚C is 300˚F +/-

franko · Feb 18, 2019

Instead of the block to set it on, how about three pieces of all thread. Nuts top and bottom slightly loose, set to the height that you need to clear the element.
Kinda like a three legged stool.

worntorn · Feb 18, 2019

swooshdave said:
150˚C is 300˚F +/-

It might be enough.
Or it might not

I guess my point it that sometimes the interference fit is such that you need to go to 400 f. Its nice when the shrink fit goes toqether easily.
It can be quite the gong show when it doesn't quite work!

Glen

Ron L · Feb 18, 2019

I had a technician decide to dry some hickory in one of our ovens overnight at 325 F. At 3 AM I got a call to meet the fire department. Blew the door off and flashed enough to set off the sprinklers. He got a nice, unpaid vacation. I would find something noncombustible.

swooshdave · Feb 18, 2019

Ron L said:
I had a technician decide to dry some hickory in one of our ovens overnight at 325 F. At 3 AM I got a call to meet the fire department. Blew the door off and flashed enough to set off the sprinklers. He got a nice, unpaid vacation. I would find something noncombustible.

Fun!

swooshdave · Feb 19, 2019

I know you guys will be disappointed by I didn't burn down the house.

oldbeezer · Feb 19, 2019

Nice video, Thanks!
BTW could you tell us the internal dimensions of the oven. I don't fancy going around sticking my head errr the Norton's head in people's ovens. Besides the fact it is still attached, the Norton's and mine.

Bernhard · Feb 19, 2019

baz said:
Is there a more satisfying sound (outside of the bedroom) of a main bearing outer race dropping out of a Norton crankcase inside the oven when it has reached the correct temperature?
Cheers

Only when you don’t create the smell of burnt/hot engine that leaves a ‘orrible pong in the air.

Hortons Norton · Feb 19, 2019

Thanks Dave, well done get it.

swooshdave · Feb 19, 2019

oldbeezer said:
Nice video, Thanks!
BTW could you tell us the internal dimensions of the oven. I don't fancy going around sticking my head errr the Norton's head in people's ovens. Besides the fact it is still attached, the Norton's and mine.

Just barely big enough to fit an engine crankcase. The timing side is tight but luckily it fits.

Hortons Norton · Feb 19, 2019

oldbeezer said:
Nice video, Thanks!
BTW could you tell us the internal dimensions of the oven. I don't fancy going around sticking my head errr the Norton's head in people's ovens. Besides the fact it is still attached, the Norton's and mine.

David, I'm with Oldbeezer. What's the inside dimensions?? When you get a chance, thanks in advance.

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