Hi,
I've a small oven rated 200C. I wonder what sort of issues would be involved in increasing this to ~300C? Obviously, putting more power into the unit, etc.
But, I worry about things like the capabilities of the insulation, materials within the oven, etc.
Though I find it hard to believe that I can easily hit 260C+ with a countertop convection oven without *it* melting or otherwise self-destructing and this industrial/laboratory oven wouldn't be capable of likewise (?)
If I understand correctly, you should be able to increase the temperature of an oven by simply insulating it better. If you could better insulate the inside of the oven with materials rated for your temperature, you should be able to have a 300C oven inside of your 200C oven with a layer of 300C or better insulation. For example, I smoked some port in my smoker in cold windy weather. It wouldn't get high enough temperature until I wrapped my smoker in an insulating water heater blanket, then it was plenty hot. If you do not want to risk your oven, you could get some insulating materials and heating elements and construct your own oven. Or you could buy an old ceramic kiln and a temperature control to get all the heat you would need, the machine shop I used to work at used a ceramic kiln to heat treat steel at around 1700F.
RogerN
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