Bow oven with heat gun?

[Broke another one]

Hello all,
 I am making a bow oven 12"x12"x80", just threw in the insulin and was wondering instead of lights could I use a heat gun. My thought was to cut a hole in the middle just large enough to stick the heat gun into then turn it on full blast. The gun has two settings 700 degrees and 1000 degrees. I thought it would work but wanted to know what you guys thought about it before I tried.

[Stagmitis]

I have done it before with a box made entirely out of sheet foam and cutting a hole in the end. It took a few minutes to regulate the heat by slightly prying the lid open but when i hit the temp I wanted it stayed constant for the time I needed.

I dont think its the safest way to go so I stayed in the room and monitored the bow cooking the entire time.

[Looper]

You don't need anywhere near those temperatures to cure glue and certainly not to dry out wood.  You'd probably end up checking/cracking just about any wood with those temps. Light bulbs are about as simple as it gets. I also agree with Stag, you're risking a fire with a heat gun in that tight of a space.

[Maxximusgrind]

I would be worried that the area closest to hte heat gun would be way too hot,if you got the ends up to temperature-

[John Scifres]

Holy crap, that would get hot!  If you do it, don't leave it alone.  I get nervous enough using a heat gun for toasting bellies.  Do an experiment.  Hold your heat gun a few inches away from a piece of wood for a few minutes.

[Broke another one]

Hey thanks for all the advise, heat gun isnt sounding to good right about now.

[Stagmitis]

Just to clarify I regulated the temp to an even 180 degrees withe gun set at the lowest setting.

Heat strips work much betta!

[Robertfishes]

I built my oven 12" wide x 22" tall and 88" long, I followed the Binghams plan. I found that I could use four 100 watt bulbs to maintain 165 degrees. I'm using the 150-180 degree thermostat from Binghams. I built a 2x4 wood frame under the form and added castor wheels, I store it under my build bench, I just roll it out when I need it. I also bought a good pin timer, I set timer to run the pre heated oven for 5 hours after I put form in oven after glue up. I use air hose forms and the recurve form I built is 15 inches tall I think my longbow form is 14" tall.

[NightHawk]

Originally posted by Broke another one:
Hello all,
 I am making a bow oven 12"x12"x80", just threw in the insulin and was wondering instead of lights could I use a heat gun. My thought was to cut a hole in the middle just large enough to stick the heat gun into then turn it on full blast. The gun has two settings 700 degrees and 1000 degrees. I thought it would work but wanted to know what you guys thought about it before I tried.

have to ask "why did you throw your insulin in your bow oven?"      
  seriously you don't even need an oven. I got rid of mine by changing the type of epoxy I use on my bows. I use "WEST SYSTEM" marine epoxy, it doesn't need heat to cure, it's flexible and resilent