HOT BOX / BOW BOX HEATING METHODS

[Sologuy]

Guys... what are alternative heat methods besides light bulbs you use ?

[Roy from Pa]

Shredd who also lives in Florida just uses an electric blanket.

[Shredd]

Yes... With a comforter or sleeping bag over the electric blanket, it goes up to 110 to 120*...   I think that is 60* and above room temp. for the most part... I will have to measure it on colder days...  I try not to glue-up on colder days because it makes ea-40 thicker and harder to use...  I always tend to go with the flow...

 Someone else on here uses 2 electric blankets and gets a much higher temp.

[Sologuy]

I'm looking g for a lil more high tek than an electric blanket lol..

[Flem]

Gee wizz, one of my favorite topics

You can use ceramic IR elements rather than incandescent bulbs, they use the same base socket. You could also use 15-25 watt puck lights if head room is a concern in your box. Or you could super charge your heat system with a repurposed  electric baseboard heater element.

[Roy from Pa]

I'm looking g for a lil more high tek than an electric blanket lol..

How hot do you want the temperature to get in your heat box?

[Jeff Freeman]

Mine cycles from 180-150° I only bake for a couple and a half Hours.
 I don't want to burn my cookies. Incandescent bulbs 4-150 watt. JF

[Sologuy]

I want the box 150, 160, 170 F

[Jeff Freeman]

My temp limit switch is from Bingham. JF

[skeaterbait]

I switched to ceramic elements and put an Inkbird controller on mine, you can dial in whatever temp you want. I have even had it up to 200° for curing stabilizing juice.

All that said, I have about convinced myself that just letting the bow cure for a couple days on it's own (at least in the warmer times) is less stress than needing to remember to turn off the box.

[Jeff Freeman]

I have a outdoor Christmas light timer on mine. JF

[Flem]

Check this out. Low tech, high performance;

https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=164279.0

[Pago]

I use a space heater I removed the auto cutoff on and a home built automatic controller.

[KenH]

I live in Florida too, Sologuy (Fort Myers), and I don't bother with a curing oven.  I'm retired, and I'm not a production bowyer, so waiting a day for a bow to cure is no big deal.  I set my open-top bending jig on the lanai out of direct sun...