Well, I was allowed to test the new Vulcan16 oven pre-release. I have had it for over a month now. I was sworn to secrecy till the official release with a non-disclosure agreement. We worked out production and software bugs, including shipping packages. It will come in three boxes, each weighing about 100 lbs. FedEx delivered mine. Ugh… This may change as they evaluate the best shipping method. It took about 3 hours to assemble the housing. The electronics kit, lights, and fan, which took about 2 hours. It will run off a laptop or computer with CureControl installed if you opt out of the Pro electronic kit, which uses an Orange PI board with a 10-inch touch screen.
I have to say it is now working perfectly—almost no heat escapes from the housing due to the rock wool insulation inside the oven panels. Even at a 15-minute cure cycle @ 450 degrees, the outside was only warm to the touch. Here are some pictures of the oven. The inside dimensions are 30 x 30 x 28 deep.
As you can see in the picture of the CureControl screen, it tracked at 400 degrees within 2 degrees up and down. The lights and fan speed can be set and turned on via CureControl.
At the $1200 price tag. This oven is a no-brainer.
My recommendations are the light kit, leg kit, and fan kit.
If you have any questions for me, I will be glad to answer them to the best of my ability. Thank you to Mike G, the President, Cole, Luis in the Engineering dept, and the Langmuir team for this opportunity. Oh and Randall in the computer systems department who I drove absolutely nuts.
By the way… It does have a dam micro switch. God, I hate limit switches.
I use a hyper smooth led. It’s a great machine I spray between 60 and 100 pounds of powder a year with it.
I like the looks of this oven really well. It is super small though for me. Most projects I do will not fit. My oven is 4x4x5 and I have had to turn down several jobs because they would not fit.
I am not knocking it it is the perfect size for a home shop or small business. I like plenty extra room so no worries about the parts touching sides or each other. I do a lot of parts in bulk . I built bumper steps for heavy off-road haulers. Cat 777 and 785. The rungs are 2 inches wide and 14 long I will paint and cure between 60 and 100 at a time.
The parts that I do are for a captive audience. The machine is a money maker for us. Every time these boaters upgrade electronics, the dash panels must be reworked. Every model of electronic gadget is a different size.
It is easy to take money from a boat owner. The word boat = Bust Out Another Thousand!
I started doing these steps for the company I work for. I can actually make more money doing these than I can at work. I get paid by the part. So the fast and harder I work the more money I can make. There just isn’t enough to stay busy.
What are you using for spray booth, looking to be able to do power in house vs sending every small part out, this oven will be perfect for that, now to figure out the rest of the setup.
