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Fellow listers, sending this inquiry out to a few of my lists to get
feedback.


Wifey nuked a sponge (scrubby green w/yellow ) until it caught
fire....yeah, concerns me too.


The thing still works, insides have been cleaned, but the stench of
burned sponge/scrubby is horrendous and gets into any food cooked.
Soooo, before I try to freecycle it to whatever person wants to take on
the stench or drop it off on electronics recycling day, I was trying to
think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.


Whadaya think - Uses?


Thanks


Corey

Don't you think all this talk about freecycle or dropping her off at
the side of the road is a bit premature? I'm sure there is _something_
she can do in the shop, where you can keep an eye on her, even if you
can't trust her alone in the kitchen any more. ;-)

Joking aside, I'm looking for another microwave oven transformer to
make a spot welder. The thing is I seem to fix them all up so I never
get the transformer.

I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't
dare to use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials
will behave. If you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.

ST




On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...
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> I was trying to
> think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.
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> Whadaya think - Uses?
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> Thanks
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>
> Corey
>

The metal casting needs special crucibles made out of exotic ceramics or something like that.

I've got a microwave in the shop, I occasionally use it to heat up water to use as a bath for something else - eg etchant. To be honest a kettle would be better and can still be used to make a cup of tea.

The microwave was intended for curing wood. You turn down green wood and then microwave it a few times to drive out the moisture. The wood also goes a bit plastic so you can mould it. I haven't played with that much but the wood moulding is kinda fun. The drying is a bit tedious as you microwave for a minute or so, let it cool and repeat (many many times) until the wood stops losing weight.

If you're thinking 'hey you could automate that' so is everyone else but no-one ever bothers to get 'roud tuit.

I've got a toaster / pizza oven that's more useful as you can control the temperature. Excellent for getting decals off things; many glues will start to release at around 80 degrees which is under even the melting point for plastics so you can get labels off things without damage and reuse them.

As Stefan mentioned making a spot welder out of it is an idea. Microwave ovens for have lots a salvageable parts (motor, transformer, big-arse magnets, microswitches, thermal cut-out, relays, AC filter etc).

Tony

> I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
> Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't dare to
> use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials will behave. If
> you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
> I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.
>
> ST
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>
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...
> [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> > I was trying to
> > think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.
> >
> >
> > Whadaya think - Uses?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Corey
> >
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If it happens to be a Panasonic inverter microwave oven, grab it with glee and store it away for a future project..... If we lived closer, I would take it off your hands.

Don't you think all this talk about freecycle or dropping her off at
the side of the road is a bit premature? I'm sure there is _something_
she can do in the shop, where you can keep an eye on her, even if you
can't trust her alone in the kitchen any more. ;-)

Joking aside, I'm looking for another microwave oven transformer to
make a spot welder. The thing is I seem to fix them all up so I never
get the transformer.

I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't
dare to use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials
will behave. If you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.

ST




On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...
[Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I was trying to
think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.


Whadaya think - Uses?


Thanks


Corey

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This is all you need to do, Corey:

How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar

Here's what you need:
   vinegar water
   one drop of Young Living lemon essential oil (optional)
   a bowl
   a toothpick (optional)

Fill a microwaveable bowl with 1-2 cups of water and add 1-2 table-
spoons of vinegar. Add a drop of essential oil if you don?t want
your microwave to smell like vinegar. :-)

Read more here: How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar And Steam!
http://www.practicallyfunctional.com/how-to-clean-your-microwave-in-2/

Put the bowl in the microwave and shut the door. Microwave the water
and vinegar for 5 minutes. If your microwave is REALLY dirty, don?t
open the microwave right away when the timer goes off. Leave the door
shut for about two more minutes to let the steam continue to work.
The steam will help loosen up caked on bits of food, and the vinegar
will help eliminate any odors. When you open the door, be careful
pulling the bowl out; it will be very hot! Remove the turntable tray
(carefully, it will be hot as well) and wash it in the sink. Now just
take a cloth or sponge and wipe down the inside of the microwave. The
dirt and food will come right off!

Yeah, it's got a good heavy-duty transformer transformer inside.   Don't throw it out.   But if you decide to use it on a DIY electronics project, bear in mind it might be your last DIY electronics project because of what keith printy said.

If it has a glass turntable with a three-prong female indentation to fit an electric motor on the underside of the box, I could definitely use the glass turntable.   Mine broke.   I'm using a dinner plate to sit atop the electric motor shaft, but it keeps falling off.

If it's got a transformer, you could remove it then rewind
part of the transformer to make a spot welder. Google and you'll
find plans and info.

Charlie
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Fellow listers, sending this inquiry out to a few of my lists to get
feedback.

Wifey nuked a sponge (scrubby green w/yellow ) until it caught
fire....yeah, concerns me too.

The thing still works, insides have been cleaned, but the stench of
burned sponge/scrubby is horrendous and gets into any food cooked.
Soooo, before I try to freecycle it to whatever person wants to take on
the stench or drop it off on electronics recycling day, I was trying to
think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.

Whadaya think - Uses?

Thanks

Corey




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Posted by: Corey Minion <csminion@...>

A current project in my local radio club. Converting it from a power regulator to a voltage regulator and then using it to power a linear amplifier, built around an eastern bloc ceramic triode. All the safety caveats expressed by others apply equally here.

Bill

What are you doing with the inverter?

 

Tony

 

If it happens to be a Panasonic inverter microwave oven, grab it with glee and store it away for a future project..... If we lived closer, I would take it off your hands.

On 14/02/2016 4:03 PM, Stefan Trethan stefan_trethan@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:

Don't you think all this talk about freecycle or dropping her off at

the side of the road is a bit premature? I'm sure there is _something_

she can do in the shop, where you can keep an eye on her, even if you

can't trust her alone in the kitchen any more. ;-)

Joking aside, I'm looking for another microwave oven transformer to

make a spot welder. The thing is I seem to fix them all up so I never

get the transformer.

I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.

Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't

dare to use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials

will behave. If you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.

I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.

ST

On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...

[Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I was trying to

think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.

Whadaya think - Uses?

Thanks

Corey

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Nope

As said before, many different methods to destenchify it has been tried.

I think I may keep the motor/platter for a painting, automated lazy susan for the spray exhaust booth.

Corey

This is all you need to do, Corey:

How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar

Here's what you need:
   vinegar water
   one drop of Young Living lemon essential oil (optional)
   a bowl
   a toothpick (optional)

Fill a microwaveable bowl with 1-2 cups of water and add 1-2 table-
spoons of vinegar. Add a drop of essential oil if you don?t want
your microwave to smell like vinegar. :-)

Read more here: How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar And Steam!
http://www.practicallyfunctional.com/how-to-clean-your-microwave-in-2/

Put the bowl in the microwave and shut the door. Microwave the water
and vinegar for 5 minutes. If your microwave is REALLY dirty, don?t
open the microwave right away when the timer goes off. Leave the door
shut for about two more minutes to let the steam continue to work.
The steam will help loosen up caked on bits of food, and the vinegar
will help eliminate any odors. When you open the door, be careful
pulling the bowl out; it will be very hot! Remove the turntable tray
(carefully, it will be hot as well) and wash it in the sink. Now just
take a cloth or sponge and wipe down the inside of the microwave. The
dirt and food will come right off!

Yeah, it's got a good heavy-duty transformer transformer inside.   Don't throw it out.   But if you decide to use it on a DIY electronics project, bear in mind it might be your last DIY electronics project because of what keith printy said.

If it has a glass turntable with a three-prong female indentation to fit an electric motor on the underside of the box, I could definitely use the glass turntable.   Mine broke.   I'm using a dinner plate to sit atop the electric motor shaft, but it keeps falling off.