How to Build a PID Controlled Toaster Oven | Full Guide | Round 2

This is an updated video on how to turn your toaster oven into a PID controlled tempering oven! With a little time and effort I was able to get this oven to hold an extremely consistent temperature with this simple PID control box.

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✅Notable How To Videos and Reviews:

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0:35 Motivation for Rebuild
2:48 Components Needed
3:54 Setup Project Box
4:21 Mounting SSR & other Panel Components
7:55 Wiring the PID
13:15 Full Wiring Overview
14:10 Tuning Strategy, Tips, & Results

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[RedBeardOps]

0:35 - Motivation for Rebuild
2:48 - Components Needed
3:54 - Setup Project Box
4:21 - Mounting SSR & other Panel Components
7:55 - Wiring the PID
13:15 - Full Wiring Overview
14:10 - Tuning Strategy, Tips, & Results

[rebelyell]

Man this video really helped me to understand the wiring for a PID system. I bought all the components over a year ago to do this exact upgrade to my oven, but was a little intimidated on the exact wiring. Thank you for giving us such a simple and exact tutorial! I'm gonna give it a try this week.

[flateartheffect]

This is by far the best PID assembly video on Youtube. Thanks Red Beard!!!

[kurtbilinski]

Heatsinks work by radiating heat to the surrounding air. A number of improvements include: Orienting the fins vertically, so air naturally flows up between the fins. Next, use a black heatsink. Black radiates heat much better than bare metal. Lastly, it needs airflow. Consider at least adding vents directly below and above it, so cool air can get in and the hot air gets out. If building in a metal box, just bolt the SSR to a vertical face, using the entire box as the heatsink.

[IronSparks]

Looks good mate. As a sparky I would recommend that you insulate the self tapping screws, wire the fuse before the switch (to protect the switch) and if it were an option, get a smaller switch and mount it on the front where the fuse is for convenience.

[jjppres]

Mr. Keeton, I wanted to let you know I got the new PID and assembled everything today. It works great! Thanks so much for your help with this. Never could have done it without you and your video.

[ljrUechi]

Great video, just made my box mostly following your video. Other than a slightly different pin layout on my PID it went great. Thanks again! You make great videos.

[davidscadlock]

Thanks a bunch. I had watched this before but now I have an application. I recently bought an older burnout oven for knife heat treating which has very crude controls. With your help I am upgrading to PID controls. Thanks again!!!

[legierswoodshop]

This is incredibly informative man, at first I was like "There's no way I can accomplish this, idk the first thing about electrical work" But I think if I watch it a few more times, I'll get it. Thank you for posting!!

[ovidiocalvet]

men really great videos i hope one day we can make one video together cheers from Mexico

[benterbieten]

, Thank you. I finally feel like I can actually wire one of these up now. I don't ever wire anything without a pair of needlenose handy, it sure saves the fingers.

[MrSoloun]

Good vid, very helpful. I like the ide of having the control away from the oven.

[Anderson-HandForged]

this will be my next project your videos are so helpfull really appreciate the time you put in to help other people out after this project im gonna tackle a heat treat oven have you done one? thanks again Mark

[Appophust]

Sweet! I need to do this with mine so I can hit my decarb temperature when making cannabutter.

[jgunpilot]

I made mine with a $25 REX C100 w/ SSR and heat sink. It hits 200 deg F in 10 minutes, no overshoot at all and holds either 200 or 400 TO THE DEGREE!

Now my toaster oven is easy to use for wood stabilization or tempering blades

[flatbedtrucker]

Finally a decent build video on pid controller I built one from your channel to run my liquor still thanks buddy ✌️

[OutOfHisElement]

Great job, built this a few weeks ago and it works perfectly. Keep up the good work!

[TheJokerMachine]

Great instructions. I made the same in a $10 Sheffield plastic ammo box. I added a 12vdc miniature fan in it fed off a 9vdc adapter. A little quieter than using a 12. Wasn't sure if the SSR was gonna get really hot. I put a 2 amp fuse in mine since I'm only using it for a small heater coil, not an oven. I tried hundreds of settings on the Inkbirg and finally lucked out and have the thing with only a 2volt swing using PID numbers. Your right about auto tune. Kept occilating. Still can't believe I got those PID numbers.

[anthonydibiase]

Thank you for your PID Control Wiring Diagram

[wesleysmith]

Super videos you're making. I may take up knife making just to follow.