Simple Curing Rack

[Crappie_Pop]

After going through the frustration of what to use as a curing rack I decided to build my own. I used ½” X ½” hardware cloth. I took some quick measurements and started cutting and bending. I did find that after I cut the wire it left some jagged edges, so I put a small grinding wheel on my Dremel® tool and knocked off the rough spots.

As you can see this rack will hold a lot more than I had on it. The nice thing about it is the sides and top are usable.

I cured the jigs shown at 350 ° for 15 minutes. There is practically no cool down period. This toaster oven is the same on we use in the house, however I did line the crumb tray with aluminum foil, just in case I has some excess powder paint that dripped.
I hope this might help other who have the same frustration of what to use as a curing rack.
A lot of the colors shown are my custom mixed powder paints. I really like the Black/Ruby Slipper/Glitter.

[skiptomylu]

Hey if it works for you then I say do it! I took some info from Crappieday and bought some gutter material. I cut it to fit on my cookie sheet and then I kind of made the bottom a little flat (not perfect at all. Then I bent the top edges in slightly and then I flared out the edge so it sticks out enough that when I hang a jig on it the jig doesn't hit anything. I will try to take a picture one day to show.

Some guys on here have taken this farther than I have since they can bake about 4 to 5 times more than my 120 at a time. I do think if I start over and cut one piece into 3 and turn the the other way on that cookie sheet I could probably get to 150-170 at a time.

I like what you did though for the toaster ovens.
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[GCD]

Looks good Pop!!!

I also have a black and Ruby Slipper that I do and really like.

[skeetbum]

That ruby slipper looks good. The rack is a good idea too.