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

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

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.

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

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.

Quote from: Sologuy on September 08, 2021, 06:15:00 PM
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?

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

I want the box 150, 160, 170 F

My temp limit switch is from Bingham. JF

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.

I have a outdoor Christmas light timer on mine. JF

Check this out. Low tech, high performance;

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

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

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...