Well now that we got the frame out of the way (minus the heating element casing), it is time to think about the heating element itself. I'm going to take some nichrome wire from an old toaster and snake it around the top of the former. The top will be made of plywood, and I'll staple the nichrome wires to it. But now I need to know, do I need a certain circuit for the wires? Can I just hook it up to AC voltage? I'm not sure if I can use the circuit from the toaster, as the toaster was broken.
Also, my design differs from the HF design because it does not include the acrylic sheet under the drilled cookie pan. Is it necessary to include such a sheet, so as to limit the amount of area the vacuum sucks from, or can I just cut a hole in the box and let the vacuum suck from the hole box and down through the holes in the pegboard? I know this is confusing but I can't find a better way to pose this question.
BTW I am using an old home vacuum, not a shop vac, still works fine though. Do you think that will be an issue?
