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Old 29th January 2013, 05:29 PM
Peter S Peter S is offline
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Originally Posted by John King View Post
At a push you could always make one! I did when I started out when I was 15 and could not afford a proper heater. I used a metal biscuit tin, a light fitting similar to those in ceiling lights and a light bulb (15w pygmy) properly earthed. If you can get a square one or preferably two, take one side out of each and join them together with metal strips and 2BA nuts and bolts to make an oblong then use 2 15w light bulbs.

I kid you not, these work and work very well and do not get over heated.
I had one of these about 45 years ago, it was given to me by an electrician friend who was giving up photography.
This one had the benefit of a thermostat from a cooker wired in, well he was a service electrician with SEEB, fitting and repairing cookers.
Peter
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