Has anyone tried using a coffee machine, pot heater, as a sort of hot plate, or with a shroud, use it more like a hot air/radiative heating thing ?
I would just like something to use to keep a PCB up near soldering temps. I have a toaster oven that worked ok for some pre-heating, IDK how quick it cooled off, but it helped me to remove a 1.25" BGA chip for practice.
And I could get a used coffee maker for $5, maybe put a ceramic tile right on the heater. Or try to make a little shroud, and have a PCB sit over it.
I'd only be going for 100-150C on the PCB, or whatever a common under-board heater does. I'd just adjust the temperature by the distance or air flow, not any electrical control.
Someday I'll get a PCB under board air heater, but I've seen people make rework stations with old electric grills too.
Or what about using a 500W construction lamp, which I have. It feels pretty hot to the hand from a few inches.