[Shop-talk] oven for powder coat

[Lee Daniels]

I've got a line on a free Whirlpool model RBS305PDQ4 oven. The electronic
panel on the front doesn't work (turns on, but intermittent control of the
touch controls). I searched the usual repair parts places, and the consistent
answer is "this part is no longer produced, unavailable - buy a new oven".

As this is for powder-coating, all I really want to do is heat it up to 350
deg. Can I hot-wire this with a on-off switch and some kind of basic
thermostat? Any ideas?
thanks
 Lee