I need the thermocouple and thermocouple card before I can complete it though. I ordered those parts as well as the LCD today. I mounted the main components of the popcorn popper to a piece of press board (cut from an old desk).
Then I purchased a 5 inch stove pipe union for about $5 from the local hardware store. After drilling three rows of vent holes in the bottom half of the stove pipe, I lined the inside with aluminum window screen. Next was to cut up some power cords for the wiring between the roaster and the controller box. I found the cords in my junk bins. The hardware store also had cord strain reliefs for about $0.50 each. I drilled out some holes for the cords and used a file to make them the correct shape. Then I mounted the cords to the stove pipe.
Some more of the old desk was cut to make a ring for the top of the stove pipe. There was a black plastic ring that the popcorn popper chute mounted to. I ground off the mounting studs and then used more aluminum window screen and some black duct tape to make a top for the roaster. This will keep the beans inside the roaster while the fan is running. You can easily see into the roaster while it will be operating. The top can also be easily removed to fill or empty the beans from the roaster.
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