best place to get heat treat oven?

Will52100

Will52100

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Looking to get a heat treat oven, preferably digital and idiot proff. What kind to get and who's got the best prices?

Thanks
 
Will,

See if he can set you up with the Rampmaster II controller. It is no longer the standard controller but I believe you'd like using it better. Might not be cost effective but you should ask if he can put one on there instead of the Set-Pro controller.

RL
 
Will, I agree with Roger - get the Rampmaster controller. Tim was able to get it for me as an extra option and it only took a couple of extra days since they had to custom build the oven. I think it was only about $100 extra and worth every penny in my opinion.
 
Now that I've ordered my KMG, the only major piece of equipment I need to make my shop complete is a Heat Treat oven. Since I doubt Danbo will take me up on my ofer to make a deal on his Even Heat, I've got to consider other options.

I have an amatur machinist buddy that has offered me a small pottery kiln for a VERY attractive price for possible use as a HT oven. I'm looking for opinions on this proposition. It's got a 12"x12"x8" chamber with a max temp of 2000 degrees F. There is no kind of temp control, so a controller would have to be added.

My concern is that it's a large volume to heat which means slow rise times and the dimensions would limit how long a blade I could treat.

What do you guys think? Is it worth the extra effort to try and mod it into a controllable oven, or should I pass and keep looking?

TIA
 
Its largly relative to the price he wants. You can find pyrometers on Ebay. If nothing else it might make a nice tempering oven at a killer price. Once in hand and pyrometer installed you can test ramp rates. 2000 F will cover most of your blade heating needs.

RL
 
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