contemplating a big purchase...

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and im sure some have you have made the plunge into buying a kiln/heat treat oven.

questions:

1.) which one/ones give the most bang for your buck
2.) how much does it generally cost to run one? (electricity bills)
3.) do any decent ones come with a 110/115 volt input or is it all 220?

OR ON THE OTHER HAND...

who can i send stainless knives to to be heat treated properly?
who does a good job at a good price?
im in Virginia if that helps to narrow it down any...

thanks again
 
As I was talking to Mick Koval a few weeks ago ... he was telling me that the latest EvenHeat furnaces have new controller (better) and actually cost less. You can get them based on options which makes the price vary...

You may want to give Mick a call at Koval Knives 800-855-0777 for the details. He won't be back until after the Guild Show though.

Take care,
Rob
 
As far as heat treating stainless, Paul Bos has always done a great job for me. Over the last 22 years I have sent him hundreds of blades to heat treat. He tests each blade for RC hardness, and I also check the RC harness on my own RC hardness tester. His blades are right where they should be RC wise every time.
Paul's e-mail address is PaulBoX@BuckKnives.com
As far as a heat treat oven, I have a Paragon oven and have been very pleased with it. Hope this helps, Tom Lewis
 
Mike, you are possibly right, PaulBos makes a lot more sense than PaulBox, however I copied the PaulBox e-mail from one of Paul's business cards that he gave me at the Blade show. I guess whoever needs to contact him can try both e-mails, one is sure to be right. Tom Lewis
 
I've got a paragon KM14. It runs on 115 and I haven't had any trouble with it so far. The voltage is one of the main reasons I chose it since I didn't have any 220 circuits at the time. Be careful about some of the cheaper ovens you see on ebay. A friend of mine bought one only to find out that it didn't get hot enough even though it was advertized to go up to 2000 degrees. Those ovens are not cheap and you can get lots of knives done by shipping them out to someone else before you'll pay for an oven, so if you don't plan to make many knives, you will money ahead to do without. Hope this helps.
 
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