Got my digital thermometer from omega today and did a little test real quick with my curent heat treat setup. before it was just a guessing game as to how hot it was inside the brick , but now i know. it gets damn hot in there with mapp gas. i know now for a fact that i was WAY over heating my o1. with a new bottle from the time u turn valve on and get lightable gas its like 1 turn to get it to 1500 f, i was slightly shocked that it got so hot so fast. but good equipment like this meter helps u see the errors u can make buy guessing things like temp. Cant wait for this weekend when i can do a quality , accurate soak on some o1 blades i have profiled.
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digital tempmeter and 1 brick forge
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folx,
for about $100 you should be able to buy:
- properly shielded K-type thermocouple that would measure temps to 2200F
- PID controller, that you can program to desired temp, that would read the TC and control an external valve to get to and HOLD @ that temperature, within few F.
- proper valve that can be controlled via PID controller
I had some pretty detailed posts on it here and on deja.com, if you
want to know more about particular models etc
http://search.ebay.com/search/searc...action=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search
for about $100 you should be able to buy:
- properly shielded K-type thermocouple that would measure temps to 2200F
- PID controller, that you can program to desired temp, that would read the TC and control an external valve to get to and HOLD @ that temperature, within few F.
- proper valve that can be controlled via PID controller
I had some pretty detailed posts on it here and on deja.com, if you
want to know more about particular models etc
http://search.ebay.com/search/searc...action=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search
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When searching eBay for those controllers, make sure to look up the specs of them to make sure they will cover the range of, and use type K thermocouples.
There are quite a few on there that will only go up to a few hundred degrees, such as ones used for temperature control of chambers and refrigeration...
There are quite a few on there that will only go up to a few hundred degrees, such as ones used for temperature control of chambers and refrigeration...
JT, just google omega and it wil come up they have a huge website with so many different metering devices. u can get one for 55 dollars on up to several hundreds for the smaller handhelds. the one i got has a dual k thermocouples and came with 2 of them was around 80 dollars. i know they not the best k type ones and i will pony up for some better ones but they work for now.