How hot does the outside of a paragon get?

Robert_Phelps

Robert_Phelps

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How hot does the outside of a paragon get? The directions mentioned it shouldn't be on wood, but I'm wondering just what precautions I should make with it. Where my socket is, it has to sit on a wood workbench top, and be an inch from the back wall on the backside as well. I have a metal rack it can sit on and be stable that'll hold it off the bench, and I was thinking maybe put an old cookie sheet or something behind it.
 
i'm guessing if it's covered in the same type of metal like an evenheat kiln, it's hot enough to give a rather severe burn if you layed you had on it.

The brick itself on the outside will NOT be has hot as the metal casing.
 
I have the small Paragon. The outside doesn't get that hot. I can touch it. Mine still sits on a metal rolling cart and I move it away from walls while it's on. I just want to be carefull. If you quickly touch the outside while it's on you'll see for yourself but be carefull.
 
I would have it far more than an inch from anything. Up on legs on a metal table with lots of space all around.
 
I have fire brick stacked up between mine and the wall. When it's cycling, it's only about 100 degrees behind the oven.
It's already on legs about 9 inches high off the bench.
 
My Paragon is on a rolling metal table with a plywood top. Had it for alot of years and I have not had a problem. The heat wants to rise, so the top of the furnace is fairly warm to the touch but the wood that its mounted on is not.
Dave Wardman
 
I have a km14 and it has never got so hot that I couldn't hold my hand on it. Mine has it's own little stand built into the case, so does every other paragon that I have seen. I have mine setting on a laminated wooden top bench and it sits about three inches from the wall behind it. I have never had any kind of heat problems from mine. However the evenheat that I use for heat treating swords will blister your hand if you touch it.
 
The welders carts from HF are great for things like Forges and ovens. I pick 1 or 2 up when they are on sale.I always seem to have something that needs to be on wheels.The shelves are great for storage, and the hooks on the sides for power cords and hoses are just right for the job.
Stacy
 
Mine has been sitting on a wooden bench since the late 1980's, and it only gets hot enough on the top to keep a mug of coffee warm.
 
My home built gets pretty warm on top, but not too hot to touch. I've got it sitting on a wooden top table, and have never had the underneath or table get very warm at all. I'm using O-1 with 10 minute soaks, and I never leave it alone, and I've always got a fire extinguisher nearby. When I switch over to stainless with longer soaks and higher temps, I'll probably switch to a metal top for peace of mind.

--nathan
 
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