What length Salt Pots should we carry????

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Darren Ellis

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I've been pretty busy lately trying to add new/useful things to our site and have a question for you guys. What size salt pots would you like to see available through us? I've got 4" diameter SS pipe on the way, and would like to find out the most requested length before I start cutting it up and welding the base on it. ...We will also soon have high temp salts available too.

:)

-Darren
 
Darren I know that this is a business that you run but thank you for all the effort that you go through to make the things that we need available.
 
i would like to second that comment. before you know it darren is going to buy and open a small store in his town and be selling from there and online. might become a better version of texas knife supply.
 
2' for knives, and 4' for swords?
How much will you be asking for them? You can PM me if it's against the rules to talk prices here.
 
24" should do me just fine... if you carry enough equipment that I can buy a pair of pots (one hot one for "cooling") then I'll hold onto that grand I was going to spend on an evenheat oven.
 
So....Mr Ellis is now going to come up with yet another way for me to injure myself. What? the highh temp propane flames and smoldering oil not enough for ya? lol What might interest me is if you could build a controlled "all in one" vertical tank solution. One that could be used for high temp and low temp salts, high temp "marquenching" oils and standard 150 drgree oil quench. Or if you couldn't do the high/low thing, then one to do all of the low temp stuff.
 
Darren, one consideration on the longer tubes is that they will be for sword makers, straight swords can go into 4", but you will need at least 5" for curved blades. Also the smaller the tube diameter, the more concentrated the effects of boil overs and other things.
 
Is there a standard depth for kilns? If so, I would think that offering salt pots in increments of that depth (plus a few inches to stick through the lid) would probably work out well.
 
My input probably ain't worth much, but may I suggest going a bit longer on the sword length tubes? Even if 4' is long enough for most jobs, the one time you want to do a 50"+ longsword you may wish you had those few extra inches. Right now I'm having trouble finding somebody with pots long/deep enough to heat treat such a blade for me.
 
im sure darren can make you one easily, the possum. just email him and give him dimensions and he can give you a price. hes a great guy. im expecting my package from him any time now.
 
Anyone know if schedule 40 is thick enough for 2k? I cant seem to get an answer from heatbath. I want to use there HighSpeed line of salts for SS.

Also if possible put me down for 1 of the first batch fo salt pots!
 
also is 4" diamiter the biggest you are thinking of going? Seems like it would crap a karambit, khurki or anyhing curved. I was thinking 6-8" diamiter myself. Maybe input form one of the guys already using salt pots?
 
Hi guys, Well, the pipe for the salt tubes is in. The initial offering will be 4" diameter (sch. 40) x 24" long. We will be offering them in two forms, one as a "kit" which includes the pipe and base cap that you can either weld yourself or trade a case of beer with your local welder to do the job for you. The other option will be a fully welded salt tube ready to go.

For this first batch, the kits will be able to ship immediately, however, the fully welded salt tubes will require a 14 day lead time after you place your order before it ships. I'll get the web page order form set up in the next couple of days, I've got a batch of forges that I'm running a little behind on at the moment that has to take priority for the next few days.

Hopefully this works out well, and if so, we will be adding other sizes to the line-up to include larger sizes for the sword makers too. Thanks everyone for your comments and feedback on this thread, I appreciate it!

:)

-Darren
 
P.S. If you want me to reserve one for you PM me on here and I will set yours aside. Please indicate whether you want the kit ($100+ shipping) or fully welded ($150+shipping) salt tube.

:)

-Darren
 
Big Slim, I don't know about the wall thickness for pots at 2000deg, but I ran across a chart in Heat Treat Progress, it recommends ceramic pots for salts over 1800 deg. I do not know if it is due to heat, or the caustic nature of the salts. 316 may work, but will probably need to be changes out more often.

Hope this helps
Ken Nelson
 
None of the stainless steels are made to be run at austenitizing temperatures, not 316, 304, 308, etc. While 316L is more robust at lower temperatures, at 1500 degrees, they all perform about the same, and you're not going to notice much practical difference in performance. I've run this by an expert in the welding field as well as a ph.d. metallurgist I know and they both agree on this for practical applications. In a salt tube, the weld seam is the important part (assuming you're using a stainless tube).

:)

-Darren
 
I've updated our website with the links for Salt Pot tubes as well as a controlled high temperature salt pot system. Middle row of buttons all the way at the bottom.

:)

-Darren
 
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