where to get a thermocouple well?

Just what are you looking for in the way of a thermowell. I work at a refinery and there may be some older stainless thermowells laying around somewhere. We change from a threaded in well to a flanged ones when a new operator unscrewed the well instead of the instrument and the fire burned up 8 million in equipment. Whoops LOL He needed new pants and it scared him so bad he latter quit.There are still a few threaded ones in service except they are welded in place, Some of the removed ones may be laying around if I look.
 
Also, check Ebay.

They are pretty easy to make for a forge. Just use a piece of heavy wall ( SCH80) 3/4" pipe.Forge one end closed and weld it shut. That's it.

Stacy
 
There are three basic types of thermocouple tips... open, enclosed with tip connected to enclosure, and enclosed with tip not connection enclosure. Industry has names for them but I don't know what they are.

When I was looking to get a thermocouple to run in a forge, a salt tank, and a kiln, my understanding was the enclosed with connected tip would handle all those environments well... especially if it was an inconel enclosure as opposed to stainless steel.

The tip being connected to the enclosure makes the readings more accurate than a non-connected tip or a thermo-well set up and a thermo-well only lets temperature readings happen in one place. Some find that limiting.

Mike
 
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that would be great ib2v4u if you do find one laying around let me know and ill send you a few bucks for it thanks
 
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