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I want to take a minute to talk about equipment. This piece of equipment, hands down, has increased the quality of my work more than other equipment I have. It allows me to get exact temperatures in my heat treating and run programmed normalizing and thermocycling. I never have to wonder if my blades “got hard” or worry about warpage. In roughly 3 years I have only had 2 minor warps (I believe primarily due to an inbalance of wrought iron on the sides).
These kilns heat up quickly (I run 220) and can also ramp down to hold an accurate temper cycle.
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When it comes down to it, if you don’t nail the heat treat than your primary function will be off, no matter how nicely you finish that blade. This kiln gets you to pro resulrs without the stress.
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I am not sponsored by @jenkenkilns but I trust this product. I use this product regularly and I love this product. If you want to up your game consider one of these Vertical Air Baths.
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She has survived heat treat and is looking wonderful as ever! Very happy about the improvements I was able to make on forging this one. It’s much closer to where I want it to be. A little more girth between the knob and the blade on the next one and I will be happy.
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