I'd like to build a heat treat oven. I've seen several plans on the net and they don't seem to be to difficult to build.
I've checked various sites where I could just buy one already built, this would certainly save a lot of time and effort. But the pricing is more than I'd like pay.
So I got to thinking why not buy a used ceramics kiln, there are a lot available for reasonable prices. Most will produce a max temperature of up to 1800F. more than enough for my needs
Some kilns have manual rotary temperature adjustment, but I'd prefer a PID controller. which is not difficult to add in the future.
My question is can a kiln substitute for a heat treat oven?
Has anyone done this/?
Any thoughts would be appreciated
I've checked various sites where I could just buy one already built, this would certainly save a lot of time and effort. But the pricing is more than I'd like pay.
So I got to thinking why not buy a used ceramics kiln, there are a lot available for reasonable prices. Most will produce a max temperature of up to 1800F. more than enough for my needs
Some kilns have manual rotary temperature adjustment, but I'd prefer a PID controller. which is not difficult to add in the future.
My question is can a kiln substitute for a heat treat oven?
Has anyone done this/?
Any thoughts would be appreciated