I am curious...

[Chris Railey]

How many here are doing simple HT in a forge (with or without a pyrometer) or with a torch?

 

[Justin W.]

Yep I have a coal forge and a small propane forge

 

[Justin W.]

Oh also I use a $10 flea market toaster oven for the temper and then rendered hog fat from a pig we butchered mixed with veggy oil for the quench

 

[Randy Lucius]

I'm using an Atlas Mini Forge but I'm only working with 1084 so it works very well for heat treating.

 

[Dennis Morland]

Me!

 

[Von Gruff]

I have my forge heat treating well in hand with pyrometer for judging heat control

 

[opaul]

When I first started I was heating in my propane forge until non-magnetic but now am using my Evenheat oven.

 

[Chris Railey]

I have my forge heat treating well in hand with pyrometer for judging heat control

Exactly why I intend to add a pyrometer to my forge very soon. Because I do a lot of blacksmith stuff too its hard for me to drop $1500 to $2500 for a tool with mainly one purpose like a HT oven.

 

[Von Gruff]

With good pyrometer and judicious use of gas and air you can hold a good steady heat with +/- a few degrees

 

[Justin W.]

Lol I'm gonna wait for the short period of my life whenever Im working a real job but not married that's when I will get my HT oven

 

[Gliden07]

Depending on Blade size either a 1 brick forge or my Atlas copy and a Toaster oven.

 

[Gliden07]

With good pyrometer and judicious use of gas and air you can hold a good steady heat with +/- a few degrees

What are you using for meter and thermo-couple?

 

[Jason Volkert]

I have been using a coal forge for a year. I just built a forced air gas forge with a "pid" and a "k thermocouple. I got all the info on ed cafferys site for the "pid and thermocouple" I can basicly run my forge at any temp I want with in +/-30°f I can probably tune it in better I have only got it built it a week ago still needs little adjustment here and there. I would suggest this set up for any blacksmith on a budget. Here are some pic's.

 

[springer82]

Starts in the forge and p50. Goes into my oven. I tossed the little toaster oven because it would not hold the temp.

 

[DanF]

Blown forge with pyrometer and kitchen stove for temper with a two temp gauges to verify.

 

[John Wilson]

Lol I'm gonna wait for the short period of my life whenever Im working a real job but not married that's when I will get my HT oven

Agree. When you run out of things to get, then it’s time for an oven. I love my oven dearly, but it does one thing- save me time. Money-wise, sending out for heat treat on stainless is very cost effective. A propane forge for carbon steels is a huge bang for the buck.

 

[Von Gruff]

What are you using for meter and thermo-couple?

This https://www.artisansupplies.com.au/product/digital-thermometers/?c=dab83b10fbbe
and this https://www.artisansupplies.com.au/...ss-steel-braided-thermocouple/?c=dab83b10fbbe

 

[Chris Railey]

I am going to use the info on Ed’s site to set mine up soon. Mr. Gruff can the stuff you have yours set up with survive forge welding temps?

 

[Kev]

I picked up this little guy, used, for a song. Couldn’t get the money out fast enough. It’s a bit small and the controller is crude, but it can be dialed into within a few degrees. I use a fluke meter to read the temp (kinda like s pyrometer). I’ve had it as hot as 2200*F. And so far it works really well.

 

[DanF]

Nice find!