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I wouldn't rely on standard oven temperature controllers. Tempering temperatures need to be held to much closer tolerances than conventional oven controllers offer. I converted an old pawn shop table top oven & added a general use, PID controller (plug&play) from Aubers...

LOL, same here!

Thanks guys, good selection.

Do you all have any knife sharpener recommendations for a non-knifemaker, to be used mostly for kitchen knives?

Huh, didn't know RS sold enchant, thanks.

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing.

Your acid is FeCl? Is it mixed with anything?

What blade straightening technique did you use?

Had I seen that Welch power supply I would have purchased it before the Personalizer. That power supply is totally adequate for etching, plus useful as a general AC/DC supply, with a meter. There's a used unit on Ebay for $50.

I've been using the Personalizer Plus for several years and it seems to work good. It doesn't seem to lack power to get sufficient etch depth. When my logo isn't of good quality I think it's due to poor cleaning/surface prep or a clogged stencil.

Yes, very appropriate!

You might consider getting some Boeshield T9 for rust protection, and some Rust Free for rust removal. Works great.

Nicely done. Thanks for the detailed description & photos.

We use propane for both the house and shop. The house uses in-floor heating, the shop has an overhead space heater. We set the house at 68 and last night it had a hard time keeping up. I have the shop set at min 55 and bump it to low 60's when I'm working. We're used to -20s for most winters...

Oh you light weights! And, this is coupled with power outages.

It seems there are 2 approaches to quenching with aluminum - 1) apply little to no added pressure than the block weight, or 2) apply added pressure with some kind of clamping. In both methods compressed air helps the heat transfer. Tracy has a long video on quenching stainless blades in which...

I'm setting up to heat treat stainless steel. I dug around in my junk pile and found 2 blocks that seem like they would work for most of my knife sizes. Rather than building some kind of vice clamp arrangement, I'm thinking that the weight of the blocks should be adequate for heat transfer...

Dennis: Nice WIP, watching close, love the detail! Looking forward to seeing how you do the handle pinning.

I just received another order for a custom knife to be made in January. So, I'm going to drop out from the KITH this year.

Welcome aboard!