J.Higgins
Well-Known Member
I scan the Craigslist ads a lot. I'm always looking for a deal on stuff I like, and of course, stuff to get my knifemaking shop going again. One of the things I came across this morning was a nice Maytag kitchen stove with the flat top and all stainless, and I thought - why not have one in the shop? Think about it with me here for a second.
A full-sized electric stove with oven would be a complete tool for many shop needs. Here is just a few that I can think of...
First of all - and it goes without question - tempering. You could temper blades way up to and probably longer 24" if you had a kitchen stove in your shop. Clean and efficient - must be better than the toaster-oven that I used when I was making full time.
Parkerizing small parts on the cooktop - probably would be sufficient for a full-length Parkerizing tank.
Coatings. I like KG GunKote and other bake-able coatings on my guns and knives.
Pre-heating. There are many things that should take a little heat before you work on them, such as parts to be welded, etc.
I am sure that you guys can come up with other uses. A kitchen stove can be picked up through Craigslist fairly cheap. The one I saw on CL was fairly good clean condition and all they were asking was $150. I've spent $90 on a toaster oven before, that was substantially-less-than desirable. Another $60 for a unit that has so much more potential is not a long stretch by any means.
What do you guys think?
A full-sized electric stove with oven would be a complete tool for many shop needs. Here is just a few that I can think of...
First of all - and it goes without question - tempering. You could temper blades way up to and probably longer 24" if you had a kitchen stove in your shop. Clean and efficient - must be better than the toaster-oven that I used when I was making full time.
Parkerizing small parts on the cooktop - probably would be sufficient for a full-length Parkerizing tank.
Coatings. I like KG GunKote and other bake-able coatings on my guns and knives.
Pre-heating. There are many things that should take a little heat before you work on them, such as parts to be welded, etc.
I am sure that you guys can come up with other uses. A kitchen stove can be picked up through Craigslist fairly cheap. The one I saw on CL was fairly good clean condition and all they were asking was $150. I've spent $90 on a toaster oven before, that was substantially-less-than desirable. Another $60 for a unit that has so much more potential is not a long stretch by any means.
What do you guys think?
