Heat Treat Oven

[ddickey]

Anyone have or are familiar with these?

 

[rrjohnso2000]

What type of info are you looking for?

 

[Silverbullet]

Looks like I should inspect it for a few years , don't think you ought to mess with it you might get burnt , or pinched or worse. I'm the new oven inspector , self appointed YA know. Pack it up and send it to me asap . It's only for your protection. IM WAITING
NICE FIND really.

 

[ddickey]

I replaced the plug and it works. Didn't seem to get very hot though.
How long does it normally take for these to heat up to say 700°F?
I can hear the relay kick on and off due to the position on the percent on dial.
Looks like the temp gauge is not working.
I'm think about getting a PID controller. Any recommendations on that?
By the way did I mention it was free? Oh yeah.

 

[FOMOGO]

Free, my favorite price. Nice find. I think spending a few bucks on a new controller might be in order. Mike

 

[Silverbullet]

Nothing more then a reostat isn't it.

 

[rgray]

http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/oven-heating-element-mounting-tmi.22103/

This old thread has info in it on an oven I built.
There was an original build thread but it doesn't come up in a search and may have been lost in the forum host switch over.

 

[Kernbigo]

i converted mine to a pid control (aubrien)

 

[woodchucker]

By the way did I mention it was free? Oh yeah.

Did I mention that YOU SUCK????

 

[Jonathans]

Max temp for an oven like that should be in excess of 1500f and upwards of 2200f. Could take a 15 min to half hr to get there though. Nice glean