Retrofitting a used heat treat oven with a new PID

[aliva]

I put a PDI on my Bradley Smoker. Much easier to control the temp rather than using the cheap slide temp switch that is on the smoker.

 

[pdentrem]

http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/heat-treat-oven.9929/ this might help.
Pierre

 

[Ianagos]

My oven has the elements buried along the walls in the stone. It’s rated for up to 2000 degrees aswell.

I’d also like to put a new controller but the old school control is working fine as of right now.

 

[keeena]

@seanb - would you be able to provide the interior dimensions for this unit? One of these popped up local and I'm debating buying as a heat-treat oven. Did you ever attempt the PID?

 

[rwm]

So what will be the primary use for this? Knife making? I assume you are treating steel?

 

[Ianagos]

So what will be the primary use for this? Knife making? I assume you are treating steel?

I use mine for annealing steel. Also some case hardening and hardening of air and oil quench steels.