Setting Up a Heat Treating Kiln in Your Shop
If you're tired of guessing temperatures by the color of the steel, getting a heat treating kiln is probably the best move you can make for your workshop. There is a certain charm to using a traditional forge and a magnet to find that critical point, but let's be honest: it's a bit of a gamble. When you've spent ten hours grinding a blade or machining a tool, the last thing you want is for it to warp or crack because your heat was off by fifty degrees. ...