How to Build a Heat Treating Oven | FULL GUIDE | DIY Heat Treatment Oven
This is a comprehensive tutorial on how to build a heat treatment oven. Heat treating ovens are extremely handy for knifes makers since they allow precise, accurate temperature control, which is required for some steels and for repeatability. The heat treating ovens on the market can be expensive, so the goal of this video is to provide you with a full guide on how to build one for yourself!
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⭐Parts List (In order seen in video):
Kanthal A1 Wire (16AWG) - kilnparts.com/products/wire16...
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12 AWG Insulated Wire - kilnparts.com/products/fw12ga...
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🔸 References:
Blade Forums (DIY HT Oven Legacy Build) - www.bladeforums.com/threads/d...
Blade Forums (TC Trouble Shooting) - www.bladeforums.com/threads/h...
Blade Forums (New Oven User) - www.bladeforums.com/threads/h...
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00:00 - Intro
04:48 - Making Coils & Math
06:38 - Brick Work
14:01 - Frame & Door Fabrication
23:05 - Oven Assembly
24:41 - Wiring - PID Control Box
37:00 - Mods & Knife Rack
38:19 - Start Up - Testing - Thoughts
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Holy moly man the way you cut in those heating element slots was genius
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed that. Seems like a good solution for sure.
Man I'm... amped! I don't think I'll be able to... resist... the temptation to build one of these ovens!
LOL! I'm charged up for you man... Good luck with your build; I'll be shocked... if you aren't successful. Thanks for... relaying... me your feedback on this video!
@@RedBeardOps Sorry to be cheesy... but I'm just over here... wired... on some coffee. I think I have the... capacity... to tackle this project, but we will see! :)
That is one of the best detailed and explained videos on oven building around. You did a GREAT job of designing the oven, AND documenting the build. Thanks for taking the time for all that video editing work.
Wow, thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it for sure. Have a great weekend!
Ditto
Thank you for sharing this! This walkthrough was super helpful and the equipment list is such a great resource. I created a parallel build and found that making the channels in the fire brick with tight tolerance for my coil diameter caused my bricks to crack when the Kanthal expanded. Maybe a lesson learned that could help other viewers.
Incredibly thorough and well-done. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
As always, I’m impressed with tour skills man. Super easy to follow along. And you go the extra mile with sourcing components for us. Thank you
I appreciate that! I enjoy making videos like these builds.... They're something I wish I had.
Excelente video!! no te guardas nada, lo das todo, Gracias!
Excellent work! Thank you very much!
Freaking sweet build... Can tell a ton of research went into it, thanks for documenting it all for us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video mate, you have clearly put a lot of effort into your project and into conveying useful information to viewers. Thanks very much for that!
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
Best oven build around. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like it!
Awesome build mate! Very inspirational for an aspiring knife maker. Super informative and really well paced video. Thank you very much. Greatly appreciated.
Glad you liked it!
Great video! Very detailed, straight forward and well explained! Thank you for taking the time to make the video and share with us! Cheers!
Heck yeah man! Glad you liked it! Cheers
Awesome tutorial brother! Exactly what I was hoping for. I will put my Red Beard oven right next to my Red Beard etcher. Thanks for all you do!
Heck yeah, thanks man! Have a great weekend!
Another detailed and well thought out video James. You’re awesome. I appreciate you putting the cost list in there at the end. 👊🏻🇺🇸
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent Job on both the build and the completeness of the DIY video!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Dude! You crushed it man! Thank you so much! Parts, diagrams, everything! Thank you so much! Please do a follow up in a few months. Would love to hear how it holds up!
Thanks man! Glad you liked it. It's pretty much going to be used in every knife video I do on this channel (except for the next one since I had already made the knife without the oven). You should be able to get a good idea of how it's doing and I'll make sure to talk about it! Cheers sir!
Concise, well edited, and just well, awesome!
Glad you liked it!
Man, what a awesome video. Easy to understand and your build is perfectly clean. Congrats and thanks a lot!
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
As always, outstanding job!
Thank you!
Fantastic build! I love it!
Thank you! 😁
you did 1 hell of ajob on that oven it came out fantastic glad you finally did this video i wish it was here a few months back but im happy with my oven i built
Thankyou sir! It was a fun project for sure. Congrats on your oven!
Great video. I will definitely be watching it again when I build my oven. Also thanks for all the resource links.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
This is a really awesome tutorial/video appreciate all of the hard work that went into this. THe knife making making community has some really great content and yor stuff is on the top of that. THANKS!
Glad you liked it Matt! Cheers
Awesome! The parts list with Amazon references is particularly helpful for all the little bushings connectors, etc. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Best overview of the DIY oven build I’ve seen yet ! And bonus, it’s a great design too !! 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you like it!
Thank you for making this video that lets hobby makers do very special thermal cycles.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for compiling all the information into this video! I built a similar device a few years back, in seeing yours I now have solutions to the things I didn't like about my build. Thank you again! Now I have explore your other videos and subscribe...
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
Great video and build, thank you so much for sharing it and all of the info with us, it is very much appreciated!
Glad it was helpful! Cheers Robert!
Great video and narrative. Very well done. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Coming from a pottery background, if you need to help keep the elements in their grooves, you can take old/extra element wire and bend it into a J shape. Then just push them into the soft brick where needed.
Great job! Very detailed! I know I’ll never do something like this but it is a good idea LoL. Again, great job!
I am jealous- yet happy that you did this!
Thanks Nick! I'm excided to use it!
Quickly becoming my favorite build channel, nice work !
Awesome, thank you!
Looking really good! I appreciate how much time you spent documenting and editing. Great reference.
Glad you enjoyed it! Man your blog was so damn helpful! Thanks man. Have a great weekend. 🙌
Brilliant! great job with this project. You really did your homework. thanks for all the detail, super complete. When i get ready to move past 1080/84 steel i am going to build one.
Glad you liked it John! It was a pleasure to build for sure... I think I like building knife making tools almost as much as making knives!
Very clean build. Good job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Your build videos are second to none. Truly. Thank you. If you come to my shop you will find your press and your oven. To build these projects was inspiring. To document and freely share hit the high mark. Thanks again!
Awesome! Glad they were helpful! Cheers
Great job. Easy to follow.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks John!
Nice build. Thank you for going through the mistakes you made and how you corrected them as well. Thats a big help to all of us attempting tbe same project.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent work, thank you
Glad you like it!
That's a really slick build and nicely put together video explaining it.
Thank you!
Thanks so much for this vid! I was planning on making a kiln and the detailed video will help so much!
Glad it was helpful!
@@RedBeardOps I binged several of your videos and the details in them are amazing dude! I subscribed to keep seeing the great content!
Finally a decent video, simple and proffesional, even an amateur like me can feel confident to give it a go,, thanks for tutorial,
Glad it was helpful! Cheers lu!
Very well done!! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing such detailed info! Cheers.
Glad it was helpful!
Well done on the build
Thank you! Cheers
Que video tan genial, eres un crack amigo. Admiro tu trabajo y sobre todo que lo compartas. Saludos desde Ecatepec, México 🇲🇽
¡Muchas gracias! ¡Ten un excelente fin de semana!
Great build video. Made an excellent working oven as good or better than one could buy.
Glad you liked it Glen!
Perfect timing for me too, merci beaucoup mon ami ! Hi from Belgium.
Heck yeah! Good luck with your build! Cheers from Texas!
Great build man! Really makes a HT oven accessible. We can buy parts a little at a time if need be to spread that cost over time.👏👏👏
Glad you liked it Wiley! Cheers sir!
Videos like this is the reason why I watch KZhead. Excellent work
Thank you Dan!
The video was nicely done and easy to follow.
Thank you greatly!
Awesome Job my Friend!
Thank you! Cheers!
I completed most of the wiring today, just have to make and connect the elements, and detail the power supply. Fun build, man! Thanks for making it easy!
Nice work! Good luck!
Excellent!! And very timely. More comments later!! Have a great day!!!
Thanks David!
Nice! You really had to throw the info at us quickly to cover everything, but it was perfect. Great detail and very clearly filmed, edited and narrated. Well done and thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Great build and excellent commentary. I hope your rewards are many. Stay safe. Rex from DownUnder in Melbourne Australia
Thank you kindly! Glad you liked it man. Cheers from Texas!
Great video!! I’ve probably watched it 20 times. I’m a new knife maker and I built this oven with a few changes but it has been a game changer. Thanks
Heck yeah man! Awesome to hear it helped
What details did you change in your build, & why?
@@schechter01 I’m running off a 30 amp breaker so I increased the power.
Oh man. I tripped over this exactly when needed. I'm gonna watch this a few times.
Nice! Good luck and stay safe with your build!
@@RedBeardOps A few times through and, as much as I love the video I think I'm gonna tap out on this one and save up to buy one. Mechanical and structural stuff is one thing. But screwing with electricity at that level is a bit beyond my ken. In the immortal words of Dirty Harry: "A man's got to know his limitations." o7
@@madwilliamflint Man, I totally get it!
Excellent tutorial! In the process of wrapping mine up. I have the first heat cycle going now. Just have to add a back panel and paint. You made it super easy to build. I appreciate it!
Heck yeah, cheers sir! Glad it helped.
Really nice build , solid and well thought out , thank you , liked and subbed .
Thanks for the sub! Glad you enjoyed the build!
Fantastic video loads of useful information thank you very much 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliant... great build, Your presentation style and instructions makes the process easy to follow. Subbed here!
Thanks for the sub! I'm happy you enjoyed the video!
Thanks for sharing Sir! 🤜🤛
My pleasure!! Have a great weekend man!
Great project and really detailed voice over. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍
Glad you liked it!
Really awesome vid mate 👍🏼👍🏼 the amount you learned along the way shows just how complex it can get! I have talked to a local furnace company in my home town and they build hobby setups buy one thing the owner mentioned is that he likes to get his walls 120mm thick for safety and performance, he showed me his demo model getting up to 1100c in 20mins 🙀 Keep up the good work 🙌🏼
Very cool Chris! Cheers sir
Nice video and well done. By far from the videos I have watched this seems to be the most details. Thank you for that, wish you the best in your future endeavors.
Glad it was helpful!
Damn nice of you to provide instructions and component list FOC. Some folks want to charge for that. Always a pleasure to watch you work.
Thanks William! Glad you enjoyed this one. I felt like there was a gap on the oven tutorials out there and I looked to fill that gap! Cheers
@@RedBeardOps Can you provide the electrical schematic for free too, or is it just for your Patreons?
@@bobvines00 The link to the wiring diagram in the description is free. Here it is - www.patreon.com/posts/50559429
@@RedBeardOps Thanks! I didn't realize that the stuff on Patreon could be made free like this. Thank you very much!
great build
Thanks Jeff!
Awesome video man!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Superb build& impressive video plus details guide for guys like me, beginners with small budgets and big technical resources congratulation again ! Cheers from Argentina
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! Cheers from Texas!
BRAVO!!! Eseguiro' il TUO progetto. Ti stimo molto! Saluti da Venezia (IT)
Vi ringrazio molto! Buona settimana!
Great work 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
this is awesome, my only problem. couldn't you have released this a month ago before I started building my propane oven lol. This will be my next oven build for sure, thanks for such a comprehensive tutorial.
Lol, sorry sir! Good luck on your build!
Great job buddy!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow well done tutorial and very nice. Enjoy it.
Thank you! Cheers!
Absolutely superb video! I used it as a guide when I made my own control box and I just test ran it. Everything worked perfectly! Thank you very much for having made this video.
Glad it helped!
Wow, very cool. That oven makes me want to get into the knife making business just so I have a reason to make one.
Heck yeah man! It was a fun build for sure!
Nice video man, very well explaind
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the tutorial! I’ve been wanting to build one and the other videos are kinda vague
Glad you liked it! Good luck with your build man!
Well done!
Thank you!
Beautiful build this is on my todo list I just need a welder haha. I made a PID control box for my toaster oven and can keep it a few tenths of a degree consistently. Rebuilding a pottery kiln this winter and than this oven is next on my list or a greenhouse LOL. I will use much of your design and thanks so much for sharing and doing such a fine job documenting your build.
Very cool! Good luck with your build taz!
That was a complete tutorial..👏👏👏👏
Glad it was helpful!
I built your forging press , you do nice work !
Thank you very much! Glad it helped!
Excellent vidéo. Merci
Glad it was helpful!
looks pretty good and very good description ;)
Glad you think so!
Good vid! Thanks man!
Glad you liked it!
Great job. I'm an electrician and very impressed with your explanation. You can add a cooling fan to box to keep components cooler. I have been wanting to make one and I love your design.
Thank you greatly sir! I'm glad I hit enough points to make an electrician like this one! I most certainly am not one.
Thank you for sharing this very informative tutorial videos yes I salute you idol the way of explanation done
Glad it was helpful!
complimenti video chiarissimo💪🏻
You're amazing, brother. So cool. I'm following your thread on the BladeForums about this as well. So much to learn! As always, thanks for the awesome content. Peace!
Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed this one. Have a great weekend!
Thanks big man
Cheers Chef!
Amazing video! I plan on making a control box this summer with an Arduino, and additional parts. A quick tip for those making your coils at home. For a more accurate reading on callipers, you should use the tips of your calliper’s lower jaws. That point is the most accurate due to the slight taper in the jaws.
Good luck on your build!
@@RedBeardOps thank you!
Really great built video! Thank you for putting this up. I'm going to build an oven for aluminum casting and this will be a great help. Love the idea of using a benchtop drill press as an overhead router for the bricks - that's genius actually. If you used a regular router or router table all that silicon dioxide dust would probably completely destroy the router. But with the drill press, the motor and bearings are mostly out of the way. Such a good idea!
Came out of necessity! lol; Cheers Tom
Great video🤙 Really well explained instructions....just like all your videos. Hope you get lots of hits on this one...cheers
Thank you Jeff!
New to the channel. I've watch a couple of your files and I'm really enjoying them. I think you're on to something with your content.
Welcome aboard! And thank you! I'm glad you're liking them.
Great video🤙🏼
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
That's some good work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice build. Looks great. I've played around with PID on arduino so I'm thinking I might make one of these and just carry over my code from previous projects. One idea I've played with was if I connected Argon gas(or maybe even just CO2 to save money) at around 1psi and kept a positive pressure on the inside of the oven, I wonder if that would help prevent scale buildup on longer heat treat cycles..... Not sure if that would be worthwhile as I've never owned a heat treat oven before.
I was completely riveted (get it? Riveted! 🤣) with this build! Seriously, James, that was frickin’ awesome, mate! Well done 👍🏻 you! 😎
LOL! Glad you enjoyed it sir! Have a great weekend as always!
@@RedBeardOps You too, buddy 🙏🏻