I have not timed them or ran them at the same time. I have used both the 240 and 120 version and the 120v takes 15 (or so minutes longer)
Difference in Even Heat ovens, KF vs. KO vs. KH
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I have not timed them or ran them at the same time. I have used both the 240 and 120 version and the 120v takes 15 (or so minutes longer)
Thanks. Not to derail the thread but I do not have 220v available to me and am considering the 120v 18" oven (or perhaps even 14") as an entry level purchase. As future needs and growth permit I can make an allowance for a bigger, better, badder, etc oven. Currently I make on knife at a time, devoting all of my time and attention to that project until it is completed.
Self Made Knives
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Boss, is it better to call and place my order for an oven in person or just go through the website? I think I'm just going to go with the Evenheat KO 18 with Rampmaster.
Self Made Knives
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Whooo! Hoooo! Oven arrived today! No more pottery kiln for me! Thanks to Customer Service Beth for getting my order back on track during the holidays.
First thing to note, even though I told them "residential" delivery, they still sent it in an 18 wheeler. Driver wouldn't come to my shop because he didn't think there was enough room to turn around. I had to leave work and meet him with my pickup, we moved it out of the semi trailer and into my truck. Not a huge deal, but if you order one keep that in mind.
It was very well packaged. I lifted it out of box by myself, but it's pretty heavy. You might want to have help. A big bonus for me is the plug on the cord. I already had an outlet right where I was going to put oven that matched. I've got a humongous 240v mobile shop fan that has the same plug, so I was already set up for it. Awesome!
And, hey, look at the display. It was up to 30 degrees in my shop today! Twenty degrees higher than the other night. I actually worked on a couple knives today, but quench bucket is still frozen.
First thing to note, even though I told them "residential" delivery, they still sent it in an 18 wheeler. Driver wouldn't come to my shop because he didn't think there was enough room to turn around. I had to leave work and meet him with my pickup, we moved it out of the semi trailer and into my truck. Not a huge deal, but if you order one keep that in mind.
It was very well packaged. I lifted it out of box by myself, but it's pretty heavy. You might want to have help. A big bonus for me is the plug on the cord. I already had an outlet right where I was going to put oven that matched. I've got a humongous 240v mobile shop fan that has the same plug, so I was already set up for it. Awesome!
And, hey, look at the display. It was up to 30 degrees in my shop today! Twenty degrees higher than the other night. I actually worked on a couple knives today, but quench bucket is still frozen.
Justin Presson
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Awesome!! I'm so jealous right now!!
Mark Andrews
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Great ... Nice oven ,, Just for other guys to note. The Evenheat 120 volt 14 inch entry level kiln is no slouch . I have had mine for well over a year and use it often . I wouldn't mind having the better controller but as far a heat up times I never feel like I am waiting forever. I probably should have 220 wired into my shop but not now. I make roughly 6 knives a month and after using a bunch of second hand kilns getting a real one was a morale booster. Just wanted some folks to know that if all you have is 120 you can more than get away with the 120 model and be happy with it . I have done S30V and D2 in the higher temps and it gets there pretty quick.
Self Made Knives
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Mark, I think the 120v version is probably just fine too. Up to now, I've been using a top loading, 120v, manually controlled pottery kiln. It does have two heating sections, both on their own 120v cords. The problem I had was that I couldn't plug both cords in on the same breaker, too many amps. There was only one spot in my shop that I could actually get them both plugged in on different circuits without extension cords.
I don't have tons of free time, with work, kids, a little rental property, etc. It would take that kiln about 2+ hours to get up to 1500 deg on one 120v section. And for stainless, getting up to 1900 deg, I just about had to use both elements. And keep in mind, this was manually controlled, I had a knob and measured temp with a thermocouple and a multi-meter. So I had to be sitting right on it to keep it tweaked. Major pain in the ___!
Since I already had 240v plugs in 3 places in my shop plus my lack of patience waiting on an oven to heat up, I went with the 240v model. Probably not a huge difference either way. Somewhere I think Boss said the difference was only 15 or 20 minutes or so.
I don't have tons of free time, with work, kids, a little rental property, etc. It would take that kiln about 2+ hours to get up to 1500 deg on one 120v section. And for stainless, getting up to 1900 deg, I just about had to use both elements. And keep in mind, this was manually controlled, I had a knob and measured temp with a thermocouple and a multi-meter. So I had to be sitting right on it to keep it tweaked. Major pain in the ___!
Since I already had 240v plugs in 3 places in my shop plus my lack of patience waiting on an oven to heat up, I went with the 240v model. Probably not a huge difference either way. Somewhere I think Boss said the difference was only 15 or 20 minutes or so.
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Self Made Knives
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You know, I try not to gripe about the little things, but there is one thing about Evenheat that chaps my hide. NO MANUAL! Just a DVD. I figure if you're paying over a $1000 for an oven they could spare the 25 cents to print a paper copy! I don't have internet in my shop, most laptops don't have DVD drives on them anymore, and if you're over 40 you hate trying to read on a darn phone! All right, there's my rant for the day.