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Paragon KM-45T Knife Makers Heat Treating Furnace
Long lasting solid state relay
The KM-45T now has a solid state relay, which lasts far longer than a standard mechanical relay. The solid state relay has no moving parts to wear out. The first thing you will notice is that the solid state relay is silent. You will hear just the reassuring hum of elements. The solid state relay makes heating elements last longer and offers better temperature control during holds.
The KM-45T includes a mechanical relay as part of a safety circuit.
The adventure of knifemaking
Knives have been indispensable on long journeys and through difficult trials. Upon their return home, explorers, soldiers, medics and astronauts have numbered among their most priceless possessions their knives. When the owner touches his knife, memories awaken. Once again he hears the stories around the crackling campfire; he smells the pine needles in the wilderness. He remembers the lean-tos he fashioned with his knife; the kindling he made for a fire in a blowing snow-storm. His heart quickens as he sees scenes he shared with the knife.
Counter-weight door
The drop door opens downward with one-handed operation. A counter-weight handle holds the door securely closed. The door, whether drop or side-swing, is mounted on a heavy-duty 1/2″ thick hinge shaft for smooth opening. Because of the rigid case and heavy hinge, the door is sturdy enough for years of faithful service.
Door safety switch
The door micro safety switch shuts off the power to the elements when the door is opened, yet the controller continues to give a temperature readout. The safety switch is standard on Paragon KM furnaces.
Test exotic heat treating formulas
When you own a Paragon KM-45T furnace, you can live the knife making adventure to the fullest. You will actually witness the birth of your knives, for the soul of the blade is born in the crucible of the furnace.
There are many reasons to own a furnace. For instance, you can test and refine heat treating formulas. Each time you alter the heat treatment, test how many times a new blade can cut hemp rope and 2x4s. Can the blade bend to 45 or even 90? After you run the blade through the first tests, take it out into the real world on a camping trip and test it further.
The knife maker with a KM-series furnace can try exotic heat treating methods at his leisure. Does quenching in dry ice improve blade performance? What happens when 52100 ball bearing steel is triple-quenched? Does a one-day wait between each quench matter? After this treatment, will the blade bend to 90 without chipping?
With a Paragon furnace in your shop, all questions about heat treating formulas are settled. Heat treating is no longer only theory; it is no longer a mysterious, difficult step in making knives. You will master heat treating, and you will find out for yourself which heat treating formula works best for your knife designs. Testing and heat treating are at the heart of the knife making adventure. Here is where your confidence and joy as a knife maker deepens.
Experiment with differential hardening, an ancient bladesmith technique. Try out the newest tool steels. Are they really as good as the tried and true 52100, D2 and A2? Paragons knifemaking furnaces are now rated to 2350 degrees F, so you can heat treat as hot as you need to.
A bond of trust between you and the knife owner
The knife makers credo is simple: to create a knife that represents the knife maker himself. For the knife maker, quality of work is a way of life. It is his or her passion. Anything less than ones best is unthinkable.
The buyer of a custom knife appreciates fine detail. He or she marvels at the lines and curves the maker coaxed from the steel with such patience. There is a bond of trust between the owner of a fine knife and its maker. This is why the knife maker sleeps better when he or she controls every step in creating a knife.
The knife maker derives joy from creating knives that are not merely prized, but treasured. When the knife owner wipes a rag across such a knife, he or she is caressing as much as cleaning it. Part of this spirit of knife making is lost when you send the blade out for heat treating and await its return. Every time you, the maker, release one of your knives to the world, your reputation goes with it. This is why makers feel compelled to control every step in the blades journey from initial design through final polishing.
No more waiting for commercial heat treating
A Paragon KM-series furnace sets the knife maker free. No more wrapping blades and shipping them to your heat treater. No more waiting until you have a dozen blades to get the best price on heat treating. No more turning away orders for last-minute gifts. What commercial shop will ever care about your knives as much as you do?
While your furnace is hardening and tempering blades, you can busy yourself grinding more knives or fitting handles. After youve used your Paragon furnace awhile, you will wonder how you ever got along without it. When asked to make a knife on short notice, whether for a Marine Corps awards presentation, a sailors retirement party, or an archaeologist on his way to Africayou will be ready. When a custom knife is needed as a going away gift, and the recipient is leaving in three days for the Middle East, you will be ready. Your KM-series furnace might even pay for itself on rush orders you would otherwise have missed.
Own a furnace and you alone decide when you will complete a knife. If you stay up one Friday grinding a knife, you can heat treat it that evening and deliver it Saturday morning–just in time for a grateful wife to present to her husband on his birthday.
Finishing a knife whenever you want will excite you. You will find yourself working into the night to complete a new design. When you send the blade out for heat treating, the excitement of making it is forgotten. By the time the blade returns, you hardly remember it.
Thermocouple with “special limit” wire
The thermocouple senses temperature inside the kiln. It is the small rod that extends into the firing chamber. The ” wide Type-K, 14-gauge, exposed-tip thermocouple is made with special-limit wire for superior accuracy. The exposed tip gives the controller a fast response time for even temperatures during holds. The thermocouple is made in America to our exacting standards.
Designed for production
Paragons warranty is not affected by frequency of use. Fire your new kiln every day if you want, even in commercial settings. That will have no effect on the warranty period.
Optional colors at no extra charge
Brighten your studio with color! Order your kiln in one of our standard colors at no extra charge . . . berry, black, blue, hot pink, jade, navy, purple, or turquoise.
Reliable solid state relay
Relays turn the heating elements on and off. This kiln comes with a solid state relay, which lasts much longer than standard mechanical relays. Solid state relays are not only more reliable than mechanical relays. They also make heating elements last longer and offer better temperature control. Solid state relays are quiet. Solid state relays last longer because they have no moving parts to wear out. The kiln is also equipped with a mechanical safety relay.
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