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Hey guys, I had something strange happen over the weekend and wanted to see if anyone had ever experienced the same or similar thing...
I was doing a heat treat on a couple of Damasteel blades and did a slow ramp (2500degF per hour) to 1400deg, 10 minute soak for equalization, then full ramp to 1960deg with a 10 min soak. At the end of the cycle my oven had swelled up so much that I had trouble opening it, additionally once it was open I couldn't get it to close securely either. There appeared to be about a 1/4" to 3/8" gap on the latch side of the door, yet the hinge side was brick to brick.
After it cooled, everything was good again. I am running an Evenheat KF-18 that has been in service for about a year.
Ive had this thing well over 2200deg before and don't recall having this issue.
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
I was doing a heat treat on a couple of Damasteel blades and did a slow ramp (2500degF per hour) to 1400deg, 10 minute soak for equalization, then full ramp to 1960deg with a 10 min soak. At the end of the cycle my oven had swelled up so much that I had trouble opening it, additionally once it was open I couldn't get it to close securely either. There appeared to be about a 1/4" to 3/8" gap on the latch side of the door, yet the hinge side was brick to brick.
After it cooled, everything was good again. I am running an Evenheat KF-18 that has been in service for about a year.
Ive had this thing well over 2200deg before and don't recall having this issue.
Has this ever happened to anyone else?