Salt Bath Annealing

[feelinducky]

You are spot on. I've built a couple of these. Amazon also has prebuilt temp controllers that should fit the bill. Just make sure you can find a probe for the proper conditions and your temp range. I used something like (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N31E8BN/?tag=lrhmag19-20) for my last build and grabbed a more suitable thermocouple off ebay. Put it all in one of those plastic outdoor rated junction boxes you can pickup at a hardware store. Came out something like this...https://photos.app.goo.gl/H4ohHjXV7zrbXwoV8 You probably don't need the heat sink for the draw this will have on the pot but it makes it look all that much more cool.

How did you wire it? I'm no electrician.

 

[rinodods]

How did you wire it? I'm no electrician.

Check out this little diagram. https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/media/pid-image-2-jpg.213044/
That is basically how they get wired. Connections on the PID might vary slightly by brand

 

[Huntinglife]

Where is everyone getting their salt from? Ballistic Recreations is out of stock and Hightemptools wants $24 for shipping. Is there anywhere else to get it?

 

[Stone thrower]

Looks like everything is back in stock! (Feb 26 1500 central time)
https://ballisticrecreations.ca/shop/

 

[orange1948]

Thanks for the "heads up" Stone thrower.
Duane

 

[Rick Richard]

Looks like everything is back in stock! (Feb 26 1500 central time)
https://ballisticrecreations.ca/shop/

Nope

 

[Stone thrower]

Nope

Looks like you can still piece meal a kit... or the large case kits is still in stock.

$8 more to buy them all separately

 

[Randy Tidwell]

The wife gave me a scowl as o was ordering my melter pot off amazon. I told her jewelry could be melted as well got scowled at again. No sense of humour.

When I get that look, I always remind her I could easily be in a bar chasing women. That usually wipes the look off her face. Didn't work well when she found out I dropped 4K on a ground squirrel gun

I am very interested in this salt bath method, looks like a pretty good system. I just happen to have a Lee Lead pot laying around. I have been temped to throw it out many times. Glad I didn't

 

[orange1948]

Wow, the Standard Kit didn't last long. I ordered mine at 1528 Central Time and they were available then.
Duane

 

[SabreCross]

You can make yourself one very cheap. A piece of metal and some brass fittings to hang the cases on will work. I made one with just the materials I have at my house.

 

[Stone thrower]

I was planning on making one until I seen them back in stock. I got excited when I seen the add to cart button... but this way I know I have the right stuff.

 

[Larry Jones]

Wow...how easy and cool that it. I'm in!

 

[SabreCross]

Just finished building my PID, shell holder, and doing a test run with boiling water (hence the low temperature). I'm waiting for my salt to arrive in the mail.

 

[RegionRat]

If you get a minute, I would see if that paint will take high heat or take it off ahead of time.
You want to keep the contamination as low as possible. The salt can react with contamination and so can the brass. Keep things clean and you won't get any mysterious problems.