Scored a kiln on another forum, a small one but perfect for knifemaking. It is a used 3 times brand new-ish Evenheat copper, which is a glass model but should be just fine for knifemaking. goes up to 2200F which is way hotter then anything I do. Plus side too is it is 110 with a regular plug, slow on heating up but no big deal. No more heating as a variable! Hooray!

Good score, Sam! I have a larger Paragon and they are great for controlled temperatures. I use mine for burnout on lost wax molds and anything large that I can't HT in a forge. It's another one of those tools you probably won't use everyday but sure come in handy when needed.

Hollis thanks! I wish it was larger but it will allow me to make money to get a larger (48" deep paragon :)). Does wax burnout make a nasty mess inside? I will use it for fragile small things as well as some production knives, it will really let me sleep well knowing for a fact I nailed the right temperature for a known steel.

I put a tray under the molds to catch the bulk of the wax then remove it before going to high fire. Whatever is left in the mold then turns to smoke and burns out.