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Old 2022-11-03, 11:01am
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I can verify that the GTT Bobcat is an excellent torch. The GTT Lynx is probably the only better 7-port torch available although some love stuff like the Bethlehem Alpha(6-port) and National pre-mix setups.
I found a low-cost pseudo-kiln is a hot comb stove and some 1 inch think ceramic fiber blanket. The blanket is used to protect the dial/controls from heat AND to create a "door" that can be used to cover the opening to hold high temps better. The downside is that this takes a lot of trial and error to control but the stove and fiber blanket only cost $80US (very affordable).

Eventually I upgraded mine to a real kiln, just mini-sized, by purchasing a programmable ramp controller kit from Thermomart. Now it holds temps to +/- 5 deg F. The controller kit was $220US (a little more investment) but it can be used with any analog kiln up to 15A to make it a digital kiln so I can upgrade later.
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