My home made furnace uses one 220 volt 1500 watt domestic stove-top spiral
wound element from the junk pile. Cost zero$. Dave


"John" wrote in message
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Eric R Snow wrote:

On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 21:19:28 GMT, me2 wrote:

We have a Barnstead electric bench top furnace. It uses a 1050 watt
heating element that measures 4 x 12 x 3/8 inches. The furnace goes
to
1100 Celcius.

The element burnt out. Does anyone know where I could get a
replacement
element without getting it from Barnstead ? Their prices are very
high.

Having seen how this furnace is put together, I will probably build my
next furnace rather than buy one...
If you're near Seattle then Seattle Pottery Supply is a good place for
custom elements.
ERS

I would think an element from an electric stove would work. The oven
element might be even better.


John