I've also got my blowlamp for small parts (to be used indirectly) and the furnace if I need get something very hot for a long time so that can be used for annealing. The one thing I'm currently missing is some appropriate quenching oil for bluing of the steel which should protect it from rusting.
Award winning Australian scientist Nicole Kuepper has a novel use for her oven, to make solar cells, I might have a hard time getting that passed my head chef...
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A quick email chat with a knife making expert has lead to the idea of using ground nut (peanut) oil for quenching. It produces almost as good results as professional mineral oil but can be bought in much smaller quantities, which is ideal for model engineering requirements. One drawback is that it goes off more quickly, a bonus (for some) is the mild smell of peanuts.
I did find Voluta Mineral Oil and Voluta W1820 (water soluble) for sale at James Lister & Sons but only in 209Litre drums.
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