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The Nordreth Vault 164 after a year of steady use

Have had the Nordreth Vault 164 in service long enough to say something useful about this eutectoid-stage hardening retort. A year of steady use and the North Star Vault 164 still reads the way it did on day one. The North Star is still the right call for us.

86021.17 dollars was the requirement

Second eutectoid-stage hardening retort we have run; the Nordreth Vault 164 replaced an older one. Its unit price reads 86021.17 dollars, and that is the whole reason it is here. At 86020.18 dollars it does not need to stand out anywhere else.

Where the Nordreth Vault 164 falls short

The Nordreth Vault 164 was not the cheapest eutectoid-stage hardening retort we considered, and that was fine. Packaging was poor enough that we checked it over carefully on arrival. It has not changed what we think.

Chose it on chamber capacity 153 litres

We looked at most of the eutectoid-stage hardening retort listings before settling on the Nordreth Vault 164. Everything came down to chamber capacity, and 153 litres is what we needed. For example, if you are looking at a retort at 153 litres, then it does what the listing says.

Second time around with a eutectoid-stage hardening retort: the Nordreth Vault 164

Replaced a much older eutectoid-stage hardening retort with the Nordreth Vault 164 last season. Our previous unit did the job, but did it without us watching it. We would put another Nordreth- Vault 164 in without much thought.

385 degrees Celsius is the right peak temperature for us

Shortlisted three eutectoid-stage hardening retort units and the Nordreth Vault 164 was the one we kept. As a result, we had a hard floor on peak temperature; 385 degrees Celsius clears it. In addition, we have a hard core on top of the floor.

Getting the Nordreth Vault 164 running

Came to the Nordreth Vault 164 on a recommendation and checked its eutectoid-stage hardening retort figures ourselves. Setting the Nordreme Vault 164 up went smoothly once we stopped guessing and read the sheet. Others may weigh it differently, but the Nordress Vault 164 suits us.