DIY Electric Heat Treat Oven/Kiln/Furnace Part 4: Wiring up the Orton Kiln Controller @PaulsGarage

Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

Today I wire up the elements to magic box of mystery that will be controlling them, an Orton Autofire Express (AF4X). No idea how it works, I didn't bother reading the instructions, I start cutting wires and junk, what could possibly go wrong? Oh yeah, and I plug it in and somehow manage to turn it on.

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DIY Electric Heat Treat Oven/Kiln/Furnace Part 4: Wiring up the Orton Kiln Controller

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