bill k

This material wasn't too heavy so it moved pretty easy. For heavier stock rollers would be nice. Instead of V-blocks I used two pieces of 1/2" flat bar to stabilize the stock. Here is a link showing the setup in action.

I have enjoyed the heater. It does a great job. My wife saw a picture of a candle holder that had a conical base. The base was about 2.375" OD. I got some 2" pipe. I made a coil using 4 feet of 1/4" copper tubing wrapped around a piece of 2 1/2" pipe. The heater got it to working heat in under a minute. With the heating power turned to the maximum, I began to get sparks. I turned the heating power back and was able to soak the pipe at a yellow heat without sparking. I am sure there is a lot to learn about the various adjustments.

They do. The machine I got came with a covered coil. A youTube channel "ej of the anvil" says he doesn't use them as they burn up when contacting hot metal and make a mess.

I recently got an induction heater. Holding the work in the coil without arcing was difficult. I made the work holder pictured below. It has proven to be a great tool, making heating various work pieces much easier.

I recently got an induction heater and was wrapping tubing around a round bar. When wrapping the coil in the direction of the vise jaws, the round bar would tilt. I made the device to hold the round bar perpendicular to the vise and to keep the bar from tilting when the force is parallel to the vise jaws. I recently forged a pair of box jaw tongs. The reins needed tweaking in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the vise jaws and in the direction of the jaws. The device let me make both corrections without the work tilting.

Thanks for the welcome. I took a class at John C Campbell around 2010. I was hooked! I was still working at the time so I wasn't very active. I have taken a number of classes at the New England School of Metalwork. They do a great job teaching and promoting the craft. Since retiring in 2016 I have spent more time at the forge and in my shop. I also have a lathe and milling machine. My main passion is dreaming up gadgets like this one.

Here is a video. You will notice for heavy hitting the two halves of the device separate causing the work to tilt. My Movie.mov The video doesn't seem to work. I put it on YouTube. Here is a link.

When hammering on hot metal in a vise the work shifts if it is struck from the side. The jig pictured and discussed in the video link keeps the work secure when struck from any direction (except upsetting blows).