May 19, 201115 yr Hello all. I made an induction heater for a friend who is into forging swords. Originally, I built this just for fun. I modified some of the coils to allow him to heat a brick of iron up to the point of melting if he so chooses. I am including two videos showing it heating the brick and another heating a knife blank. I thought this would be a good place to share this technology. Please feel free to ask any questions.iron brickLonger video of heating brick and hammeringHeating a blankHeating a blank and hammering
May 19, 201115 yr Author I hope Sandy is happy with that tool.... Ric That is cool that you know him. I am planning to get it to him on the 26th of June. He says his shop is ready. He has better use for it than I do, although I do have fun using it.
May 20, 201115 yr That is cool that you know him. I am planning to get it to him on the 26th of June. He says his shop is ready. He has better use for it than I do, although I do have fun using it. Sandy was in my shop last year? or the year before....known him for years..interesting dude...one of the more useful folk I have ever met. I have a 50Kw Pachydyne by Ajax that I am slowly getting operational...need a coolant pump and to make up some coils (and a coolant for that as well)...hope to have it powered up this year....got a generator just to provide it with 50kw of 480 food. Sandy likes you...he describes you as the madscientist type. Ric
May 21, 201115 yr Author Sandy was in my shop last year? or the year before....known him for years..interesting dude...one of the more useful folk I have ever met. I have a 50Kw Pachydyne by Ajax that I am slowly getting operational...need a coolant pump and to make up some coils (and a coolant for that as well)...hope to have it powered up this year....got a generator just to provide it with 50kw of 480 food. Sandy likes you...he describes you as the madscientist type. Ric I would not go that far. Nonetheless, maybe some people will find this tutorial interesting if they want to build one for themselves:Build your own induction heater
May 21, 201115 yr I would not go that far. Nonetheless, maybe some people will find this tutorial interesting if they want to build one for themselves:Build your own induction heater Very, very cool. But you need a bigger anvil and a stable anvil stand! And a striker with a sledge! :)
May 21, 201115 yr This is an excellent opportunity for the mad scientist crew to meet the brute force crew and get a ton of stuff done. Guys with lab coats in charge of heating, guys with leather aprons in charge of beating. Seems like the best of both worlds to me. :)
November 4, 201114 yr Just a quick question. Can you make an induction forge attachment for a stick welder? If the answer is yes I will start a new topic to keep this one on topic.
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