Induction heating

[Charlie Mike]

Has anyone here tried it?

 

[mete]

Sure , I've melted steel with it ! For a knife it's difficult to control . Variables are frequency, power ,time.

 

[Kevin Casey]

Yes I've got one and forge blades with it all the time.... it's completely changed the way I forge blades. The only time I use my gas forges now are mostly for welding and forging large work. Great tool for bladesmithing IMHO. Also excellent for normalizing but not good for HT as Mete said.

 

[efleming]

Hey Kevin. Any chance you can post some pictures of your setup in action?

 

[Kevin Casey]

Hey Kevin. Any chance you can post some pictures of your setup in action?

Eric- I've been meaning to make vids for a long time but still haven't done so..... but here's a link on Don Fogg's forum which shows a unit in action. It's the same one I use. If you or anyone has any questions please feel free to contact me at any time- kc
http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showtopic=14373

 

[jimmyseymour]

I bought a mini ductor for soldering and to test the waters of the induction heaters. What little I have been able to use it on it has performed ok. It works pretty good if you need to bend a wrench or screwdriver. I haven't had the chance to find out if it does any good with solder.