I need to heat a 4 hollow ss cylinder 20 with refractory material inside.
Diy induction furnace.
My goal is to take advantage of my harbor freight 80a inverter constant current dc stick welder as the power source.
If you ve ever wanted to forge cast or smelt metal this project is right up your alley.
It gets hot enough to melt and.
Diy induction foundry initial approach most of the diy induction heating projects i have seen tackle the entire power supply from scratch including voltage and current regulation.
My calculations show that i need 2kw of heat.
The best part about this induction heater is that you dont need to have a physical contact with the object to be heated there are a lot.
Have plenty of ice to keep this.
Induction heater 12 kw.
You will still have extremely high temperatures on the workpiece heating the coil.
Video of the induction heater melting stuff will be out next.
I m looking into induction heating as a solution for a problem i have with my phd project.
I m assuming i need a bigger setup than the one you have here.
This is an amazing induction heater and now you can build your own for fun or as a powerful tool.
I would start out with a large bucket of ice water and reduce this to hot water in a short time.
Diy powerful induction heater.
Your diy induction heater looks super interesting.