Hi there! My father (electrical and Electronic engineer) saw me forge with my propane forge and asked me If I ever considered "induction forging" I knew what the process was, but for one reason or another It seems it is not that popular around blacksmiths and bladesmiths This specific type of forge seems to have a lot of advantages : -Electricity is easily available in Canada, and quite cheap -Consistent and fast heat -No dangerous byproduct, no gas or smoke, and the forge itself don't produce a lot of heat so I was wondering if some of you had tried it, and if you didn't stayed with it, why? Thanks! Olivier
I was interested in an induction forge as well. I've done some reading and watched a few videos on them that look impressive. However, I don't think building one is trivial for a DIY knifemaker who isn't an electronic engineer. From what I recall in reading about them, they produce extremely high amperages and voltage to induce the kind of heat you'd need.
ok so that got my curiosity....so did a bit... and do say a bit of research and saw that you can use and modify a induction cooktop. basically take the guts and transform it in to a induction forge. Dan!? is 2000w enough for this application or would we need to boost it? and how?
Most of them that I have seen being used for forging/heat treatment are in the 10 kW and up range. One I specifically looked at was 10 kW and required a water supply for cooling and a 240 volt 50 ampere power source. Certainly these are serious toys. Gas is so darn easy and gas works on copper and all other non-ferrous metals if you want to make some cool mokume gane. Dan
