Induction furnace
posted Jun 22nd 2009 5:00pm by Steve Watkinsfiled under: misc hacks, tool hacks
[Tim Williams] made his own induction furnace. A copper tubing coil forms the primary winding, as the material to be heated becomes the short circuited secondary. The load material is subject to high power magnetic fields operating at radio frequency. The rapidly changing field induces current flow within the material, creating a great deal of heat. The brute power required a cooling system to match. In the video below, the induction furnace can be seen melting common table salt.
Good to finally see some of Sch3matic’s projects on here. He’s certainly capable enough to be a hack-a-day’er :D