Comments on: Induction furnace

By: mike

mike — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:48:37 +0000

i’m sorry, maybe i’m seeing things. is the power supplied by AA batteries?? O.o

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:14:29 +0000

This is SWEET- in the video, it’s at 1500 Degrees. Can he make this thing get up to 5,000 Degrees F? I’d love to make my own crystal melting furnace by adapting his work here, as I can’t afford a commercial unit, being a tinkerer. I’m talking about melting ruby to make my own bearings. Any ideas?

Sentiments seconded from others- this is an INCREDIBLE hack, monumental. These things can practically melt anything, and are complex as hell, or so I’d thought- I never imagined I’d ever see someone make their own. This is absolutely incredible!

By: Universal Turing Machine

Universal Turing Machine — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:49:29 +0000

i wonder what that huge inductor will do to his power factor

By: vitim

vitim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:47:43 +0000

lab of my dreams…

By: static

static — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:12:20 +0000

Oh my! I believe I’ll stick with old fashion fire. :) Though it was interesting read about the project. Thanks to the Designer/author for documenting and posting it to the web.

By: Kabuki

Kabuki — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:07:03 +0000

Hahaha! Tim! This is great! You’ve been working on this furnace for what three years or so? I’m so impressed by how far it has come! Great job man!

By: liebesiech

liebesiech — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:29:25 +0000

Looks like a product who can put to market as it is :-) Good hack!!

By: adamziegler

adamziegler — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:17:33 +0000

(you can also find Tim here: irc://irc.chatster.org #thefoundry )

By: adamziegler

adamziegler — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:14:02 +0000

Great job Tim… if anyone is interested, I think Tim is looking for people to help test prototypes: http://www.abymc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7481

By: twistedsymphony

twistedsymphony — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:47:27 +0000

NICE HACK… this is what Hack-a-day is all about!

By: bjonnh

bjonnh — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:16:49 +0000

Is the salt used in the video Potassium Chloride or Sodium Chloride ? I see he tried both

This project is wonderful ! A complete work with precise explanations. Great work man!

By: Taehl

Taehl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:18:53 +0000

Hot! Quite literally, too!

By: aztraph

aztraph — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:15:48 +0000

This gent is a true engineer, I haven’t seen an understanding of electronic principal like his in 20 years, puts me to shame. love the attention to the nit picky little details.

By: TMH

TMH — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:01:57 +0000

Looks like something you’d find in the unabomber’s shack or a drug maker.

By: ro

ro — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:56:31 +0000

he sounds like dwight from the office

cool project..