[TheForge] Induction Forge?

[Michael]

Steve,
As a matter of fact, such welders are going pretty cheap (probably due to
the ever contracting American industrial base). Dan Brewer picked up a big
machine--in mint condition--with all the fancy circuitry for standard
welding jobs (including soft-start) built in, for fifty bucks last year from
Western U's surplus sale. Big industrial welders at small prices are also a
pretty common sight in many salvage yards.
Mikey

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Jerry Frost wrote:
> I'm thinking Pete has a good point about an induction forge 
> "control/adapter/?" that plugs into a base welder for power. The pics 
> make this seem likely as they show a power(?) unit and a 
> cooling/control(?) unit. If so just buying the control unit and using 
> your existing welder for power would make it a lot more affordable.

Frosty, unless I missed one of Pete's posts, I think you added to the 
idea here. Whoever, it seems like a pretty good idea, using a DC welder 
as a power source for an add-on package (this is connected with the 
home-built approach). Going from 220VAC to DC is the first step, which 
sounds simple until you add in soft start (so you don't fry your starter 
switch), and current limiting to help protect the downstream 
electronics. Of course, it would take a good sized welder...

Steve
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