I've ran it maybe 5 or 6 heats. It cost like 100 bucks so I'm under no impressions that it will be long for this world. Although if I keep up on...
I didn't watch the video but it appears to be the same furnace I have. The stainless two burner. I coated mine with satinite. So far I've only...
I'm using a very similar kit except mine has two burners and came from vevor. I coated mine with satinite. It's worked good for aluminum so far.
I've heard rumors that old bed frames where high carbon. From an engineering perspective I can't come up with a reason why they would have been,...
Just checked automation direct and they top out at 25hp on a 230v single phase input, 230v 3 phase output. Says 75A on single phase input....
I wasn't thinking about controlling the furnace itself. I was thinking of using the vfd as a 1 phase to 3 phase converter. It works for smaller...
I wonder how an induction furnace would react to being put on a vfd for a motor. It has became a popular option for running 3 phase motors on...
So my leather fillets arrived. I ordered them from fillet express. Was able to order 10 feet of 1/8, 3/16, and 1/4. Quality seems good. Took a...
I built my first forge out of a cast iron sink when I was maybe 12 years old. I recently got back into it and am having a lot of fun learning it...
The two burner vevor furnace that I have can technically be laid on it's side and used as a forge. I haven't done that as a have a different 2...
Ended up ordering some leather filled material from a filletexpress website. Could order small amount so we will see if it shows up ok. Ended up...
I'm sure scanning has improved but 10 years ago I worked for a large machine shop as an engineer. We had a very expensive (50-100k) measuring arm...
I've forged some bottle openers. Similar idea, quick and fun skill building exercise that are easy to give away.
Hey those are pretty cool. I may have to consider making one of those.
I'm a woodworker so the craft and trade of pattern making is as interesting to me as that of moulding. There seems to be generally limited amounts...
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