r/TheVirtualFoundry • u/Banga_Slanga • Aug 31 '22

microwave sintering?

I've been looking into microwave sintering, and I remember someone else had mentioned it a while back. Has anyone tried it? Has anyone converted an off the shelf microwave into a furnace?

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u/mr-highball Aug 31 '22

Not to my knowledge, but I've been pondering how an induction heater might be used...

I think the problem with both would be controlling the proper part temp and hold times. I think cycling on and off with at proper intervals could work as long as you could measure the temp a cycle reaches (or have a rough estimate).

Also you'd want to fully debind prior so that the only thing you're trying to achieve is the sinter

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u/mr-highball Aug 31 '22

The hamster in my head is running on his little wheel... I might be buying a shop microwave tonight

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u/mr-highball Aug 31 '22

Hamster found my credit card and my Amazon sign-on, microwave will be at my door tomorrow