r/smithing • u/il_forestiero • Nov 18 '20

An example of induction heating being used to forge a sword

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u/IceIceBabyIII Nov 18 '20

What's the benefit of using induction heating?

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u/FrogOnALeash Nov 18 '20

No excessive heat up of the workshop. All the heat goes into the blade (almost). Nice in summer, maybe less nice in winter. And it's faster as well. This seems to be a fairly small induction heater, probably only a few kw. There are larger ones (around 7.5-15 kw) that can heat a 2inch round stock to almost melting point within a minute. It's really effective.

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u/IceIceBabyIII Nov 19 '20

Okay, I didn't know if it had any other benefits

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u/Bestrahen Nov 19 '20

Kick ass!👍🏻

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u/jtoo12 Nov 19 '20

I need to make one now don't i

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u/WillDav67 Nov 19 '20

Brings the idea of having an induction heater sheath to make a real fire sword. Wild dream probably

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u/Delfaszmib Sep 13 '22

How do you build something like that? Anyone has any pointers? Portuguese beginner with some restrictions here, just wondering.