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John Cummings
Hi all
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What do people think? How could I start something like this on the RepRap wiki? Does it fit? My only other idea of a place it could go is Open Source Ecology, but their forums don't seem to work any more which is a shame,
Thanks
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Thanks very much all, I've made a start on an outline here [reprap.org] please do add to it
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Trakyan
Induction heaters can't be used to burn out molds etc. They can only heat conductive materials, and even then they tend to only be very effective with steels and iron, stuff like aluminium (which is what most hobbyists seem interested in due to a lower melt Temp) doesn't interact with the induction heater coil as much and therefore doesn't heat up as much.
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Trakyan
Fair point then, I haven't used the commercial offerings but from what I've seen and done Aluminium is harder to heat. Also why induction stovetops don't work so well or at all with plain Aluminium pans or pots. I'm sure you can use a more powerful induction heater, but that all adds cost, complexity and makes it a bit more dangerous. I still reckon a regular heater is the best bet. Works equally well with all materials, cheap and not EMI to worry about.
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