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Post by Rhubarb on Mar 11, 2023 11:14:20 GMT 1
Trouble is induction heaters are still pricey, way too pricey for a keen DIYer for occasional use  Plus heat and fibreglass isn't a good mix. I'm fortunate that we have one that I can borrow it's a Stanners i4 water cooled single phase unit heat placed exactly where you want it. but to be honest that is what you need. Bet that's cheap!  Can you lend it to Spud? |
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Post by upkeep on Mar 11, 2023 11:36:18 GMT 1
I'm fortunate that we have one that I can borrow it's a Stanners i4 water cooled single phase unit heat placed exactly where you want it. but to be honest that is what you need. Bet that's cheap! Can you lend it to Spud? 4 Grand comes to mind but I may be wrong, we have had it for years, gets used constantly, it's never been defeated.
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Post by remmington on Mar 12, 2023 22:54:43 GMT 1
Bet that's cheap! Can you lend it to Spud? 4 Grand comes to mind but I may be wrong, we have had it for years, gets used constantly, it's never been defeated. £4k - you can buy a lot of O2/Propane for that kind of money. I have used a few hand held ones - they not a lot of good really. ------------ But to be honest - I am heating less and less things up of late - most things you can muller about with a grinder on modern cars. |
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Post by givusaclue on Mar 13, 2023 0:11:37 GMT 1
I bought a Pichler one about 2.5k plus vat end of last year, it’s a good tool, but then for that money it really should be
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Post by remmington on Mar 13, 2023 8:13:56 GMT 1
I bought a Pichler one about 2.5k plus vat end of last year, it’s a good tool, but then for that money it really should be So mate  - I have moved on from "spark eroder envy" to "induction heater envy"...  But looking at givusaclue 's purchase - when it comes to induction heaters - I would agree - it is "go big or go home"... |
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Post by upkeep on Mar 13, 2023 8:56:33 GMT 1
4 Grand comes to mind but I may be wrong, we have had it for years, gets used constantly, it's never been defeated. £4k - you can buy a lot of O2/Propane for that kind of money. I have used a few hand held ones - they not a lot of good really. ------------ But to be honest - I am heating less and less things up of late - most things you can muller about with a grinder on modern cars.Company policy dictates no open flame, and any welding to cease 1 hour before end of play. |
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Post by remmington on Mar 13, 2023 9:21:35 GMT 1
£4k - you can buy a lot of O2/Propane for that kind of money. I have used a few hand held ones - they not a lot of good really. ------------ But to be honest - I am heating less and less things up of late - most things you can muller about with a grinder on modern cars.Company policy dictates no open flame, and any welding to cease 1 hour before end of play. Insurance!!!!!! Lot of people are struggling with cover for "open flame heaters" - and welding/cutting. They now asking for % of hot work for premium quote. This is why - I am doing so much "tin bashing" of late - big chain repairers have pulled the plug on MOT patching. No welding in the last hour - has always been the rule. |
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Post by remmington on Mar 13, 2023 21:37:56 GMT 1
I bought a Pichler one about 2.5k plus vat end of last year, it’s a good tool, but then for that money it really should be So mate - I have moved on from "spark eroder envy" to "induction heater envy"... But looking at givusaclue 's purchase - when it comes to induction heaters - I would agree - it is "go big or go home"... Send me pic of new "full size" induction heater please....? So I can dream of better things mate... |
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Post by valhalla on Mar 13, 2023 23:51:20 GMT 1
I cannot fault my cheap, Chinesium induction heater. I think it cost around £140 a couple of years ago.
Yes, it's c**p, but it does what I need; I get in there, get about 90secs total (in 3x 30secs bursts) before it needs to serious cool-down for a few minutes.
Thing is - it has never failed to heat-up what I need to release, and I don't have to worry about shorting the coils out - I just buy another one......and I'm still on my first.
You can get a lot of beer for (£2500 - £140) which is approx. £2300 of utter drunkeness.......  |
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Post by OldGit on Mar 14, 2023 16:57:14 GMT 1
I've used my Plasma cutter to heat things up with good results, turned down really low and kept moving. It's not typical dealer equipment I admit, but they're quite happy with us using all kinds of stuff that at some places would have the h&s bloke in a fit!
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Post by remmington on Mar 14, 2023 19:13:40 GMT 1
I've used my Plasma cutter to heat things up with good results, turned down really low and kept moving. It's not typical dealer equipment I admit, but they're quite happy with us using all kinds of stuff that at some places would have the h&s bloke in a fit! I often use a lift arc TIG set for heating up bolts and fixing - pull the arc away enuf so you don't melt the hex on the fixing. |
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Post by OldGit on Mar 14, 2023 20:03:37 GMT 1
That works too - but I'm not taking my TIG set into work, it's bad enough with the 'can you just's I get as homework! the current favourite is welding O2/NOx sensor bosses onto exhausts after the Neanderthals have mangled the existing one... On top of which, they'd no doubt think it's OK to go in over the weekend to 'do some welding', leaving me with a metric f*cktonne of tungstens to regrind and an empty Argon bottle.
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- I have moved on from "spark eroder envy" to "induction heater envy"... 
