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=Basics= | =Basics= | ||
*Uses a power supply and an electric arc to melt pretty much anything you throw at it | |||
*Is (relitively depending on electricity cost/availability) inexpensive to run, but costly to build | |||
*Is also reletively clean (so much so it can be used indoors) | |||
*Very Fast (ie secconds or minutes to liquification of pretty much anything) | |||
*As of 2020 this page is mainly on small welder run style devices | |||
**The [[Induction Furnace]] makes the larger versions mainly irrelevant, but some materials will require them | |||
**This page can be split and organized once it grows | |||
* '''A Simple One Can be Made With a Welder, Some Sort of Carbon Rod, ans 1-2 Firebricks''' | |||
=Used For= | =Used For= | ||
*Melting Pretty Much Anything (Rock Included, Basalt Casting/Fiber Anyone?) | |||
=Industry Standards= | =Industry Standards= | ||
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=Existing Open Source Designs= | =Existing Open Source Designs= | ||
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==This Design by "The King of Random"== | ==This Design by the Youtube Channel "The King of Random"== | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTzKIs19eZE Build Guide] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlZsuRc9jQ&t=124s Impressive Demo + Overview] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yf2uBiaOmU Another Demo] | |||
=Minimum Viable Product= | =Minimum Viable Product= | ||
*Cheap (to run and build) | |||
*Reliable | |||
*Durable | |||
*Intigrated Power Supply + IO | |||
*Lets Shoot for 100 Uses Before Failure | |||
*Made In Conjunction with OCI | |||
*Uses the [[Open Source Metallurgy Crucible]] | |||
*perhaps use the [[Universal Power Supply]] | |||
=Basic Desigm= | =Basic Desigm= | ||
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=BOM= | =BOM= | ||
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=See Also= | =See Also= | ||
*[[Open Source Metallurgy Crucible]] | |||
=Useful Links= | =Useful Links= | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 8 April 2020
Basics
- Uses a power supply and an electric arc to melt pretty much anything you throw at it
- Is (relitively depending on electricity cost/availability) inexpensive to run, but costly to build
- Is also reletively clean (so much so it can be used indoors)
- Very Fast (ie secconds or minutes to liquification of pretty much anything)
- As of 2020 this page is mainly on small welder run style devices
- The Induction Furnace makes the larger versions mainly irrelevant, but some materials will require them
- This page can be split and organized once it grows
- A Simple One Can be Made With a Welder, Some Sort of Carbon Rod, ans 1-2 Firebricks
Used For
- Melting Pretty Much Anything (Rock Included, Basalt Casting/Fiber Anyone?)
Industry Standards
Existing Open Source Designs
This Design by the Youtube Channel "The King of Random"
Minimum Viable Product
- Cheap (to run and build)
- Reliable
- Durable
- Intigrated Power Supply + IO
- Lets Shoot for 100 Uses Before Failure
- Made In Conjunction with OCI
- Uses the Open Source Metallurgy Crucible
- perhaps use the Universal Power Supply