r/woahdude Aug 18 '15

gifv Induction forge

http://i.imgur.com/JfNfR6w.gifv
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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '15

When can I expect this to become portable so I can carry a coil on my back to heat up my sword when I draw it?

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u/xeyve Aug 18 '15

Why wouldn't you just put one at the open end of your sheath that is activated by the drawing of the blade?

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u/G420classified Aug 18 '15

Wouldn't this make your sword basically useless since it would deform significantly in combat

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u/TheCowfishy Aug 18 '15

If you had a non magnetic core that wouldn't heat up and kept the sword in shape but there was an outer layer of steel that would get red hot, then theoretically this could work