Mini-Ductor II - The Flameless Torch!

[woodstockva]

Hey everybody

Today I posted my review for the Mini-Ductor II.....which is a safer and very effective alternative to a torch when you need to heat up a nut, bolt, or other piece of ferrous metal quickly. It can literally heat a bolt up "red hot" in seconds --- with no flame!

They designed this to run on standard a/c power & you can plug it into any wall outlet, generator, or inverter. The recommended max length of extension cord is 50ft....but in my testing I used a 100' cord with no issues.

These are made in the USA & are available from Induction Innovations through many retailers like Amazon & even on the tool trucks.

Check out the video to see it in action!

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[sbyrne92]

Great review. Solved a bunch of questions I had about the mini-ductor. Thank you.

 

[Ratchet.]

remember seign these on here (well the original version) and thinking it was a great idea, expensive though, but worth it if you do a lot of work on older vehicles that have rusted on fasteners..

Would come in handy where i work as we get in a lot of trucks that work in aggregates etc and all the bolts are always seized solid often next to plastic air lines and wiring, sadly i doubt my boss would pay for one, might look at getting one myself however

They sell them on the snap on trucks in the UK, only place i've seen them over here though.

 

[abvw]

I've gotten the coil red hot a couple of time, never understood why. Perhaps the coil is too small for the fastener?

 

[efb16acrx]

I've been wanting one for a while and just haven't pulled the trigger

 

[Dr.phil]

I 've got one and love it. For bolts that go through rubber bushing it's the cat's A#$

 

[K-Dog]

I SO want one of these, but cant get up off the $$$$ right now...

 

[justme-]

same boat here - really want but can't spend yet. I'd love to see a direct comparison to the Bolt Buster, or one of the other non US brand (Germany is mainly what I see) products.

 

[rslaback]

I still have one question after the video review: Do you have to float the object being heated inside of the coils or can/should they touch the coil?

 

[Catadj78]

When I was younger I worked for a company that used induction to remove the nuts on turbine shells at power plants. Company primarly did heat stress at various plants on new welds. Me and another guy also did a job on a Navy submarine in Kings Bay, Ga removing the experimental ring around the turbine shaft. Interesting job to say the least. The machines were much much bigger though.

Id love to have one of these but couldnt justify the costs. Really neat machine

 

[ironmutt]

i love mine its awsome for bleeder screws right next to the hose worth the money every penny going to get the expanded kit of leads next month but the three that camewith it have worked good so far also great for heating up lateral arms to install bushings easyer

 

[ADSR]

500 beans is a lot.

 

[riziuebru]

I'd love to see a direct comparison to the Bolt Buster

 

[Nixon]

I can't seem to find an answer on this, is it as effective on frozen bolts as it is on nuts? I have seen plenty of videos heating up nuts but can't find any with a frozen bolt with the threads in the part itself and only the bolt head showing.

Anyone have any experience using it this way?