Patent ID: 6903317

Claim:
A system for induction heating a work piece, wherein the work piece has a first central axis extending longitudinally therethrough, comprising: an induction heating member having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface defines a void, wherein the void includes a second central axis extending longitudinally therethrough, wherein the first central axis is concentric to the second central axis, wherein the work piece includes an irregularly shaped outer surface, wherein the outer surface includes a first portion and a spaced and opposed second portion, wherein the outer surface of the work piece is operable to be received within the void of the induction heating member; a fixturing member selectively operable to fix the work piece thereon, wherein the fixturing member is operable to be at least partially received within the void, wherein the fixturing member includes a third central axis extending longitudinally therethrough, wherein the third central axis is eccentric to the first and second central axes; and a rotation member selectively operable to rotate the fixturing member; wherein the first and second portions of the work piece are substantially equidistant from the inner surface of the induction heating member during an induction heating operation.