[SML] Wire Foam Cutter

[Jon Lagerquist]

I remember hearing about folks using fish tape. I would guess it would hold
a profile but take a lot of power.

Jon
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Jon Lagerquist
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On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 1:21 PM Dan Sheehan via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Been quite a while, butI have used piano music wire, forget which gauge.
> It's super good steel.
> Compromise between amperes required to get it hot enough
> and maintaining enough  strength to hold shape while hot.
>
> And the fumes were nasty.
> Fan blowing across the work to outdoors,
> worker stands between fan & work.
>
> On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 11:41 AM Jeffrey Kanyuck via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
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>> Hello Everyone!
>>     I am in the process of setting up a hot wire foam cutter to make
>> specific shapes such as large oversized moldings for sets. What wire have
>> any of you used for creating a shape that stays while running the foam down
>> it?
>>
>> Jeff Kanyuck
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