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Made myself a hot wire foam cutter #11773265 01/26/17
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 354 OH D deere2320 OP Campfire Member
OP deere2320 Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 354 OH	Was wanting a couple hard cases to care a couple of my AR's PD hunting this summer so I made myself a foam cutter here's how it turned out. [img:center]http://[/img] [img:center]http://[/img] [img:center]http://[/img] Last edited by deere2320; 01/27/17.

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Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773301 01/26/17
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Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773339 01/26/17
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana
kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou...	Sweet! Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773353 01/26/17
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222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718	VERY well done! As someone who's tried to get by with sharp knives, your project truly inspires. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773387 01/26/17
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana
kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou...	Specs? Instructions? Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

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Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773464 01/26/17
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GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,661 NW Nevada	Very nice, I've always wanted to try that.

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773541 01/26/17
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LouisB Campfire Tracker L Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,496 TN	Whatcha got hidden in the power supply box? Ni chrome wire for the cutter? What voltage to the cutter wire? Curious and nosey folks wanta know and duplicate your success Some spelling errors can be corrected by a vowel movement. ~ MOLON LABE ~

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773581 01/26/17
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OP deere2320 Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 354 OH	Thanks guys yes Ni chrome wire so it can handle the heat and the box contains a transformer that will produce 24volt and up to 10amps then I used a light dimmer to regulate the amount of power that is sent to the transformer and that also control's the wire heat.

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773620 01/26/17
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OP deere2320 Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 354 OH	Here's some other pictures Here is the transformer. [img:center]http://[/img] This is a 1/4" J bolt and compression spring I bought at the hardware store. [img:center]http://[/img] This is the bottom and I used a 2 1/2"X1/4" carriage bolt to hold the wire in line. [img:center]http://[/img] Here is what I made to trace the guns. [img:center]http://[/img] [img:center]http://[/img] Then I used poster board from the Craft shop to make template to cut out the foam. [img:center]http://[/img] Hope this answers some of your questions.

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773771 01/26/17
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana
kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Somewhere between lost and fou...	That's awesome, thanks! Do you use regular steel wire? The templates are brilliant. Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

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Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773779 01/26/17
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FlyboyFlem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,896 Nebraska	Nicely done! You better be afraid of a ghost!! "Woody you were baptized in prop wash"..crossfireoops Woody

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard kingston #11773845 01/26/17
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OP deere2320 Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 354 OH	Originally Posted by kingston That's awesome, thanks! Do you use regular steel wire? The templates are brilliant. No nickel chromium wire 26 gauge you can buy it on eBay for about $5 shipped.

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11773847 01/26/17
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OP deere2320 Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 354 OH	I just pinned the template to the foam and ran the wire alongside it to cut it out.

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11774368 01/27/17
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K1500 Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,201	Nice. Just don't change scopes...

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter deere2320 #11774828 01/27/17
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Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,692 N. Central Florida, and Miami	looks pretty handy to me Sam......

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter deere2320 #11774894 01/27/17
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g5m Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 19,495 desert	Maybe you could post a parts list and drawings? Retired cat herder.

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11775189 01/27/17
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ChuckKY Campfire Regular C Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,953	Is that actually an AC transformer or a AC to DC power converter?

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11775317 01/27/17
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LouisB Campfire Tracker L Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,496 TN	Dang, SORRY I forgot to tell you how good that looked in my first post. Great job, unlike the knife work that most of us attempt, that usually ends up looking like it was done by a rabid beaver your case looks great. Thank you for the cutting equipment design information also. Some spelling errors can be corrected by a vowel movement. ~ MOLON LABE ~

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter.hard deere2320 #11775323 01/27/17
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OP deere2320 Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 354 OH	Yes it's an AC transformer.

Re: Made myself a hot wire foam cutter g5m #11775341 01/27/17
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OP deere2320 Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 354 OH	Originally Posted by g5m Maybe you could post a parts list and drawings? Sorry I didn't have any drawings I just built it as I went. There is a place called Jacobs online that sells transformer's for foam Cutters.

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