RE: Cutting styrofoam ... Thanks Rick. I've gone on a couple of styrofoam prowls in the past week or so; checking back-alleys. I did find some pieces that had ... I wouldn't recommend cutting styrofoam with a hot knife. The fumes of heated styrofoam are extremely toxic. Here's a link..... scroll down to "S" for styrofoam...
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the basic rule is cutting styrofoam with a thin wire that is heated. To get this you need low voltage and high current, this is much cleaner and you'll be surprised as to how easy it is. with out going into great detail, I will share this web site that gives a simple explanation.
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For small parts where finish isn't critical a bread knife is pretty good. A hot-knife cutter is the easiest way to cut these foams, and gives a good smooth finish. A typical hot knife is a length of wire stretched in an insulating frame with a constant The hot wire melts it's way through the foam. ... Max. TLV(ACGIH) :
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on 3/6/2007 I need to cut 1/4" wide by 3/8" to 1/2" deep grooves into a 4' x 8' sheet of styrofoam, or more accurately, blueboard/pinkboard. Am thinking some sort of jig would be good to do multiple grooves at once, and to keep them parallel.
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Instructions on how to build a foam hot wire cutter. Also how to create your own wing core templates, and then how to use them. ... In general, the main tools, accessories and software that will be required to perform all your foam cutting requirements are listed below:
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