If you need to cut out various curly elements from polystyrene or polystyrene for home creativity, then this is conveniently done using a homemade device for hot cutting.
For this homemade product you will need a nichrome wire with a thickness of 0.10 mm, two wooden sticks, as well as two terminal clamps. For quick connection of parts it is best to use hot melt adhesive.
The process of making a homemade cutter
We glue the terminal clamps to the wooden sticks, to the contacts of which you need to solder the two wires (minus and plus) from the battery pack. We stick the wooden sticks to the battery case. In the terminal clamps to which the wires are soldered, we insert a nichrome wire, measuring the desired length.
Testing a Styrofoam Cutter
We insert two batteries into the battery pack and switch the power button to the "On" position. Due to the fact that the nichrome wire heats up quickly, you can immediately get to work.
This cutter for hot cutting operates on the principle of a conventional jigsaw - a stretched nichrome wire allows you to cut any geometric shapes and shapes from polystyrene and polystyrene, which will not work if you use, for example, a regular stationery knife.
The detailed process of manufacturing and assembling a homemade device for curly cutting of foam can be seen in the video on our website. Write in the comments what you think about this homemade product.
