Interesting web site with that hot wire material. You guys aren't thinking your going to use this wire for HOT wire cutting are you? I think this is to be used in some sort of machine that would move the wire like a saw blade, similar to a band saw. Trying to heat this wire to cut with shouldn't work because it is coated with diamond (or whatever) that would make the wire surface cooler. The surface temperature is what your trying to cut with on a hot wire. If your getting accurate cuts with 4' chunks of foam, that should be fine as you wouldn't have to glue many sections together to get the full wing span.
Please correct me if I am wrong. It has happened before. ;-) Kevin Golden Harrisonville, MO Streak Shadow. In a message dated 1/2/2011 5:19:53 P.M. Central Standard Time, djgaryl...@verizon.net writes: Pat try this for a start http://www.mtixtl.com/diamondwireof028mmdiax65ml215feetforwiresawcutting-dw0 28x60.aspx This is about a buck a foot, I have seen it at .25 a foot. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick and Robin Russo" <patru...@myfairpoint.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:14 AM Subject: Re: KR> Foam cutting large scale > You've got me thinking here! Is that wire the same that Remington > developed > for hacksaws some decades back? What is the diameter and where did you > locate it? I have several aluminum hot wire frames, 2'Long to 8'Long and > the > thought of a battery operated bandsaw type frame 6-8 feet long might be > fun > to play with. This will of course add a year or two to the present plane > projects!!! > Pat Russo > ----- Original Message ----- > >> Now, why I am here today. I have built many model aircraft wings out of >> foam. >> Much beyond 4 feet hot wiring will start to sag and become useless. >> >> I just came across a wire that is rough with a diamond coating. A light >> came >> on. >> _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
