Comments
-
Love the videos, I personally would like more videos where you build whole scenes. Those are great!
-
Cooles Teil Gruß aus Germany
-
Je radost sledovat Vaše videa)
-
your projects are always worth to watch, waiting for the next one now.
-
Holy shit I found a new favorite YouTuber to my list of awesome YouTubers .... amazing skills
-
Excellent tutorial. Easy to follow, highest possible production values and the end result looks very professional. I feel I need to get some power tools to make something like this (or to make it in a reasonable amount of time). Presuming I have all the tools and materials, how much time should I set aside to make it? Looks like a good weeks work with drying times etc.
Some technical questions as I have little experience with such builds:
1. When the wire is affixed to the nut and screw in the base, does this not get extremely hot over time and may burn the wood? Should one thus work fast and always turn it off after a few cuts?
2. The metal arm and clamps will have the same issue I presume? How long can you use it before it just gets too hot? Protective gloves may be a requirement?
Encasing the wire attachment in the bottom and metal arm with some non conductive material would potentially solve this "problem". Maybe a rubber coating or casing would work.
Do I overthink this and the power supply used will not pose such a problem?
Thank you again for an inspiring tutorial and I look forward to your next video! -
cool! looks much better than mine. Subscribed!
-
grant Thompson's styro slycer
-
all you need is piano wire , 9v battery and resistor and maybe on/off swich if you fancy.
-
there is a spider hanging out 🕷😂3:37
-
Very great, good to know!!! Thanks for sharing!!! ;-D
-
I've built several foam cutters of various designs over the years, but this is one of the most professional looking I've seen. Excellent work!
-
HIs brother is Chris from Clickspring.
-
Gracias a ti Luke, cada trabajo tuyo me inspira a mejorar el mio
-
Great video. What types of foam can this cut? Cheers
-
Luke Towan there is a tiny spider running from the top right to the bottom right at 3:36
-
Do you make your miniatures from foam?
-
You're smart as a Bond villain. Thank God you use your genius for good!
-
You shud livestream on Twitch!! Ur talent must be broadcasted so that the Millions of ppl who love modelling can enjoy watching u n get inspired :-)
A hot wire foam cutter is a must for anyone who is serious about modeling with foam. Foam is an extremely useful and versatile material when it comes to model making but to truly get the most out of it you need the right tools. Building your own hot wire foam cutter is very easy and once you know how they work you can build all types of different foam cutters for an infinite range of jobs. The foam cutter I’m making today is a tabletop precision foam cutter used for making very precise straight cuts. Additionally by incorporating the temperature controller into the wiring I now have complete control over how hot the wire is. Controlling the wire temperature is vital for getting the perfect cut, too hot and the foam will melt before it even touches the wire… too cold and the wire will start to flex giving imprecise angles! *Materials* WOOD: 12mm MDF – Main cutting surface 30cm Wide 60cm Long 3mm MDF – Fascia 62cm Tall 30cm wide 30mm by 42mm Pine – Side support 2 strips 60cm long 30mm by 6mm Pine – Additional strip on side support 2 strips 60cm long and Controller block support 19mm by 42mm Pine – Cross section support 24cm long MAIN ARM AND BASE 19mm Washer – Protects cutting surface from the hot wire 6mm Steel Rod – Main supporting arm at least 75cm long 6mm Saddle Clips – 6 in total 18 Gauge Galvanized Steel Wire – Hook in the top of the supporting arm ELECTRONIS AND WIRES 12v DPDT Push On/Push Off Switch with inbuilt LED 2.1mm Bulkhead DC Power Connector 12v 8amp PWM Controller 10amp Screw Terminal Strip Various Heat Shrink Tubes Lead Solder 10amp 3mm Electrical Cable Red & Black 3mm Washer – times 2, Soldered to the ends of the output wires from the temperature controller NICHROME WIRE 28 Gauge Nichrome Wire 3mm Washer – Attached to nichrome wire 5mm Diameter Spring, 1cm Long – Optional to absorb excess slack as nichrome wire heats up CLAMP 3mm Diameter, 35mm Long Round Head Bolt 3mm Nut – times 2 3mm Washer – times 2 3mm Wing Nut Tips for using the Hot Wire Foam Cutter: A good starting temperature to aim for when cutting foam is 600°F, that temperature will vary depending on the density of the foam of course. Try to use a lower temperature rather than a high temperature, the foam is more forgiving when cutting at lower temperatures and you’ll generally end up with a nicer finish. Don’t forget as you can see in the video, you can make templates using regular printer paper and use that as a stencil for making cuts. This is where you need to ensure the wire temperature is not too high otherwise the wire will cut straight through the paper as well. Avoid stopping during a cut, if you stop and start whilst cutting you may end up with fault lines where you stopped. Again a lower temperature will help minimize lines due to stopping and starting but for best result try to complete the cut in one smooth motion. You can clamp sections of wood to your cutting surface to use as a guide for getting perfectly straight cuts, you can also temporarily glue thin strips of wood to the surface of the foam to get the same effect, essentially you’ll use the strips of wood that are glued directly to the foam as a guide allowing you to achieve all sorts of complex cuts. MUSIC Intro Music Premium Beat – Green Screen Background Music Rhodesia by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/