Post by PitYak Studios on Sept 14, 2005 11:32:22 GMT 12
Check out this baby I just got;
I got it hoping to use for removing flash from polythenes, but the gun shape makes it a bit unwieldy for that. I was going to take it back, but thought I would try it on the old poly foam first.
Woohoah! talk about a hot knife through butter. Beats a hot wire cutter hands down, and it's easy to make custom tips out of wire for different cuts / temperatures. It's even got a little bulb that shines on your work.
The only disadvantage over a hot wire cutter may possibly be it's cutting depth; a hot wire stretched between two points can probably get through thicker sheet than this, but with a bit of fiddling I'm sure I'll get a tip made to do that to.
I got it hoping to use for removing flash from polythenes, but the gun shape makes it a bit unwieldy for that. I was going to take it back, but thought I would try it on the old poly foam first.
Woohoah! talk about a hot knife through butter. Beats a hot wire cutter hands down, and it's easy to make custom tips out of wire for different cuts / temperatures. It's even got a little bulb that shines on your work.
The only disadvantage over a hot wire cutter may possibly be it's cutting depth; a hot wire stretched between two points can probably get through thicker sheet than this, but with a bit of fiddling I'm sure I'll get a tip made to do that to.
