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Awesome! Should be a sticky.
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yup
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This is pretty good stuff, I've moved it over to the "CGN Best Of" section. John |
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Thank you for help on trouble shooting when I did this. I skipped step one in the second post... never again!
I used a battery charger from Harbor Freight, .030 carbon steel welding wire, a dimmer switch and a spring to keep tension on the wire, Mine looks a little more red neck. Got my closed cell foam here: http://www.closedcellfoams.com/polyethylene.html Anyone in the Redding area is welcome to use it! |
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+1. I like the way you used the spring.
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Here's the first project I will be practicing on.
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...g/DSCF0007.jpg http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...g/DSCF0008.jpg
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I like the First Aid Kit idea, that's awesome. It should be pretty easy. Post results, chop chop
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Elwood,
You beat me to it brother!!!! Very nice though. I found a foam cutter at a craft store that ran on batteries. Not even close enuff to the power/heat i needed so I hooked up an old Tattoo gun power source with the foot pedal to it. Works like a charm now. I think I will transform the handheld version to a table top like yours. Great write up. |
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Check out hobby stores for the nichrome wire( Hobbyyown USA or model train stores). They sell a hand held foam cutter and replacement wire. Lots of foam cutting when building model train terrain, tabletop wargame terrain, or diorama terrain.
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Well, thanks to you Elwood, I spent half of yesterday turning my little hand held into this. I went by hobby people and didn't find any of the wire so I tried some various types of wire I have in the shop. It all failed and I ended up using the piece that was on my hand held foam cutter. It is a little short so I only have 4.5" of clearance right now. When I find some more wire it will give me 5.5" of clearance to cut foam. I think that is Enuff clearance for just about anything I will be cutting. The rod I used is the one from my hand held. I rebent it into the shape I wanted, threaded the end of it and threaded a piece of aluminum to act as a nut and base for it. My power source is a tattoo gun power supply and hooks up nicely with a variable power selector.
EB, thanks for the inspiration brother. I like it, I can't wait to get my foam in I ordered to start making a bunch of stuff. |
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Well I couldn't wait so I found some scrap foam and made a smaller case for a couple pistols
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Here is where I got my nichrome wire, it came fast; http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-feet-24-g...#ht_606wt_1185 Looks good!
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great tips in this thread.
if you need more space and support, try out this setup. http://snipershide.com/forum/ubbthre...75#Post2961775 |
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Not sure if u are asking me or Elwood B.
My case is the Hardig Storm M2100 My foam is just left overs I have from pelican cases. This one was egg crate. If I flip it over like that it conceals them a bit better. when I putt he other piece of foam on it. Normally I use this case for my DSLR cameras on trips camping or over the water to protect them. This case and hack job on the foam kept my Nikon safe and functioning dying a 6 month trip to some not so nice places in Africa. |
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If you were referring to Doc's, he already answered. I used Pelican 1750 with foam that came with it. Thanks!
You have to keep the template there if you want straight lines. I just can't see anyone cutting it perfectly straight freehand. If you're burning the template, you most likely have the wire too hot. When set correctly, it will cut through the foam with minimal effort, while not damaging the template, which btw, can be easily replaced.
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Hobbypeople carries brass tubing for projects, there are 15 locations in socal.
www.hobbypeople.net They also carry the foam Cutters, but i'd prefer a table top like this one to a handheld anyday. What i'm really looking for is a way to felt line the top, without scissors. any ideas? |
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Do you think the wire out of an old toaster would work?
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I would think it is the right kind of wire, just might be a little thick. If so, you might want to make your template a little on the small side.
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Yes, it will work. In fact, that's what I used before I ordered 24 gauge from ebay. The problem with a toaster wire, is that it's flat, not round. I got the wire from a guy on ebay that has all kinds of different thicknesses, it's cheap and he ships fast.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-feet-21-g...item3a76ab9674
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So the last couple of weeks have been VERY busy for me. I had a regular monthly Cowboy action shoot, 8 stages, about 24 rounds per stage. Finished cleaning the guns and making bullets Saturday night around 11:30pm. Sunday was hot, finished the match, did ok, 1st in my class. Tues night out in the shop getting ready for a special 4th Of July Cowboy shoot. 5 stages 24 rounds each. Did not so good. Wed night my SIL came over, we loaded about 100 rounds of .223. During that time the lights in my shop started flickering and actually went out a coule times. Noticed my patio lights freaking out as well. Reset the breakers, all was ok. Thursday night more electrical problems, this time smoke started rolling out of a socket. So gathered up all powder, primers loaded ammo and moved it all to garage. Unplugged everything, shut off breakers called electrician. Saturday he went through everything found out my shop was wired WAY wrong. NOTE: I bought this place 2 years ago, shop was setup by other guy.
Anyway, my electrical guy got things working, needs to come back to rewire from the main box to the sub box, then from sub box to shop YEAH!!! $1K +. But things were working for now. So I go out and finish my foam cutter. SEE PICS. Got 3/4 done on first piece, lights dimmed, heard a POP, then smoke started rolling out of ......FOAM CUTTER. I think my transformer blowed up. Not sure why, but I may not have enough resistance in the curcuit, maybe pulling too many amps overheating the transformer. I'm bummed I couldn't at least have finished one project. I too forgot step number 2, all I have is tequilla. Yuch. If any of you have the chance, would you please check resistance with transformer wires unplugged from Nichrome wire all the way back to transformer. The tranformer is rated at 2 amps, but I'm thinking if resistance is low, like 2 ohms, at 24v I have 12 amps going throught the circuit. WAY TOO MUCH. http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...g/DSCF0016.jpg http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...g/DSCF0018.jpg http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...g/DSCF0021.jpg The last picture shows the rough edges, I think the wire was cooling off or I was pushing the foam through too fast. Also as a reminder, the foam will flex and distort if you push it too hard. SLOW DOWN. DON'T FORGET STEP 2!!
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So I tried to get this photo in the last post, Photobucket locked up on me. This is my workbench late Sunday night.
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...g/DSCF0024.jpg It's been a long week !!
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Wow! Quite a week!
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Thanks, I have been looking to get a better way of cutting my inserts other than a razor blade.
Parts list and plans printed, off to shopping.
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Hot wire cutting makes for great results as presented here, but it sure is a lot of hassle.
Go to Bed Bath and Beyond with your 20% off coupon you got in the mail and buy an electric carving knife. You know, the one with two reciprocating blades. Lay your gun on the foam, trace it with a sharpie, and carefully make your cuts. Think like you are using a jigsaw in wood and sacrifice the foam being cut out so you are always ending a cut into the sharp corners. Total time for a simple cutout is about ten minutes. I keep my e-knife in my toolbox at the shop and offer to let any customer buying a pelican style case to use it. It even works well with the pick and pluck foam. Greg David Eddy's Shooting Sports 400 Moffett Blvd.,Suite F Mountain View, CA 94043 (660)969-GUNS T-F 12-7 W 12-9 Sat 11-5 Closed Sun/Mon
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That is a pretty nice cutting station you built there. I wish I had room for something like that. Are you going to put a spring on it as others suggested to keep tension on the wire?
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Thanks EB,
I wanted to make one big enough for a certain project, I read what you said about supporting the work, so I made it big (hopefully enough). I really don't have room for it but I'm sure I'll find a place for it. Well, I blew up my second transformer today. I was going to do all the ohms law stuff to try to figure out why I popped the first one, but once I got everything hooked up again, I got impatient and started cutting. I took it real slow, but the wire kept cooling off and the foam would bundle up on the wire and stop all progress. Then the "Magic Smoke" escaped and I couldn't collect it fast enough to get it back in. I found a very cool website, did a little reading and found out the answers for my questions. Check this out, http://hotwirefoamcutterinfo.com/Hot...upplyCalc.html There are some links, and of course products to buy. It seams that my 20gauge wire needs about 6-8 amps to work properly, so the 2 amp Radio Shack transformer just didn't have enough ooomph to get the job done. So, smaller gauge wire and lots of time, or BIGGER transformer for more power and faster cutting. Since I don't have any patience can you guess which way I am going?
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