VLOG: Experimenting With Hot Wire Cutting
December 3, 2015 by lloyd
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I suppose it would make the whole cutting of hills and cliffs a lot easier.
Should however wait until after Christmas before putting a little more time into the research though…
well after looking what you have did
soon you will be doing everything with your own two hands, good job, for a first attempt Lloyd
:-))
Did we just have a Rolf Harris “can you tell what it is yet?” Moment???
Un-PC I know but Warren was very close there for a moment.
Loving the look of the panther @johnlyons.
…five years and nine months!
I can categorically state no kangaroos (or anything else for that matter) we’re tied down during the making of this VLOG 🙂
Wow really impressive. Looks like we will be seeing a lot more from that cutter.
AMAZING!
There seems to be a lack of proper ventilation in the painting room.
The biting cold breeze in here would suggest otherwise lol
I am glad to see this as I have the hot wire set, but I am surprised that they went straight on to paint it instead of sealing it with PVA and Sand or using masonry paint first ! I would recommend the Hot Wire Factory kit though….
Don’t be surprised 😉
It was just a test for us to play with the kit and get a rough gauge on what we can do with it 🙂
Throwing paint down on a rough concept is not uncommon in here to try and get a feel for things.
you can see the paint eating in as john was doing it but can just look like weathering?
@warzan like you I been revisiting the Iron Maiden back catalogue. .. you might be able to deal with a flight if you have Ace is high on … I did sleep to that all the way to Luton
@rasmus wouldn’t recommend peice of mind, due to containing flight of icarus followed by die with your boots on… Although coming home is a good one off final frontier..
I have using one on and off or years. Experience has taught
Cut out fought shapes first with bread knife the go back with a handheld cutter to finish off and smooth down areas as required
Table cutters are nice but only for squares rectangles etc
If you using one for a while the wire tends to become less taught so doesn’t cut cut as straight. I would turn it off every half an hour so all the burnt polystyrene can be cleaned off the wire as it will gouge into anything your cutting even when the wire is hot
Any tips on cleaning off the residue?
I used to use baby wipes. The basic ones from Sainsburys
I haven’t fully watched the video yet so not sure if you mention but polystyrene does have a bit if a grain so you will get a much smoother cut one way than the other
Not sure where your getting your polystyrene from but we used to go here in Ballyckare
http://www.springvale.com
They used to sell off cuts dirt cheap and a lot of the time gave them away. Might be worth a try its a few years since I have been there
Could be worth building a vacuum table to go on top of the cutting table, get some fibre board drill a 1-2mm hole every 15mm in a grid, attach some 2×2″ sides and a base, gaffer tape hoover to opening drilled in one side, will suck the peice down, and just glide over the board which would make it easier to use with larger peices being pushed through. You could also put the hoover on blow, and create a mini air hockey table…
Just thought, the suction would probably help with any fumes created as well…
I have one big hot wire cutter from Proxxon and made the Reichstag for a presentation game back in 2013 – don’t ever want to miss that thing again!
http://schmockblog.blogspot.de/2013/02/pictures-from-tactica.html
your Reichstag looks good.
the cutting table look brilliant you should get Justin to make some jigs so you can cut multiple angles using the table cutter wire to make things easier.
like the m10 Trojan tank.
make a hardboard tamplate and pin it to the foam. then its dead easy to make complex shapes. try it out:)
Warren, you just made me seasick with all the camera motion. PLEASE guys, never let him touch a camera again!