Hot Wire Foam Cutter (and jigs) for professional model makers - styro slicer
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2017
- A hot wire foam cutter / styro slicer is a great addition to the workshop, useful for prototyping, mold making for concrete and modeling with foam.
I have created a feature rich and versatile hot wire foam cutter with a bunch of jigs to assist in creating exceptionally accurate hot wire cutting.
This hot wire foam cutter includes; an inbuilt LED light, adjustable angle arm, Volt and AMP meter display with adjustable volts up to 15 volts allowing the temperature to be precisely controlled. additional port for hand held accessories, circle and cone cutting jig, 45 and 90 degree with set stops jig, the never seen before quick change straight edge jig, thin rip fence jig, and fence, quick release tensioner, quick wire clamp release, micro adjuster for setting up the nichrome wire to 90 degrees accurately, foot pedal operated. and a bunch of other neat functional and design features.
The foam cutter / styro slicer has a high level of precision and with the innovative straight edge jig you can get very precise straight cuts even in odd shaped scraps of foam.
Building your own hot wire foam cutter / syrup slicer is relatively easy , there will be a build video that follows, this will include wiring diagrams and details of all the electronic parts used with a good overview of the steps to build the whole hot wire cutter.
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That is the most professional looking foam cutting machine I have ever seen built. Excellent job sir.
Awesome! It really seems to be the ultimate hot wire foam cutter system.
If this was a infomercial I would have bought at least 3 of them, this is a nice cutter!
Extraordinary. Very well done. Best foam cutter I have ever seen by far. 10/10 !!!
This is by far the best hot wire build I've seen!
At first it seemed a little overbuilt, but as you walked through the features it's really awesome, well designed, and very effective!
Phil Harlow thanks! I do have a tendency to overbuild things so probably some truth to that ! ;)
The Rolls Royce of foam cutters!
Wow this is art! Best foam cutter I’ve seen. Want one!
a wonderfully engineered cutter - best i have ever seen
Excellent build. I look forward to follow up videos on this.
Extremely functional design, looking forward to detailed build. Hope it is soon. Thanks
I was going to ask about making an angled wire cutter and you demonstrated just that! Really neat, accurate design.
Fantastic! Can't wait to see the build video.
Wow. I’m so inspired to make a similar one. I can’t believe it has so many wicked features.👌🏾
Another rabbit hole I fell down into(simply don't know how I got here), but I am super glad I did!
You have a great talent for engineering and fabricating, as well as a new subscriber.
Excellent workmanship. Love your detailed and versatile design.
By far the best design/concept I've seen!!
SKrawn 128 very kind of you to say ;)
Thanks for sharing. Best most versatile build I've seen for one of those.
Thanks!!
Great video and brilliant build. I've been looking for ideas and yours is the best!
Great work!!! Makes me think to make jigs for my proxxon table.
Excellent project. Great accessories; and a good demo showing how to use the machine.
Heptode thank you 😊
That's the Ferrari of hot wire tables right there.
Beautiful work!
Thanks for sharing
I like the concept of this tool, and I'm looking forward to the build video.
steve walker thank you!
Fantastic build. Seriously. I love the dedication to form and function.
It has now driven me to create some jigs for the hot wire table I already have. Worth the watch alone. Thank you for sharing your project and your passion.
Terranscapes thanks very much for the kind words!!!
You Sir, are a genius!
I love the attention to detail. This is a well thought out and well built machine. Thank you for showing the functionality before forcing us to sit through the construction of something we've not seen in its entirety. This is how all build videos should be done. You have made a subscriber out of me.
Rolf Schubert thanks!
I’m about to start doing more videos after over a year off ;)
I just ran across your hot wire cutter & love it. As for making lock for the slide board when making cone cut. You solved the problem already. Use the top of fence for locking a removal fixture. The removal fixture would be a strip of wood the length of slide board & height of distance from slide board to top of fence & two short dowels on bottom that would fit into slide board holes. Then attach another piece of wood to top side of dowel piece to make an over hang on fence top with same locking slot you used on slide board before. You posted this video a long time ago & you probably came up with this same idea already. But if not here it is. Thanks
Very very neat unit. Thank you for uploading
adam nissan cheers !
Wow amazing work done on this machine! You are the ultimate craftsman!!
ej spinn very kind!
I am worried I miiiight not have the electrical skills for this one.The spring loaded area is a bit tricky looking too... but I do have a journeyman welder on my side lol.
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful project. I really like all the jigs that go with the cutter.
Greg's Garage thanks dude!
so, i found this video 4 years after uploading, looks great wonderful inspiration. sad to see there are no video's on the hand held tools
BRAVO!!! PROFESSIONALE
Well detailed video, thanks for sharing your ideas👍👍
Very impressive, well done.
This is a fantasic job! I love all the jigs! I may end up copying some of your designs
Wow super cool.... love the foam holder. I wana make one
Fantastic great work. Thanks!
Well you earned my subscription. Great video and a very high quality machine.
My friend, it is simply perfect 👍🏻👏
this is amazing, really you should sell them!
fantastic work man
Wonderful! Inspiring work! ✨
Wow great stuff!!
wonderful project
That’s the best I have ever seen!!! English is not my native language... I will watch sometimes and try something similar! Really excellent job!!
thanks for the kind words!!!
Great stuff! The only offer I have is to have you reconsider the need to apologize for being perfectionistic. The high quality and level of precision you bring is actually what makes your build most attractive. The cutter is an artistic self expression of who you be in the world. If you have to apologize for who you are then you might as well pack it up.
Again, great work and thank you for the value you are and give so generously!
Very kind words!!!!
Très belle réalisation !
De plus , très belle démonstration !
Merci du partage .
Very nice achievement!
In addition, very nice demonstration!
Thanks for sharing .
merci beaucoup!
one of the best ever
I want to buy this. The craftmanship is amazing, design simple but functional! My only nitpick is no gradation on anything but I would still buy this!
Discipol thanks! The reason for no gradation is because if I want a specific angle I want it to be highly accurate, so I prefer to make angle templates to slide up against the wire to set my angles. I think probably for what I do 3 or 4 angles suffice. The variance in the wire when adjusted to 90° and the accuracy of locking the arm at a set angle repeatedly required more effort to be totally accurate so I opted not to do this. But I get where you are coming from!
nice build, this gives me some ideas.
That is tip top, well done sir 👏
Very nice! I'll be watching your other videos.
I will making more in a month or too
Really good job...Congratulations
man this is super fancy!! awesome!
Cactus! workshop thanks for saying so!
Excellent!
Hey from Canada ,,,, love it great job
Great video .
Sir , thank you so much for shearing your knowledge .
I am from Sri Lanka .
Very nice execution.
Very informative I intend to make so mods to mine after watching this vid
Fantastic !
That is an awesome hot wire cutter, that is some top quality workmanship. I saw videos on hot wire cutters some time back and was thinking of building one then was thinking of just what you did. I was going to add measurements both inches and CM. I would say make a build pamphlet, that could be sent via e-mail for for like $10 or so. Or maybe even figure up the material cost, to include shipping for mail orders. Like some of the others I can't wait to see your build video on this, that is a beautiful piece of equipment.
Ed T A
Excelente máquina, muy profesional
Awesome job man!
What a wonderful build! Amazing workmanship. (That upside-down power button though... 😄)
Frenzel Ano yep total oversight ;) sorry about that!
Has been rectified now.
😭
Excellent job
Great
Awesome build! Hands down one of my favorite I have seen. Its a very well thought out build. You use materials like the aluminum extrusion, custom knobs, and electrical components that aren't used as often. The build is very professional looking and built very well. Can't wait for all of the videos detailing how to make it. Thanks for the great content. For the build video please if possible include a list of materials and where to buy. It would be great help. Again thanks.
Magdiel Rodriguez thanks! I will do my best on the parts list!
Simply awesome 👍🏻
Riccardo Benussi thanks 🙏
That looks great! Well done mate!
Tuomas Soikkeli thanks dude, I have really poor audio and I rushed editing the video to get it out before my holiday! so apologies for that!
Awesome stuff!
Thanks dude!
Very nice!
Brilliant!
I have absolutely no use for a foam cutter, whatsoever... Strangely after watching this I feel drawn to my workshop to emulate this :) Very nicely executed project, well worthy of a sub! Carry on!
- Bill
Bill Kibby strangely I have no use for one either ;) just wanted to make one, but the best one I could think of. Glad you liked it !
HAHA!! That just made my day, thanks! My pet project right now is a PWM controller designed for use with a computer power supply. Did you know a piece of nichrome wire can easily illuminate a small room? :~) Hoping to release it soon to the pyrography crowd though it should work well for a foam cutter or plexiglass brake. Any thoughts on producing any more of these and selling them?
Bill Kibby sound like great project. Will there be a video ? thinking about putting this one on eBay will the jigs etc.
Stellar!
Fabulous build and would come in extremely useful in building cosplay costumes out of foam. Would definitely cut down on cutting time.
Magnifique vidéo
I really enjoyed this video, thanks so much. You are a f%$£ing genius! I've liked and subscribed.
John Martin Bradley that's what I have been telling my wife but she just laughs at me!
Great work.
Thanks Gerald!
Wow good job sir
Nice!!!
Really super job. You should make it as a job and put it for sale
Very nice. I want something like this
Wow! Just wow.
Cheers
great tool ... i like it, i want to make it
Thank you fo the amzing video
Hope to build this early 2026 (just saying its going to happen)💪
Make a video of your build and tag me ;)
@@StuffIMade most certainly. Cheers
Buenísima, 👏👏👏
That was kool.
Great machine
bikboklv thanks very much!
Slick!
Whatttttt!!!!! Did you make this all???? Soooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE SOME SKILL AND DESERVE MORE SUBSCRIBERS!!!
Ty McBride ahh man thanks for the kind words dude!
Great design and build well thought out love the aesthetics just subbed your channel looking forward to more thanks for sharing.
steve johnson thanks! I took a break from making videos but I am just about to start up with more videos very soon!
Very professional, why you don’t fabricate and sell ? I’d pay for such product 👏👏👏
Bloody great mate...really good build...well doe man...;-p
Eye Toldyoosso very kind of you to say so sir!
Exelente amigo me gusta
No hablo el inglés
tengo una mesa de cortar icopor casi con las características de ud
Great
nice
Hi, your stuff is absolutely brilliant piece of work. I really like it and want to make same. I have gone through the videos, which describes the process of making. Can you please share the circuit diagram and list of components used in this? I will highly appreciate if you do so.
Yogesh D I made two videos on the build of this, both are on my RUclips channel. The second goes into detail on the electrics. This is all I have, no diagram sorry, but there may be a parts list in the comments section of the second video.
This hot wire foam cutter is a sterling testament of OUTSTANDING ingenuity and craftsmanship on the part of its creator/builder! Can you provide advice/tips for constructing a similar device that can be used to cut foam wing cores (airfoils) of varying lengths up to 48 inches (including 'twist" - wing washout from root airfoil to tip airfoil)? Bill Jackson.
William Jackson thanks for the kind comments! Do you have pictures of the elements you are trying to create?
Yes - I will upload photos of a foam wing airfoil for a Beechcraft Bonanza radio-controlled model airplane. The foam core consists of three individually cut segments to accommodate a tapered leading edge and "twist" wherein the root airfoil is at -5 degrees, and the tip airfoil is at 0 degrees. I'll try to get photo shots and upload same to you within the next 2 hours or so.
Absolutely wonderful machine. Love it. Do you sell these ? I would to buy one.