Thread: Foam XL hot wire cutter
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26-08-2017 #11
I'll see if I can figure it out, it's more than you think as with a manual one you are normally pressing down on to templates which tenshions it further. The larger the block your cutting the more tension you need or the slower you have to go. It's a combanation of having the right temperature, the right tenshion and the right cutting speed so as to get a clean cut and not too much burn back
At a guess I would say mine is probably 2-3kg tension but I'm cutting relatively slow and and not too hot.
The cost saving is minimal on the Ali, I know what I would do..
I see less of a problem with the printed cages than I do with the balls them self. If using steel ball on Ali you don't need to be a materials scientist to know which will be the winner!
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