These instructions are intended to make a cutter for expanded polystyrene foam sheets of 5cm thickness. The cutter is suitable for cutting wind turbine blade sections designed using the club cycom software. Only use to cut polystyrene foam since other materials (such as polyurethane foam) will give off toxic fumes. Link.
HOW TO make a hot wire cutter for polystyrene foam
These instructions are intended to make a cutter for expanded polystyrene foam sheets of 5cm thickness. The cutter is suitable for cutting wind turbine blade sections designed using the club cycom software. Only use to cut polystyrene foam since other materials (such as polyurethane foam) will give off toxic fumes. Link.
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