1. Hot-wire foam cutter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    or tapered shape. This is a four degree of freedom CNC system one each X and Y on each side of the foam block ... CNC hot-wire cutters ... which requires higher tension for longer wires. Some CNC cutting machines place the ends of the wire above and below ... your own CNC hot-wire foam
  2. How it Works – Competing Successfully Using Older Equipment | Todays Machining World

    By Barbara Donohue Today’s Machining World Archives November/December 2010 Volume 06 Issue 09 You can do a lot with what you have—and that doesn’t

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