Re: How to use a hot wire (Kanthal) to cut a plastic bin containing a liquid

From: Charles A. Sherwood (cas_at_w-sherwood.ih.lucent.com)
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: 27 Jul 2004 13:56:26 GMT

>Good piece of information. I have an additional element in my setup;
>the liquid inside the bin. As the plastic is melted around the wire it

I think the liquid in the bin will cool the wire and it will stop
cutting until the liquid leaks out. I have experimented with hot
wire to cut styrofoam and even the styrofoam will cool the wire.
Thin sections will cut quickly and thick sections will cut very
slowly and require more current.

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