Foam Cutter Hot Wire Head for Huge Cheap Home CNC (#hchcnc)
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Project: Huge Cheap Home CNC (#hchcnc) ================================= This is a Foam Cutter Hot Wire Head for Huge Cheap Home CNC (#hchcnc) Huge Cheap Home CNC (#hchcnc) (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3002700) Foam cutting operation https://youtu.be/GZXX6x-DWQc The Idea: ------------- The Idea is based on http://www.costycnc.it/ Borrowed parts, solutions and Thankses ------------------------------------------------------ • Quick fit carriage system https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1670305 Thanks to Lukas https://www.thingiverse.com/lukie80/about •Nichrome wire from aliexpress: Nichrome wire 28 Gauge 60 series 100 FT(0.3mm) (1.77oz) Resistance Resistor AWG https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Nichrome-wire-28-Gauge-60-series-100-FT-1-77oz-Resistance-Resistor-AWG/32460556668.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dDLX164 Hot wire working length ~ 200 mm for 12 Volt power Current ~ 5 Amp CAD/CAM Software --------------------------- 1) https://cooltext.com/ - to design and save as .png 2) https://www.autotracer.org/ - to convert .png to .svg (default settingth) 3) http://www.makercam.com/ - to perform a Follow Path operation with depth -1 mm and generate .nc 4) https://ncviewer.com/ - edit .nc and save as .gcode Federate rate ~1500 mm/min for thin material and 800 for thick
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