Making a hot wire

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Re: Making a hot wire

Postby ghcoe » Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:04 am

twisted lines wrote:but it breaks when tightening a loop.


Might be getting the wire too hot. If it is glowing it is too hot. I keep the heat hot enough to keep a nice slow pace. Seems agonizingly slow, but makes a good cut. Every time I turn up the juice the cuts go wonky.
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