[hpropman]

very cool nicely done!

 

[fritz42_male]

Sameone built one using pegboard - it allowed you to put pegs in to hold stright edges etc. That seems like a good idea too.

I've got access to masses of 16mm melamine faced chipboard so I'll probably build hpropman's version first.

Hey mate - LOVE the Y cutter!

I also recently bought myself a soldering gun that will be modified to become a foam carver.

 

[SuperCreep31]

that's great! here's another project to put on the 'To-Do' list

 

[operatingnurse]

This looks doable now that you eliminated the need to weld. Not that welding isn't on the long list, but this version gets me through for now. I'm starting today!

 

[Lunatic]

Hpropman, nice tutorial and concept. I love it. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Granges Grim Ghouls]

Thank you for posting the how to. I am making a foam cutter and i love your how to. Great pictures. Thank you.

 

[BioHazardCustoms]

Great how-to. It answered a few questions I have been pondering as far as improving my foam cutting table. Greatly appreciated!

 

[trachcanman99]

yes you are correct in thinking that the clip will dissipate some of the heat. Not kicking you on the design as I'm trying 2 figure a way around this potential problem myself! Post if you come up w/a solution and I'll do the same as well. Thermal nylon washers are the best thing I've thought of yet,but I'm unwilling to buy a intake manifold heat isolation gasket kit(available 4 Honda cars) for a $100.00 just 2 get 4 washers out of it & make the rest of the parts useless to anyone.:ninja:

I would say unless you are going to run it all day it won't be an issue, if after a short time of running if the bolt heats up then either use an larger bolt to add mass or go to your local hardware store nut and bolt section and in the pull out drawers look for nylon bushings. Even the big box stores probably sell the bushings in the plumbing supply section. if you can't find nylon bushings just use a piece of heavy wall EMT pipe out of the electrical section of the Box store. I would buy a 2" EMT collar and cut it in half to use to replace that pvc piece, drill the hole to hold the wire like you did on the pvc and mount it to the table same way as you mounted the pvc. you can wrap the emt with tape to insulate it in case someone crawls under the table and touches it while you have the system powered up, just to be safe.