What gauge nichrome wire would be good for cutting complex forms

>>1235948
>nichrome wire for cutting plywood

what made you think this was a good idea?

>>1235955
When you run electricity through them they get extreemely hot. Even the thinnest ones cut real clean and smooth through 2-3mm thickness. Would be a good way to cut forms without any wood dust you get witv saws.

>>1235969

exactly. and for thicker wood, say 3/4" or so, I use an oxy-acetylene torch. fuck saw dust.

>>1235974
What gauge wire and voltage/amps you use for less than 3/4" ?

>>1235948
>>1235969
Not sure if troll. A coping saw or a fretsaw, dingus. They're not expensive. Hot wire cutters are for foam. If you're getting away with it on 2mm acrylic or veneer, that's great. If it works on 5mm I'd like to see a video.

>>1235991
Yea. Bcus who wouldnt want to manually use a saw

>>1235984

10awg
250A

>>1235948
>cutting acrylic?

Foam shrinks away from the hot wire and leaves a 'kerf' for the wire to move through.
Acrylic is gonna just melt around the wire and make a mess.

>>1236181
And wood is just gonna burn and turn into carbon

>>1235969
>Even the thinnest ones cut real clean and smooth through 2-3mm thickness.
d-does this actually work?

>>1237249
No

>>1235948
0mm nichrome plated with a normal sized hand saw.

>>1237248
Well a laser CNC works on wood well enough, but to get the same effect on thick enough wood you'd need a very hot and very thin wire.