I just made a Hotwire styro-slicer’ that traces out styrofoam shapes with an
traces out styrofoam shapes with an
traces out styrofoam shapes with an impressive amount of precision and
impressive amount of precision and
impressive amount of precision and control it’ll create 3d puzzles for
control it’ll create 3d puzzles for
control it’ll create 3d puzzles for entertainment and decoration or help you
entertainment and decoration or help you
entertainment and decoration or help you craft a custom styrofoam sword for
craft a custom styrofoam sword for
craft a custom styrofoam sword for cosplay or metal casting the wire blade
cosplay or metal casting the wire blade
cosplay or metal casting the wire blade can be set to any angle you need and
can be set to any angle you need and
can be set to any angle you need and perhaps the best part is the whole thing
perhaps the best part is the whole thing
perhaps the best part is the whole thing compacts together easily for quick and
compacts together easily for quick and
compacts together easily for quick and clutter-free storage
clutter-free storage
clutter-free storage [Music]
[Music]
[Music] styrofoam usually isn’t the nicest stuff
styrofoam usually isn’t the nicest stuff
styrofoam usually isn’t the nicest stuff to work with if you snap or break a
to work with if you snap or break a
to work with if you snap or break a piece in half it’ll spew a mess of tiny
piece in half it’ll spew a mess of tiny
piece in half it’ll spew a mess of tiny styrofoam balls that stick to just about
styrofoam balls that stick to just about
styrofoam balls that stick to just about everything and even if you try cutting
everything and even if you try cutting
everything and even if you try cutting it with scissors or a knife the pieces
it with scissors or a knife the pieces
it with scissors or a knife the pieces still come out jagged and look terrible
still come out jagged and look terrible
still come out jagged and look terrible but not with the styro-slicer’ there’s a
but not with the styro-slicer’ there’s a
but not with the styro-slicer’ there’s a much easier way to form your foam and
much easier way to form your foam and
much easier way to form your foam and all it takes is a simple hot wire foam
all it takes is a simple hot wire foam
all it takes is a simple hot wire foam cutter like this one I made out of low
cutter like this one I made out of low
cutter like this one I made out of low cost and easily accessible materials the
cost and easily accessible materials the
cost and easily accessible materials the heart of the styro-slicer’ is a thin
heart of the styro-slicer’ is a thin
heart of the styro-slicer’ is a thin stainless steel wire that uses
stainless steel wire that uses
stainless steel wire that uses electricity to slice through any
electricity to slice through any
electricity to slice through any thickness of styrofoam you want as the
thickness of styrofoam you want as the
thickness of styrofoam you want as the wire gets hot it melts through the foam
wire gets hot it melts through the foam
wire gets hot it melts through the foam pieces like a hot knife through butter
pieces like a hot knife through butter
pieces like a hot knife through butter leaving some of the cleanest and
leaving some of the cleanest and
leaving some of the cleanest and smoothest edges imaginable the little
smoothest edges imaginable the little
smoothest edges imaginable the little spring at the top is there to help keep
spring at the top is there to help keep
spring at the top is there to help keep constant tension on the wire as it
constant tension on the wire as it
constant tension on the wire as it expands and contracts with the heat and
expands and contracts with the heat and
expands and contracts with the heat and looking at the side of this improvised
looking at the side of this improvised
looking at the side of this improvised foam factory you’ll see a red switch and
foam factory you’ll see a red switch and
foam factory you’ll see a red switch and an adjustable dial the dial is for
an adjustable dial the dial is for
an adjustable dial the dial is for fine-tuning the temperature of the wire
fine-tuning the temperature of the wire
fine-tuning the temperature of the wire so it will slice faster or slower
so it will slice faster or slower
so it will slice faster or slower depending on your skill level and the
depending on your skill level and the
depending on your skill level and the kind of material you’re working with and
kind of material you’re working with and
kind of material you’re working with and the red switch boosts the system from
the red switch boosts the system from
the red switch boosts the system from normal power to overdrive I’ll show you
normal power to overdrive I’ll show you
normal power to overdrive I’ll show you what that does in just a minute now
what that does in just a minute now
what that does in just a minute now watch what happens if you try gluing
watch what happens if you try gluing
watch what happens if you try gluing something like a custom paper template
something like a custom paper template
something like a custom paper template to the top of the styrofoam and setting
to the top of the styrofoam and setting
to the top of the styrofoam and setting it to about 30% power you can see the
it to about 30% power you can see the
it to about 30% power you can see the foam cutter still glides easily through
foam cutter still glides easily through
foam cutter still glides easily through the styrofoam but notice how it doesn’t
the styrofoam but notice how it doesn’t
the styrofoam but notice how it doesn’t actually go through the paper this means
actually go through the paper this means
actually go through the paper this means you now have the option of using your
you now have the option of using your
you now have the option of using your own custom paper shapes as cutting
own custom paper shapes as cutting
own custom paper shapes as cutting guides to produce really clean and
guides to produce really clean and
guides to produce really clean and professional looking props I went ahead
professional looking props I went ahead
professional looking props I went ahead made some custom 3d weapon art like a
made some custom 3d weapon art like a
made some custom 3d weapon art like a styrofoam handgun as well as an arsenal
styrofoam handgun as well as an arsenal
styrofoam handgun as well as an arsenal of mini master swords which I’ll show
of mini master swords which I’ll show
of mini master swords which I’ll show you how to make yourself in to other
you how to make yourself in to other
you how to make yourself in to other project videos the base of the
project videos the base of the
project videos the base of the styro-slicer’ is an 18-inch work surface
styro-slicer’ is an 18-inch work surface
styro-slicer’ is an 18-inch work surface that gives plenty of room for most of
that gives plenty of room for most of
that gives plenty of room for most of your hobby projects and if you attach a
your hobby projects and if you attach a
your hobby projects and if you attach a straight edge to one of the sides you’ll
straight edge to one of the sides you’ll
straight edge to one of the sides you’ll be able to slice and dice perfectly
be able to slice and dice perfectly
be able to slice and dice perfectly clean lines like never before
clean lines like never before
clean lines like never before now normal power is the mode you’ll
now normal power is the mode you’ll
now normal power is the mode you’ll typically use for cutting foam and
typically use for cutting foam and
typically use for cutting foam and tracing templates but if you need a
tracing templates but if you need a
tracing templates but if you need a little extra boost simply flip the red
little extra boost simply flip the red
little extra boost simply flip the red switch to overdrive this instantly gives
switch to overdrive this instantly gives
switch to overdrive this instantly gives you enough power to cut through balsa
you enough power to cut through balsa
you enough power to cut through balsa wood and burn through paint sticks like
wood and burn through paint sticks like
wood and burn through paint sticks like the kind you get from the hardware store
the kind you get from the hardware store
the kind you get from the hardware store I’m not really sure why you’d need that
I’m not really sure why you’d need that
I’m not really sure why you’d need that much power but the option is there just
much power but the option is there just
much power but the option is there just in case you do and check this out if you
in case you do and check this out if you
in case you do and check this out if you have to quickly step away from your
have to quickly step away from your
have to quickly step away from your project just click the button on the
project just click the button on the
project just click the button on the side to instantly kill the power and
side to instantly kill the power and
side to instantly kill the power and stop the cutting within three to five
stop the cutting within three to five
stop the cutting within three to five seconds the wire will be cool enough
seconds the wire will be cool enough
seconds the wire will be cool enough that you can actually touch it by hand
that you can actually touch it by hand
that you can actually touch it by hand and when you’re ready to get going again
and when you’re ready to get going again
and when you’re ready to get going again just press the button to pick up exactly
just press the button to pick up exactly
just press the button to pick up exactly where you left off but that’s not all
where you left off but that’s not all
where you left off but that’s not all the styro-slicer’ is designed to shape
the styro-slicer’ is designed to shape
the styro-slicer’ is designed to shape foam blocks up to eight inches tall and
foam blocks up to eight inches tall and
foam blocks up to eight inches tall and the slicer arm can be adjusted to make
the slicer arm can be adjusted to make
the slicer arm can be adjusted to make beveled cuts as well up to 45 degrees on
beveled cuts as well up to 45 degrees on
beveled cuts as well up to 45 degrees on the work surface and over a hundred and
the work surface and over a hundred and
the work surface and over a hundred and eighty degrees when used by itself
eighty degrees when used by itself
eighty degrees when used by itself what’s really cool is if you position
what’s really cool is if you position
what’s really cool is if you position the arms horizontally over the base you
the arms horizontally over the base you
the arms horizontally over the base you can actually cut styro slices as thin as
can actually cut styro slices as thin as
can actually cut styro slices as thin as you can imagine and if that’s not enough
you can imagine and if that’s not enough
you can imagine and if that’s not enough simply unscrew the wing nut at the back
simply unscrew the wing nut at the back
simply unscrew the wing nut at the back of the support and you’ll see the entire
of the support and you’ll see the entire
of the support and you’ll see the entire wire saw comes right off give you the
wire saw comes right off give you the
wire saw comes right off give you the option to cut larger styrofoam blocks
option to cut larger styrofoam blocks
option to cut larger styrofoam blocks free handed but wait there’s more if you
free handed but wait there’s more if you
free handed but wait there’s more if you ever lose power or want to operate off
ever lose power or want to operate off
ever lose power or want to operate off the grid simply unclip the backup
the grid simply unclip the backup
the grid simply unclip the backup battery cable and hook the clips to the
battery cable and hook the clips to the
battery cable and hook the clips to the terminals of a six volt lantern battery
terminals of a six volt lantern battery
terminals of a six volt lantern battery and you’re back in business
and you’re back in business
and you’re back in business these cheap and easy modifications make
these cheap and easy modifications make
these cheap and easy modifications make it so you can take your foam factory
it so you can take your foam factory
it so you can take your foam factory just about anywhere and if your Lantern
just about anywhere and if your Lantern
just about anywhere and if your Lantern battery dies on you rather than throwing
battery dies on you rather than throwing
battery dies on you rather than throwing it out try hacking it open so you can
it out try hacking it open so you can
it out try hacking it open so you can repurpose the carbon rods inside to
repurpose the carbon rods inside to
repurpose the carbon rods inside to build a mini arc furnace like the one I
build a mini arc furnace like the one I
build a mini arc furnace like the one I showed you in a previous project the
showed you in a previous project the
showed you in a previous project the styro-slicer’ is made completely out of
styro-slicer’ is made completely out of
styro-slicer’ is made completely out of low cost and easily accessible materials
low cost and easily accessible materials
low cost and easily accessible materials and can take as little as five seconds
and can take as little as five seconds
and can take as little as five seconds to set up and start working it’s also
to set up and start working it’s also
to set up and start working it’s also designed to snap back together
designed to snap back together
designed to snap back together ergonomically so it takes up as little
ergonomically so it takes up as little
ergonomically so it takes up as little space as possible when you’re finished
space as possible when you’re finished
space as possible when you’re finished and ready to put it away well now you
and ready to put it away well now you
and ready to put it away well now you know how to glide through styrofoam with
know how to glide through styrofoam with
know how to glide through styrofoam with ease and create amazing styrofoam
ease and create amazing styrofoam
ease and create amazing styrofoam creations on a budget you’ll just need
creations on a budget you’ll just need
creations on a budget you’ll just need to build your own styro-slicer’ first
to build your own styro-slicer’ first
to build your own styro-slicer’ first but I’ll show you how to do that in
but I’ll show you how to do that in
but I’ll show you how to do that in another project video well that’s it for
another project video well that’s it for
another project video well that’s it for now if you liked this project perhaps
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gonna go turn this styrofoam sword into
gonna go turn this styrofoam sword into solid aluminum and I’ll show you how
solid aluminum and I’ll show you how
solid aluminum and I’ll show you how that turns out in another project video
that turns out in another project video
that turns out in another project video but while you’re waiting why not go
but while you’re waiting why not go
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ideas for a project of your own thanks
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for your support and I’ll see you in the
for your support and I’ll see you in the next project video talk to you then
next project video talk to you then
next project video talk to you then [Music]
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