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Hot Wire Cutter

Either this or a hot knife.
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/d/ho ... 46754.html
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Littletown Swivel Anvil Vice

A very well thought out and useful design.

https://easternshore.craigslist.org/tls ... 78160.html

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Heavy Duty Heat Gun
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Indeterminacy wrote: Fri May 14, 2021 2:40 am Hot Wire Cutter

Either this or a hot knife.
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/d/ho ... 46754.html

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What would be the difference?
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NoiseWiki wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 8:14 am
Indeterminacy wrote: Fri May 14, 2021 2:40 am Hot Wire Cutter

Either this or a hot knife.
What would be the difference?

Ability to address the work with the tool.
I saw an artist use a hot knife on glued up blocks of styrofoam that was quite impressive.
Very handy when fitting sheet foam as well. In many cases it is quicker than a razor knife.
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Roofing Shingle Remover
"in great cond used once"
Some tools pay for themselves quickly.

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Indeterminacy wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 2:07 am
NoiseWiki wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 8:14 am
Indeterminacy wrote: Fri May 14, 2021 2:40 am Hot Wire Cutter

Either this or a hot knife.
What would be the difference?

Ability to address the work with the tool.
I saw an artist use a hot knife on glued up blocks of styrofoam that was quite impressive.
Very handy when fitting sheet foam as well. In many cases it is quicker than a razor knife.
The head of the fabric dept of KCAI came to our high school and showed us how to make paper and her massive sculptures made by ppouring paper slurry in a big Styrofoam mold carved out with a heated coat hanger device somebody made for her...was pretty neat even if her art was really ugly
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RUBBISH wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 3:42 pm
Indeterminacy wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 2:07 am
NoiseWiki wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 8:14 am

What would be the difference?

Ability to address the work with the tool.
I saw an artist use a hot knife on glued up blocks of styrofoam that was quite impressive.
Very handy when fitting sheet foam as well. In many cases it is quicker than a razor knife.
The head of the fabric dept of KCAI came to our high school and showed us how to make paper and her massive sculptures made by ppouring paper slurry in a big Styrofoam mold carved out with a heated coat hanger device somebody made for her...was pretty neat even if her art was really ugly
KCAI had a problem imo with encouraging the making of big sculptures as the statement rather than making it look good or being interesting
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Here is a tool epic:

When in doubt, add resistance.

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Mystery device:
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