The wire I use is from Omega Engineering in Stanford CT
203 359-1660
It is
PN: N180-010-50 FT
N180/CR20
I assume it is .010.
I use about 26 amps and cut at .4 in per second. I don't really know any of the
technical info. I tried the normal wire for the feather cut machine and it was way
too thick for me and had shrinkage near the templates. I cut everything by hand now
and find it much quicker.
Tom
Glenn E Eiden wrote:
> Hi Tom:
>
> I have several questions about the nichcrome wire? What is the wire
> thickness?
> How do you set the temperature to prevent shrinking, in inches per
> second? About how many inches per second do you find eliminates
> shrinkage?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Glenn Eiden
>
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2000 07:20:35 -0500 Tom Broeski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> >
> > People are always talking about wiping off the fuzz after cutting
> > their cores. I use a very fine, high tension nichrome wire. I get
> > zero fuze and no burnout. I also cut the top of my cores first.
> > This lets the panel stay in position while I switch to the bottom
> > templates. Since, the core is still attached, the alignment is very
> > accurate. I get a perfectly feathered razor edge on my cores. I
> > leave a 1/4" of glass on the wings after glassing for a very sharp
> > trailing edge.
> >
> > Tom
> >
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