DIY Foam Cutter With Nichrome Wire || Thermacol Cutter

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This tutorial is to build DIY Foam cutter .

The foam cutter is use to cut the foam board or thermacol board in perfect shape and size for other projects and craft.

it used a nichrome wire which heats when it connected to power supply.

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Requirements

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Pencil
Soldering iron
Hot Glue Gun
Cardboard Box
Switch
Wire cutter and Stripper
Wire for connection
Nichrome Wire
Metal Nail

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I have used 12V transformer , you can use 12V adapter instead of 12V transformer .

If you are using 12V transformer you need 4200uf capacitor and 4 diode for rectifier.

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Make the Base

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Make a Squire of 4 pencil
Remove one Pencil from Squire
Glue both corner as shown in photo.

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Support the Base

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make three parts of 4rth pencil
Glue two part at the corner of Base as shown in photo

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Insert Base in Box

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Make hole at the top of Box
Make hole at the bottom so the pencil can go into the box as shown in photo
Glue the pencil inside the box as shown in photo.

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Add a Switch

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Solder two wire at both terminal of Switch
Place the Switch inside the Box

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Connect Some Wires

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Solder a Wire at the Nail
Glue it at the Top of Pencil Base
Glue the Wire so the Wire go inside the box
Also solder and Glue the 2nd Nail at Bottom

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Connect Circuit

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Connect the Circuit as shown

I have used 12V transformer , you can use 12V adapter instead of 12V transformer .If you are using 12V transformer you need 4200uf capacitor and 4 diode for rectifier.

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Heating Element

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Bound Nichrome Wire at Bottom Nail
Pass it into the Hole
Bound it at Upper Nail

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Here We Good to Go

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Here WE go

Connect the Power Supply and cut the Foam board Sharp and Clean.

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