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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve/Guys, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been using the Sam Turner's KISS battery
powered foam cutter for wheel wells and such in concert with a Wing Mfg.
(purchased almost ten years ago) Pro Bow. After looking at it, it seems
overpriced. I must admit that it has paid for itself over the years. The Pro Bow
is used with the transformer from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty that is supplied
with the Homebuilders Hotwire kit. I purchased my own dimmer switch and it has
worked flawlessly for years. One day I'll encase it nicely so it doesn't
look so "jerry-rigged". To my credit, I did install jacks on both the bow
and the transformer leads so I can quickly disconnect them for storage.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve, I'm sorry that it didn't work out for you. I
tried battery chargers, toy train transformers, and didn't have nearly the
success that I now enjoy with the AS&S unit and home depot
switch. If you decide to get another one, I can send you a schematic on
how to set it up. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good Luck, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marc</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 24, 2002 12:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: K.I.S.S. Hot Wire
Accesory??</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 11/23/2002 7:14:36 PM Eastern Standard
Time, <A href="mailto:mrstev0922@aol.com">mrstev0922@aol.com</A>
writes:<BR><BR>
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color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Subj: <B>K.I.S.S. Hot Wire
Accesory?? </B><BR>Date: 11/23/2002 7:14:36 PM Eastern Standard
Time<BR>From: <A
href="mailto:mrstev0922@aol.com">mrstev0922@aol.com</A><BR>Reply-to: <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>To: <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>CC: <A
href="mailto:MrSteve09@aol.com">MrSteve09@aol.com</A><BR><I>Sent from the
Internet </I><BR><BR><BR><BR>Hey guys,...<BR><BR>Currently I am constructing
my first foam wing for a competition pattern <BR>plane. I have been
banging my head against the wall for a week now, trying <BR>to figure out
how to hot wire cut the servo pocket and wheel wells, just the <BR>way Bob
Noll does in his video.<BR><BR>I went so far as to purchase Inconel wire
from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty <BR>as well as a Homebuilders Hotwire
kit. The hot wire kit was a "bust" because <BR>it consisted of only a
transformer and a dimmer switch and it was up to me to <BR>design and
fabricate an electrical circut. Long story short,... transformer
<BR>got fried and no longer works!!<BR><BR>Plan "B" was to use the Inconel
wire with my son's HO Train tranformer. <BR>Well,... that did little
good because the wire barely got hot!! At least the <BR>train still
works though, ha!!<BR><BR>Then finally a friend loaned me his K.I.S.S. Hot
Wire Accesory kit by Sam <BR>Turner. What a life saver that has
been. Now I've just gotta get one for <BR>myself; however I can't find
them available anymore!! I can not access Sam <BR>Turner's web site
and his products are no longer available through Central <BR>Hobbies.
Please don't tell me a great product like this is out of
<BR>production??<BR><BR>Can anyone tell me where to get Turners Hot Wire
kit?? Or does anyone have <BR>suggestion on how to build a foam cutter
of my own??<BR><BR>Thank you!!<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Steve
Teerlinck<BR>Monson, Massachusetts</BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Steve,<BR><BR>If you just gotta have one, go to Radio
Shack and get a D size battery receptacle. You want to have capacity large
enough to fit about 10 cells, or around 12 volts. Voila, instant power supply!
A couple crocodile clips from the same source, crimped to the receptacle
leads, and you have built your own hot wire foam cutting accessory<BR><BR>A
better solution is the "HOT WIRE" wand from Composite Structures technology
and a transformer for old Duralite batteries. Many fellows have these
transformers and no longer use them so finding one should not be a problem.
<BR><BR>If you can't find the right size transformer, buy one from Radio
Shack, with an output of about 12 volts and 500 to 800 ma. Anyway, back to our
story. Make a set of male and female plugs to your liking and set up the Hot
Wire wand and transformer terminals. There is no polarity on the wand so the
plug set up is simple.<BR><BR>The great thing about the wand is that you no
longer need to fish a flimsy NiCr wire through a hole in the area you wish to
cut, then connect the clips, and then sort of blindly manipulate the wire .
<BR><BR>You simply work from one side only, and cut only as deep as you want
to, having your work in full view at all times<BR><BR>Try it and I think you
will like it.<BR><BR>Let me know if you do, or contact me directly<BR><BR>Matt
Kebabjian<BR><BR>PS. This is the same gizmo I used in honeycombing my new
Alliance wings. Same results as the more typical honeycombing technique, at a
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