ystyrene polystyreene pteThis economical bow type Styrofoam cutter will save you money, save the environment by recycling what is often thrown away. Ready to use out of the box with 120 volt power supply for usa. This item is designed to cut Styrofoam (polystyrene) for wall insulation or packing material. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO CUT HIGH DENSITY FOAM LIKE DOCK FLOATS, BUMPER ABSORBERS, MOLDED CONTAINERS, ETC. IT WILL CUT VERY SLOWLY. IF TOO DENSE IT WILL NOT CUT AT ALL. Products such as foam cups, coolers, food containers are plastic coated and will not cut. THIS IS NOT A REASON TO RETURN IT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, SEND A SAMPLE OF WHAT YOU WANT TO CUT. YOUR PACKING MATERIAL IS CUT USING YOUR ITEM, TESTED, WORKS. IF IT DOES NOT CUT YOUR STYROFOAM, YOU ARE NOT CUTTING STYROFOAM.. So you paid $50 for that digital shipping scale to weigh your USPS bound parcels, this is your next business investment. Do you hate Styrofoam? Does that squeak it makes when you cut it make you cringe? Do those little white balls of debris drive you crazy? Just can't see throwing that white stuff into the trash. The recycle center does not accept it. Make use of what is often thrown away by being able to cut it fast, clean and to the custom size you need. Hot wire cutters leave little or no mess. Make accurate, straight cuts. Make box liners for shipping. Make your own craft and hobby supplies, model railroad inclines, cake fakes. Harvest blocks like the one in the picture, then resell the sheets here on eBay. Make filler pieces to ship items, cut down old molded protectors without mess. Styrofoam is light weight and strong, unlike kraft paper or newspaper. Cut clean, straight through, up to 8 inch thick blocks. Turn what you would throw away into custom packing material. Make your own ghost poop. You can even cut circles to make plugs for cardboard tubes. Harvest blocks and sheets into usable box liners, stiffeners for photos. Styrofoam keeps items rigid for shipping inside bubble envelopes and can increase the thickness to qualify for 1st class mail delivery confirmation with the postal service. (3/4") This cutter is designed to handle wall insulation sheets that are 13 5/8 wide (prepackaged from Lowes and Home Depot, home improvement stores) Bow can be used free-hand to cut large or odd sizes down so you can fit them on the jig for accurate cutting. Bow has a design feature that keeps the hot wire taught when it expands as it heats up. A slack wire will not make a straight or clean cut. It can cut circles, cones and you can use it freehand. For those of you in the construction industry, yes, it cuts blue and pink foamboard. You may need the 48" version, see my other items. It will not cut foil faced foam, danger, damage to tool WILL OCCUR This listing is for a complete Styrofoam cutting setup. Includes everything you see. Cutting Jig, Hotwire Bow, Low Voltage plug-in Transformer (new) (120 volt for usa), Instructions. You will have to assemble the jig (using a Phillips screwdriver) . It does not include a switch to turn it on and off ( you can buy one of those that plugs into the wall and plug the transformer into it or a power strip with a switch) Bow feeds by gravity to make a nice smooth cut. Jig needs to be on the end of a counter or table so the bow can hang freely. International buyers: you will need adapters to operate this in your country, 120v USA 3 prong standard grounded plug. You don't have to spend $200 or $400 for commercial foam cutters. Stop trying to make long cuts with a hot knife. You can't slice sheets off of blocks with a hot knife! (like slicing bread or cheese) Make perfect uniform thin sheets for lining boxes, make light-weight stiffeners for fragile items like photographs. All units are assembled, tested, and broken back down for shipping, so when you receive yours, it is not "used" but rather it has be tested before shipping. All offers have flat-rate shipping in the USA to all 50 states by Priority Mail. International rates are much higher. All sales are final, once you receive the item, you obtain propitiatory intellectual knowledge of the item design which cannot be returned. Email and phone support are offered. Questions? email mark1service at comcast.net . Larger size available for cutting 48" sheets in length. See picture below.
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