<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hi Tim, it comes in a lot of sizes. I am using 22ga. <div dir="auto">David </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 2:34 PM T Novak via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-1971417272976536850m_1403758167351633265WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Thanks, David.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Very educational. Looks good. Does the nicrome wire come in various gauges? If so, what gauge of nicrome wire are you using?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Tim<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 24, 2019 1:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] SeaQuestor progress<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Tim, the rig i have is built from a 300w computer power supply salvaged from an old computer. Attatched to it is a dc dimmer, and a duplex outlet at 12v.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">My cutting rigs consist of a bow made from 1" pvc with sweeps vs short 90 coupler. I ran an extension chord thru the bow to each end with an internal knot at the exit point. On each end is a eyebolt with an internal nut, washer, wire, washer, and nylock nut. The nicrome wire is pulled taught, and wrapped thru the eye bolt. The bow dimensions is 12 x 40. The power supply provides enough power for the nicrome. It cuts at about 12" per minute. This rate gives a pretty smooth finish. The second rig is a pair of pvc pipes about 16" long. Any shorter without the dimmer, is two hot and cuts to fast. Your arms are the tension, but lots of flexibility.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">David<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 23, 2019 9:45 PM, "T Novak via Personal_Submersibles" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hey David,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Please show us a photo of your hot wire foam cutting rig. It would be interesting to see how you made and control it.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Tim</span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 18, 2019 10:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] SeaQuestor progress</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi guys, I completed the hull rib stations on my keel form. Built my first hot wire rig and cut the first piece of foam. The hot wire rig built from a recylcled transformer from an old computer and pvc pipe. It works pretty well, but discovered that i need to make a few modificatations to wire connection points, but im happy with how well it works for my first attempt. Placed the first piece of foam i sliced from the 8 ft block, and then cut the shape of the ribs. I'll be taking videos as i go along.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">David<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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