Hot wire cutter used for plastics?
Hot wire cutter used for plastics?
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We are currently looking into methods of cutting plastic rods with diameters being a typical maximum of 5mm, examples of some plastics are PEEK and PTFE. Could a hot wire cutter be used for this to get an accurate cut?
If so, can this be done with a fairly thin wire diameter which would result in a smaller split dimension?
If so, can this be done with a fairly thin wire diameter which would result in a smaller split dimension?





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We are currently doing this manually with a dremel. The rods are not straight they are diameters, essentially a hoop, when we debur these after cutting we have to stretch the split apart and clean up any rough edges which takes time and opens the split even more. What alternative methods would you suggest for doing this.
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For a rough cut Google PVC pipe cutters.
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Just a thought.
Stonecold