Hot Knife Wire EPS Cutting Machine

What is a Hot Knife?

 The Hot Knife is a professional-grade hot cutting tool for foamed plastics. The Hot Knife heats up in seconds and gives the operator temperature control. Never before has working with foamed plastics been this easy, inexpensive and free of mess. A hot knife is normally a hand-held tool with a handle and heated blade. Most hot knives are 
designed for cutting EPS foam (Styrofoam), or a similar type of insulating foam.

What can it do? 

The foam cutter/grooving cutter is fpr cutting different density foam, with fine cutting edge,no mess. 

Cutting with the groover-sled, it is easy to make different groove shape on the foam. 

Cut the rope and the webbing, with fine cutting edge, no disperse. Attached with the cutting foot, the hot knife cut thre synthetic fiber cloth without backup under the cloth, seal the cutting edge as well; cut the seal line on the bag. Especially good for cutting sail cloth, awnings and filter cloth. 

Preparation 

1.  Select a hot knife blade corresponding to the cutting use.

2.  Loosen the knurled nut when device is cold.

3.  Insert each leg of the blade and tighten the knurled nuts. Make sure that the blade and the cutting head have optimal contact. If both legs of the blade are not properly installed, the unit will not heat up. 

 Cutting 

1.  Actuate switch, the indicator light and the blade will heat up.

2.  Avoid direct short circuit between cutting heads.

3.  Do not use metallic rulers for guiding the blade. 

4.  Clean cutting heads with enclosed wire brush.

5.  Please make sure the blade is connected to the cutting material before blade heats up.