If you are REALLY CHEAP, see if you can find the RCM book called
Building Foam Wings (?). It is slightly thicker than a magazine and bright
orange on white. I built the bow they describe for less than $5 in parts.
It consists of a 43x1x3 piece of wood, 3/16 music wire, a household
extension cord with the plugs cut off and clips added on, 4 feet of
stainless steel wire and 2 pieces of 1/2" dowel about 2 inches each as an
insulator over the wire to pull the wire across the foam with your fingers.
I tried and discarded the overhead pulley system and simply laid the bow on
my forearms as I cut the cores. The most time consuming part of building
was spending a half hour using a hole saw to cut about a dozen holes in the
bow to lighten it (not required, but it makes it easier to work with).
After a couple of practice cuts, I was cutting cores very easily and while
it is not as foolproof as the hands off cutters, it saved me the cost of
buying one and I used the money to graduate from a Wal Mart hand vacuum pump
to an Aerospace Composite Products AutoVac kit.
If you have any specific questions on the bow, e-mail me personally and I
will be happy to answer them.
Roy
-----Original Message-----
From: Rodger Hamer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 7:15 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Foam Cutting Bow
Joe,
I would be EXTREMELY INTERESTED in finding out where you found the
cutting bow, web page etc.....can you describe it and give a sort of review
and what kinds of cores you have done with it? Is it all inclusive $50?
TIA
Rodger
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 10:24 AM
Subject: [RCSE] Foam Cutting Bow
> I guess I am opening myself up to attack but I found a simple 48" foam
cutting bow for $50.00 + shipping, it is hand operated and it works great.
Wish I could find the URL for the site I purchased it from and I would post
it. What's the big deal between Del and Feathercut...
> Thought this was a hobby...
>
> Joe Gullett
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