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I am looking for Nichrome 6 ohm/foot wire.
I tried find it from HobbyLobby, Home depot, etc..
Ebay doesn't have 6 ohm/foot.
Anyone can help me?
Nichrome wire is commonly used in packaging machinery to seal plastic bags. A current is applied to it and it heats up and used to seal the bag. We have rolls of the stuff to replace the wires in the sealing bar when they get old and break. Try an industrial packaging supply house. You are looking for the NiChrome wire used in a machine called a "Drop Sealer"
ihkim, I don't know what the resistance is, but a of people use guitar strings, cheap and available at any music store. high e = .25mm. guitar strings have a high nickle content
try Aircraft spruce and specialtys I think, I have got some from them for cutting foam
thanks Kenneth
web-www.lambertsrc.com
Learning CNC
here is a site I came across today - wasn't even looking....well I was looking for some foam cutting ideas - good looking machine at the site too.
http://burnsmodelaircraft.com/index.htm
May meet your spec? Worth a look.
Jim
Experience is the BEST Teacher. Is that why it usually arrives in a shower of sparks, flash of light, loud bang, a cloud of smoke, AND -- a BILL to pay? You usually get it -- just after you need it.
www.demandproducts.com
they sell nicrome wire by the 50 or 200 foot rolls, if you need much less than this, email me and i will sell you some off of my roll
Ed Rees erase42@aol.com
Pottery & glass working kilns (of the electric variety) use nichrome wire in the elements.
Check in your area for a large supplier. They usually have the wire available by the foot.
Just a thought - what about using stainless steel wire leader (shark leader)? Too much resistance or?? Thouht I'd seen that suggested or sold for the same purpose. Is there any problem using it as a substitute?
Thanks Jim
Experience is the BEST Teacher. Is that why it usually arrives in a shower of sparks, flash of light, loud bang, a cloud of smoke, AND -- a BILL to pay? You usually get it -- just after you need it.
High Seas.....I suspect that using the stainless would not work......well okay, maybe if you supplied a 100 amps or so.....Nichrome wire is the way to go and all the old fashioned appliance repair places have it.
It is so nice of you. But I am interested in purchasing 50' roll.Originally Posted by erase42
Thank you again.
Kim.
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