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# How to Use

## How to use the hot wire foam cutter

#### STEP 1

Turn the power on the hot wire foam cutter.

#### STEP 2

Position the sliding bed guide to the required distance using the measurements on the wire cutter bed, and tighten.

#### STEP 3

Step on the pedal to heat the wire, and run your foam piece through, using the bed guide to push the material against if necessary. 

The wire cutter will not operate unless the pedal is being stepped.

## Adjust Wire Angle

The wire should generally be adjusted to be perpendicular (90°) to the table surface. The angle can be set by using the 90° buffer on the top arm of the wire cutter. 

An alternative angle can be set by holding a protractor against the wire.


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