Polystyrene Cutting Plotter

The FOAMCUTTER is a plotter that uses the hot wire technique for cutting polystyrene and in general for all materials that can be processed with this method.
It allows you to create various types of models, writings, boxes, templates for Christmas decorations, channel letters, logos, symbols, 3D puzzles, etc.
What makes the cutter even more attractive is the speed of cutting and the simplicity in creating shapes starting from images and silhouettes available online.
The structure is very simple and light, so much so that the overall weight does not exceed 4 kg.
It is made up of 20x20mm, 20x40mm aluminum profiles and laser-cut plexiglass parts that act as a frame, two NEMA17 stepper motors, toothed belts, pulleys and the electronic control board with the relevant motor drivers, all managed with the classic G-code commands.

The PC software that allows us to create drawings of the pieces we want to cut is " Inkscape ", a vector graphics software that is particularly interesting not only for the variety of tools it provides us with, but also for the fact that it is open-source.
It has a series of very useful tools that allow you to draw, create geometric shapes, import images and write in many writing styles.
To generate the G-code directly from Inkscape it is necessary to download a plug-in, created specifically for this machine, which is called " Foamcutter " and which can be downloaded for free.

To control the machine, the Repetier-Host software is used which loads the created G-Code file and directly executes the commands.

The package includes: The polystyrene cutting plotter (code 7300-FOAMCUTTER) complete with electronic board, drivers, motors, USB cable, power supply, mechanical parts and detailed assembly instructions in Italian.

Attention ! the display is not included .

• Drawing software: Inkscape
• Cutting software: Repetier-Host
• Plugin: Foamcutter