Subj : RE: Hot Wire Foam Cutter
To   : Mike Powell
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Wed Mar 06 2024 10:07:14

On 3/5/2024 10:45 AM, Mike Powell wrote to All:

-> I have mentioned before that I dabble in model railroading. I was looking
-> for a way to make hills, etc., on my layout.  I stumbled onto a couple of
-> youtube videos about using foam core and a hot wire foam cutter.
-> 
-> I tried it out for the first time yesterday.  I started by practicing on
-> some bits of foam that were used as packing material.  It is a softer
-> material than foam core boards you find at the DIY stores.  Boy, that cutter
-> sure cut through that foam real quick!  One word of caution is that this
-> foam also puts off some noxious fumes that may last a while, so be sure you
-> are in a well ventilated area (like an open garage or even outdoors) and
-> wear a mask.

It reminds me of a time when I was working in a warehouse to die cut sheets of 
fiberglass.  I was given a white jumpsuit to protect me from the fibers, but back then 
there was no thought of protection from ingesting the fibers.

I now have COPD and never smoked.  My guess is that it had to be working with 
fiberglass and not wearing a mask.  Something as simple as that could be the cause of 
getting COPD. 

I love pickleball but I don't have the stamina to play anymore.

Mike Dippel
 
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