The resistant hot wire reaches the temperature of a few hundred Celcius degrees during cutting. Depepnding on the width of the foam cutter (i.e. length of the cutting wire) we use resistant wires of the following diameters: 0.15, 0.25, 0.45 and 0.55 mm. Each MegaPlot foam cutter comes with a free 100-gram spool of the cutting wire.

The P 60 series cutters and most of the T series cutters come with the standard NiCr wire. Depending on the parameters the operator sets, this wire should last for app. 5-10 hours of work. It is inexpensive and is perfectly suitable for everyday applications.

The MW series multiwire foam cutters and the widest T series cutters with pneumatic wire tensioning come with the custom-made, highest quality Titanium Alloy Wire NICR01. Although slightly more expensive than regular NiCr wire, Titanium Alloy Wire NICR01 breaks less often (on average, it lasts 5-6 times longer than NiCr wire) and is much more stretch resistant at high temperatures. As a result, it can be used with a stronger tensioning spring or pneumatic tensioning which results in much higher cutting speeds and improved cutting quality.It is available at an additional charge for all our units 1.3 meter wide or wider.

We're currently offering the following cutting wires: