Not sure exactly what you're getting at, but I'm thinking that if we're on the same page here, it would not. If you wanted the base to be a different shape, you could just leave more wood on the outside- the important part would just be getting the inside to fit properly.
Good to know- and less work than getting the forge started and heating a piece of metal.
On the subject of nichrome wire- I bought my wife a razortip woodburner a while back (she's into pyrography) and we were looking for a cheap way to dig up some wire for tips- Razortip wanted a mint for them.
While it wasn't all that cheap, I messed up our (clothes) dryer a while back and wrecked the heating element. Since I was the dumb SOB that broke it in the first place, I paid a repairman to come and fix it up. After he left, I saw that he had left the old element sitting on my table saw. I untwisted the element, and cut it into 12" pieces- there's a lot of nichrome wire in one of those things.
Sure enough, it works great on the razortip, and I bet it'd be perfect for cutting glass with the method described above, and might even make a good foam cutter, if a guy needed one.
Just a heads-up, in case any of you have an electric dryer go out on you.
I had thought of that, but I'd be concerned that something like the roses we have next to the house would cut right through a plastic bag when the thorns touch it. The wrench dip is pretty thick, and seems like it would be at least mostly self-healing if it was punctured.
I used to dampen a piece of string with kerosene, tie it around a bottle, and light it. When it was burning well I dunked it in a bucket of water and it would pop right into. Probably should have worn safety glasses, but had never heard of them on the farm in the dark ages.
"Prometheus" wrote: Just a heads-up, in case any of you have an electric dryer go out on you. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you're lucky, you will have to wait a long time for your drier to die. Check the thrift stores for toasters, small convection ovens, electric space heaters, etc.
The kerosene was the part I forgot!! I used to use lighter fluid, but I wasn't on the farm. Didn't wear glasses either - lack of safety instruction & sense.
"Gerald Ross" wrote: (clip) When it was burning well I dunked it in a bucket of water and it would pop right into. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you use a heated wire, I am sure you won't want to drop it into a bucket of water. I have done it by applying one drop of water to the heated glass. I am sure that would also work with the kerosene/string method.
Sure, if you're lucky, and don't do something stupid. In my case, a bit of wire from one of my wife's pieces of clothing got stuck and I couldn't see it, so I decided to remove what looked like an access panel in the back of the drum to see if the bearings had something in them (see how much I know about dryers already?)
If you know anything about dryers, it's probably pretty obvious what happened- the drum dropped, and I hadn't cut off the power, so it fried the element. Yeah, stupid, I know...
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