Thanks for all the help...the commercial version of the feather burner is Young Feather Burner and printed on the unit is 115-120 VOLT / 50-60 CYCLE AC ONLY. This is basically what I'm trying to duplicate on the cheap.
Steve,
I don't know how to measure the resistance of the wire, but I've tried an .025 steel guitar string and .031 welding wire. The length is about 7 -8". The power source is a 12V car battery charger set at 2 amps.
Thanks,
Jeff
Thanks again...as I have clue about volts, amps., ohms, resistance....I'm guessing I need to reduce the voltage of the charger to 6V and experiment with the wire gauge. I tested an .025 guitar wire, .031 welding wire and some really thick multi-purpose wire with the 12V charger with the...
davenn,
Thanks for getting back...what I'm doing is making a burner for cutting feathers used on arrows. I've built the jig from plans on the net, but narrowing down a power source has been hard. Anything from model train transformers to car battery chargers. I've tried it with my 12V battery...
I'm trying to make a thin piece of wire (guitar string) get red hot to use as a cutting tool. My power source is a 12V 2amp battery charger which overheated the wire in about 2 seconds. Should I use heavier gauge wire or a 6V charger or do you have any other ideas. I already have the 12V and...