Reduce Scrapping and Smelting, Promote Component Reuse > Complete Machines
> 2000 and up
> DuPage County
> New
> 7 metres element furnace wire aluchrom 1 kanthal d
7 metres element furnace wire aluchrom 1 kanthal d
TO MAKE A 240v ELEMENT TO MELT ALUMINIUM OR BRONZE YOU NEED A 6 METRE LENGTH OF THIS WIRE. YOU ARE BEING SUPPLIED WITH 7 METRES BECAUSE IT IS BEST TO DOUBLE UP THE LEAD OUT WIRES AS THIS MAKES FOR AN EASIER CONNECTION AND AVOIDS BURN OUT AT THE LEAD OUT POINT AND REDUCES THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LEAD OUT WIRES.
TO MAKE A PERSPEX / ACRYLIC BENDING MACHINE YOU CAN BASE YOUR CALCULATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING. USE STRAIGHT ELEMENT WIRE PASSING AN AC CURRENT THROUGH THE WIRE OF 6 AMPS. IN ACTUAL USE THIS WORKS OUT AT 1 AC VOLTS TO BE APPLIED ACROSS EVERY 31.25MM OF WIRE. SO FOR AN ELEMENT WIRE 375MM LONG YOU WOULD NEED A 12 VOLT 6AMP AC TRANSFORMER (PREFERABLY 8 AMP OR MORE TRANSFORMER ) . THE WIRE WOULD BEST BE IN A 1/2 INCH ALUMINIUM CHANNEL TENSIONED AT ONE END TO ALLOW FOR EXPANSION AND THE WIRE WOULD BE SUSPENDED 4MM BELOW THE BENDING TABLE SURFACE. OF COURSE YOU WOULD NEED TO CHECK THE VOLTAGE BEING APPLIED ACROSS THE ELEMENT FROM YOUR TRANSFORMER AND ADJUST THE LENGTH ACCORDINGLY. A CAR BATTERY CAN ALSO BE USED. THE ELEMENT SHOULD GLOW RED.
MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS OPERATING TEMPERATURE 1300C
RESISTANCE 5.59 OHMS PER METRE
DIAMETER OF WIRE .56MM ( imperial 22 thousanths of an inch 0.022 )
CAN ALSO BE USED TO MAKE HIGH WATTAGE RESISTORS
POSTAGE FIRST CLASS RECORDED SIGNED FOR. 2.25
