Yeah my wire tension should have been tighter on those cuts. You would be amazed that the sculpting you can do with foam. My wheel pants on the Pitts are foam. They are 22" long and one layer of fiberglass over the foam. Filled the weave with polyurethane glue which expands and is extremely light. Worked great and is surprisingly easy to do. They weigh 7oz with all the hardware and paint. You could use them on an ultralight.
Karl
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> I had never used a hot wire before I built my plugs. I borrowed a transformer and made a bow for the wire. The transformer had a dial that went from 1 -10. I didn't know what to use so I figured I would start in the middle at 5. When I turned it on it looked like a light bulb burning out with smoke where the wire used to be. (hmmm...must be set a little high....) I still ended up with the wire being pretty hot so it would cut faster. If it cut slower and the center lagged way behind the ends like it did in your video, the center was cut much lower than the ends when cutting curves. It did make for a rougher finish and prouced fumes that would know you over.
