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Title: Cutting Nitinol Wire
Post by: WD on January 17, 2021, 07:25:46 AM

Forumites,
                I remember hearing about Nitinol wire some years back. Got some, and thought to drag it out to use on a current project/build. Man alive, this stuff is tough!  How do y'all cut this stuff?  I searched the web, but only found articles dealing with it in industrial settings, etc.

Thank you!

WD

Title: Re: Cutting Nitinol Wire
Post by: Danh4 on January 17, 2021, 09:42:18 PM

I've been using it for years and I cut it with a regular X-acto #11 blade on a piece of smooth ceramic tile.  A piece of glass would work well too.

Dan

Title: Re: Cutting Nitinol Wire
Post by: WD on January 17, 2021, 11:01:23 PM

Thanks very much Dan. So far I managed to miscut one piece, and just bend it over all. I'll try to find a piece of thick glass or price of tile now.

WD