Unearthing a rusted pair of barbed wire cutters from a historic battlefield reveals a tool once used by sappers to clear obstacles. Layers of corrosion are carefully removed, restoring the original ...
Those stick-type hot wire cutters from the craft store that plug into the wall aren’t much better than a knife. The actual cleaving of foam is easier, but dragging a long, hot flexible wand ...
While there are all sorts of ways to build a hot wire foam cutter, this design from [jasonwinfieldnz] is both interesting and imitable. If you don’t already know it, nichrome wire is nifty stuff ...
and keep in mind that wire strippers can have different gauge ranges for stripping, cutting, and crimping. Look for VDE certification that indicates a wire stripper has met essential safety standards.