06 Nov Hot wire cutters – wire swap hands-on guide
Quick practical visual guide helping you swap the wire on Ghelfi’s polistyrene hot-wire cutters, either single-panel or dual-panel models.
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1.
Put one end of the wire through the hole on the bow terminal, on the opposite side of the spring.
![](https://www.ghelfi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sost-filo-caldo-2-1024x682.jpg)
2.
Wrap the wire around the terminal as shown in the picture
Wrap the wire around the terminal as shown in the picture
![](https://www.ghelfi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sost-filo-caldo-3-1024x682.jpg)
3.
This is how it should look like when done
![](https://www.ghelfi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sost-filo-caldo-4-1024x682.jpg)
4.
Put the other end of the wire through the loose end of the spring, and pull it using a plier.
![](https://www.ghelfi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sost-filo-caldo-5-1024x682.jpg)
5.
Pull the wire until the spring reaches 8 cm end-to-end.
![](https://www.ghelfi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sost-filo-caldo-6-1024x682.jpg)
6.
Bend the wire to lock the reached position.
![](https://www.ghelfi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sost-filo-caldo-7-1024x682.jpg)
7.
Wrap the wire onto itself to secure it. Cut any exceeding portion away.
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