Proxxon Hot Wire MDF Fence Kit

My Proxxon hot wire foam cutter is one of my favorite tools for making perfectly square cuts in extruded foam, or XPS. A much talked about shortcoming of the Proxxon is its miter fence. I find it has a bit too much play in it when cutting larger pieces of foam.
I've seen a few commercial and a few DIY solutions out there, and the one I've gone for in this video is from a US company located in Tennessee called GameCraft Miniatures. Priced very reasonably, nicely designed and laser cut and very simple to put together, I definitely recommend this tool if you have a Proxxon hot wire cutter.
MDF Proxxon Fence Kit
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Music used in this video:
Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com
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[@tomatoes3]

Back again for this next section.Both the videos are very informative, showing the assembly of the Proxxon was perfect. Thank you, and nicer music lol.

[@Raildig]

Thanks for watching these videos, glad you like them! Music for these is always a question for me... should I add it or leave it out :)

[@tomatoes3]

@@Raildig I prefer with having hearing loss to watch this type of video with out music . Leaning about the item is the important part .

[@Raildig]

@@tomatoes3 Thanks for letting me know, appreciate that. I'll still likely add a bit of music at the beginning and end of the videos but will take your input here, again thanks for this! John

[@tomatoes3]

@@Raildig that's a good idea John . John in the UK 🇬🇧

[@inthegameroompodcast]

Great video

[@Raildig]

Thanks Allen!

[@ErgonomicChair]

Heck haha, the fence is so close you could have even sanded it a teeny bit! Pretty neat. The tape workign is surprising! Pretty neat!

[@Raildig]

This fence has help up nicely over the past year too. No real warping even though it's not in a climate controlled room. This fence was a great purchase!

[@ErgonomicChair]

@@Raildig Just bought my proxxon for battletech maps and maybe makign some buildings from my game! Looking forwad to it all haha

[@3Dprint4you]

great video and thanks for the heads up for the company. I went right away and ordered a circle jig and a brush and paint stand but unfortunately they were out of stock of the guide rail.

[@Raildig]

I had talked to them about this jig... wasn't even aware they had made it, just ordered mine! They were out of stock on the guide rail? That's strange as I would have thought it would all come complete.

[@3Dprint4you]

@@Raildig On his website but available on his etsy page I have just spoken with him, very nice guy and by far the best price around!

[@Raildig]

@@3Dprint4you Not sure what I'll get then as I ordered through their website, we'll see soon enough. I remember talking with him back in September about this tool and I'm just glad it's now available.

[@figuresix]

To all that may be getting one.. I got mine today, make sure you put the guide on correct side. I almost glued it with guide on opposite side, and would have been pain to re do.. Also mine does not hit the arm.. They may have shortened it a bit.

[@Raildig]

Good tips, thank you! On kits like this, always a great idea to dry-fit as much as you can prior to gluing. If I had a dollar for evertyime I had to take something apart because I put it together backwards or upside down, etc... LOL. Good to hear too if they did shorten it a bit to fit under the arm.

[@armoredsaint6639]

It’s a good thing to check for square, however, that’s kind of what the gussets are for…. just a thought

[@Raildig]

I find there's always a bit of wiggle in something like MDF, even well cut. I like double checking with a know accurate square as well to make sure.