Foam Cutter Bill of Materials


ComponentRadio Shack Part #Price
Transformer, 25.2 VAC, 2 Amps273-15129.99
Project Box270-2536.99

Triac, 400 VAC., 6 Amps

According to Tony Stillman, this part may have been discontinued. Mouser Electronics part number NTE56008 works (phone 1-800-346-6873).

276-10001.49
Heat Sink (for Triac)276-13630.99
Dual Plug speaker connectors274-6621.99
10 ohm, 10 watt, 2 required271-1320.99 ea.
Switches SPST, 2 required275-6511.99 ea.
Fuse holder, panel mount270-3641.59
One amp fuse270-12730.79
Lamp, Red, 110 VAC272-7122.59
Capacitor, 0.22mf272-10700.89
5K linear Pot271-17141.49
A/C Electrical Cord (6')278-12551.49
470 ohm, 1 watt resistor
(can use two 1k ohm resisters
in parallel if 470 N/A)
any source$1
Knob (anything that will fit ¼" shaft on Pot.)
6 ft of standard A/C lamp cord for each Hot Wire Bow
4 "stick on" rubber foot pads
3" x 4" copper clad circuit board
4 - 6x32x1" bolts with ½" stand-offs


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