<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>What shall we do with a broken toaster - Acrylic line bender &amp;amp; hot wire polystyrene cutter</title><link>/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-alexander-s-blog/posts/what-shall-we-do-with-a-broken-toaster---acrylic-line-bender-hot-wire-polystyrene-cutter</link><description>OK I&amp;#39;m ripping off my mate Jim again, sure he won&amp;#39;t mind as he really can&amp;#39;t be bothered to do the Blog posts This week he&amp;#39;s taken the nichrome wire out of a toaster and making a couple of nice new toys namely an Acrylic Bender and Hot wir...</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: What shall we do with a broken toaster - Acrylic line bender &amp;amp; hot wire polystyrene cutter</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-alexander-s-blog/posts/what-shall-we-do-with-a-broken-toaster---acrylic-line-bender-hot-wire-polystyrene-cutter</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2014 18:52:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5026b6cd-78cb-4205-9371-3c4e7c9a490d</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Great post and timely to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We just replaced our old toaster with a toaster oven.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think I just might have to drop it down the basement stairs. &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-5026b6cd-78cb-4205-9371-3c4e7c9a490d/8562.contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The plastic bender would be really useful for making all kinds of things.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My wife&amp;#39;s father used a similar technique to cut the bottoms off glass bottles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think I might still have his old rheostat to control the power.&amp;nbsp; Hmm, another possibility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=18739&amp;AppID=298&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: What shall we do with a broken toaster - Acrylic line bender &amp;amp; hot wire polystyrene cutter</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-alexander-s-blog/posts/what-shall-we-do-with-a-broken-toaster---acrylic-line-bender-hot-wire-polystyrene-cutter</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2014 08:04:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5026b6cd-78cb-4205-9371-3c4e7c9a490d</guid><dc:creator>fvan</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Nice! Will keep in mind for when the toaster (supposedly) dies &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-5026b6cd-78cb-4205-9371-3c4e7c9a490d/contentimage_5F00_2516.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Frederick&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=18739&amp;AppID=298&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>