How to make a SMART USB FOAM CUTTER with Just 5 mins

[@allencampbell3350]

All these comments from these negative naysayers.....you can tell they've never been a kid with the urge to create while not having the means to go out and buy the necessary tools. This is great and an excellent example of limitations increasing creativity. Bravo.

[@jaeglarion9991]

Most useful/convenient walkthrough I've yet seen. Well done and Thanks!

[@user-2uf2kr2c]

hello, i use wire that you use to hang clothes to dry, the one reinforced with metal wires inside. i use one of the metal strands inside. works perfectly, you don't have to sacrifice your soldering iron. regards

[@JeiBeeBee]

Great project and tutorial. 👍👍👍

[@kirahlindemann5727]

Que buenos alicates!! Lo cortan todo!!

[@ryansfamily]

Thank you! I made one like this and it works really well!

[@Just5mins]

+patrick ryan :)

[@hoon8229]

anyone else cringe when he used those flush cutters to cut the clothes hanger?

[@elisa7joy9]

No but I did when he cracked open the soldiering iron... I mean he needed it again at the end to use as a soldering iron.... How many did he have on hand at home🤷

[@fc2elenbaas]

I had a flush cutter jaw snap off and rocket past my right eye when I cut a too-large cable years ago. @hoon8229 totally feel you.

[@visamishra4009]

Very nice explan

[@stabros9725]

Increíble, 100% espectacular 🤟🏻

[@petjaivanova1309]

Kiddo! you're so smart, I love your brain!

[@solidacid1337]

Those are not wire cutters, they are flush cutters and you just ruined them by scoring a coat hanger with them.

[@Just5mins]

That's right guy, you should use wire cutters for this job. Luckily, my coat hanger can be cut with flush cutters without ruining them.

[@justafanmarvel9669]

+Just5mins Is the whole wire hanger not charged now as it appeared that you completed the circuit by connecting to the hanger? what I mean now if you touch the hanger you will get a shock.. or if the hanger accidentally hits metal object it will spark and short out.. no?

[@philipgwyn8091]

Make sure the wire is your negative. Even if you mess that up, the positive isn't referenced to ground, assuming you are using a USB charge pack, not a USB wall wart.

[@leemelbourne3297]

Cool. But where to get heater wire without destroying my soldering iron?

[@dylanpocock8396]

Great idea easy one I might sound silly would housing fuse wire work the same ? Can someone tell me please and thanks

[@Just5mins]

No, you should use nichrome wire

[@suh768]

Really very good 🥰👏

[@andyaitken4243]

Why ruin a perfectly good soldering iron when you can easily use a strand of picture hanging wire.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jacobopstad5483]

You could just use the soldering iron to cut the foam, couldn't you?

[@NedaNeda]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@Just5mins]

😎

[@andresmauriciozuluagaboter4196]

Thanks, work for me. Just i had a broken soldering.

[@JoseChavez-qn5qm]

What is the wire called pulled from the sodder tool? I'd like to make a 5 inch tool.

[@drippingwax]

Soldering irons have nichrome wire.

[@marcosmandusantos7460]

Very good!!!

[@ankeart]

Thanks to your video I was able to revive my old foam cutter and make it work with a USB cable 😊

[@plussizeriderlifeshardbike9318]

Very cool

[@idrift314]

Did you seriously use scotch tape on a wire that’s going to get hot enough to cut foam? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MATZECUX]

Your need is nichrome wire, battery, popsicle stick and wire.

[@Bobster986]

Wow, you didn't have to destroy your soldering iron, you could have just gone to a home supply store and bought wire there. LOL

[@havocsback25]

You can get a soldering iron from any dollar store. Most of the items here you can find at one.

[@daveforrest5047]

I always new some people were stupid .Now with the help of youtube it,s on screen and everyone knows.

[@drippingwax]

Do you get broken red lines under your typing?

[@jammerules80]

@@drippingwax I guess he was talking about himself in his comments. How stupid!

[@АннаБогачева-в1г]

What type of metal are the rods the nichrome wire attaches to made of? Do you know its normal aplication? It will make it easier for me to find it in the hardware store if you do. Nice build.

[@reborndeva13]

you can use vaporizer wire

[@michaelgasperik4319]

It's a wire coat hanger. You probably have one in your closet.

[@steveford5763]

So now you have to buy a new soldering iron

[@Just5mins]

=))

[@bryannoyce]

you can buy nichrome wire instead of taking apart a soldering iron. They use nichrome wire in vapes. It is reasonably priced.

[@TrollDecker]

Assuming it was a working one to begin with.

[@taradead]

Stainless steel wire will work...trouble is finding it thin enough.

[@BaconRanch]

Hi, nice video, I tried this, even bought Nichrome wire, its like the 5V is not enough, I did calculations and I should be able to use a 12 inch length, but its like no power is going through the hot wire. Any tips? I am about to make a 115 v system with a down transformer but my calculations say its not necessary. I haven't soldered connections because I am just testing, is it possible the connections are not good enough without solder??

[@squidk5o451]

and this one nice too.. like😊

[@Just5mins]

Thanks :)

[@uuach731]

Can i use guitar wire instead ?

[@Just5mins]

Yes, you can :)

[@michaelgasperik4319]

And it's a hell of a lot cheaper than a soldering iron!

[@theboywithwhiteeyes4537]

could I possibly do the sane set up but with the micro usb end instead?

[@Just5mins]

Yes. You can do it :)

[@theboywithwhiteeyes4537]

+Just5mins but is it safe?

[@t4baigaming383]

can i use a thinner nichrome wire which is also present in the bottom layer of soldering iron?

[@t4baigaming383]

and can i power it with the battery 9v or double.?

[@TheElectricTides]

Thank you!

[@TheEightfoldPath_]

The obvious weakspot is where the USB and NiCr wire are connected. I'd rather have a fixed point where the USB lead enters, or a wingnut to keep the NiCr wire in place.

[@moshfiqurrahman8886]

Nice👌😯

[@piecitosva]

Hola que bvuen trabajo. Puedo conectar los cables cada color a cada lado del micron sin que haga corte

[@lolmen3712]

What is that thing he used? The wire that goes on the sticks?

[@deebo7291]

its so good you have a very good hand

[@nicegeekly8593]

Awsm poroject btw which song diid u use

[@joycecapps775]

Nice&Geekly Wearing cstand to put earnings on

[@conquerorzzz]

What is the awg of the nicrhome wire

[@ridfedy1039]

Cool!

[@ricsv6891]

can I use a cooper wire insted of that wire in the soldering machine?

[@MyBigThing2010]

Tops&Tutosexpress YT no, duh

[@darryljames0111]

Brilliant! How long does it take to warm up, and is soldering a must?

[@Just5mins]

as soon as you plug :)

[@darryljames0111]

+Just5mins brilliant! :D

[@Just5mins]

:)

[@sesamekei7134]

would it still be brilliant if you touched the metal part of it? ._. does it hurt? now i ish scared

[@sesamekei7134]

would it still be brilliant if you touched the metal part of it? ._. does it hurt? now i ish scared ;¬_¬

[@carmenlopezcanate267]

me encanto💯👌

[@lenoresaffer8209]

This is amasing

[@stuartwalters96]

You’d be crazy to make this. You can buy a hand held hot wire cutter cheaper than a soldering iron. Really unsafe

[@danteantonsemaka]

Plus why destroy a soldering iron and a usb cable to cut a 3 inch piece? For $20 you can get a 10” inch hot wire cutter.

[@ВМиреЖивотных-я5л]

Would you please make a video of things that kids could make easily such as the grater

[@s3rg11]

Will I be able to cut thicker foam with this cutter ? Lets say 10-15cm thick ?

[@harrietjameson]

s3rg11 try it yourself, I’m pretty sure it will

[@Malesori]

from where you are buying motors,batteries ,etc

[@etro8564]

Hhahah malesori from kosova

[@neilharris8690]

is it safe?? i mean if u connect both end of a battery so battery could be explode.

[@АнастасияСмаилова-с4о]

what kind of wair you use..for cutting head

[@Just5mins]

That's nichrome wire :)

[@qazzaq3421]

that is clever, have you diagram or sketch in details of wirings.

[@Just5mins]

Simply, you connect two terminal (-)(Black wire) and (+)(Red wire) of USB cable to the two end of Nichrome Wire

[@HammadKhan-tw1xs]

Can i use any other wire so i cannot destroy my soldering iron

[@HammadKhan-tw1xs]

+Just5Minutes plz tell me

[@Just5mins]

the nam of that wire is Nichrome Wire or you can use guitar string...

[@johanbaylosis]

Just5mins what is the thickness and type of guitar string if so?

[@mohsensanei1962]

great !!!

[@causaviral7341]

what the wire you have used in cutting ?

[@harrietjameson]

nichrome wire, you can get it online or in toasters, hairdryers, and other electronics that heat up

[@guilhermecintra5732]

my voltage is droping to zero.. what am i doing wrong?

[@jammerules80]

I would NEVER make an unsafe circuitry like this and plug it to a power source (as in AC power). 9V battery "maybe" a safe way to do it. But, I am still dubious about all of this.

[@Threewulphmoon]

AC is far safer than DC.

[@jvon3885]

Ok so you do know that your USB out is DC and is 5v you want to use a 9v battery which is more power than the USB. It's been 3 years since you posted this, I'm hoping you are less "dubious" than at the time of this post. And ignore what the commenter below said, they are even more dubious than you....maybe?

[@jvon3885]

@@Threewulphmoon hey there guy, I'm hoping no one seen your comment then got their ass killed by thinking AC is safer than DC. I mean I don't know if you were trolling or just didn't realize what you said here. But if anyone reads this they hopefully know that you are full of shite. AC kills you dead. DC does not. You can even use DC in water. Not high voltages but even at 100v I doubt it would kill you unlike AC would send you to the shadow realm. You would be seeing 3 moons and the spirit of wolves past, that's your sure.

[@jammerules80]

@@jvon3885 Umm. No. Firstly, anything that has "5 minutes" in the DIY title is bogus af. I wouldn't try it.

[@rickywilson1106]

So you ruin a soder gun to make the cutter?

[@Just5mins]

it's a old solder, and can't use anymore. So, I try to reuse its Nichrome wire. You also can use Nichrome wire instead of ruining a solder gun :)

[@ArbiterRequiem]

the structure of al-12v does it work?

[@Just5mins]

yess, it wworks :)

[@Just5mins]

I've made it on my channel, check it :)

[@elisa7joy9]

Why not just buy heater wire... Seems like it would be cheaper than a soldering iron. I guess your trying to show working with what's on hand... But I don't have two soldering irons I don't have even one... I like how you used a USB vs many other videos I've seen that take power cords off random appliances. I feel like that's an item many people have on hand(USB cords)

[@sushantakumarrout4449]

I'll get that cloth hanger from?

[@michaelgasperik4319]

Your closet.

[@maierholding1312]

What material was the cutting wire?

[@harrietjameson]

MAIER HOLDING it’s nichrome

[@user-fv8lx6ob3z]

ita normal wire or its some special/high ohm wire?

[@Just5mins]

it's nichrome wire :)

[@vanle974]

very good

[@biDANK]

do we use with copper wire

[@drippingwax]

Nichrome wire. I ordered mine off Amazon.

[@daveforrest5047]

Please people. There are better and safer ways to do this. Just look elsewhere.

[@drippingwax]

That sounds exhausting!

[@jammerules80]

Dave's right. I would NEVER make an unsafe circuitry like this and plug it to a power source (as in AC power). 9V battery "maybe" a safe way to do it. But, I am still dubious about all of this.

[@phoeniraze4395]

Which wire is this???

[@eclanesolostron8232]

ok so i just made this and nothing happened. it didnt even get hot the cord i cut had a green and white wire as well was i supposed to keep them? can somone plz tell me what i did wrong. i didnt have nicrome wire so i used kanthol wire it still does the same thing

[@Just5mins]

The green and white wire is signal wire, You dont need to keep it. Make sure that the two terminal of Kanthol wire connected to the black and red wire of USB cable. If you make sure about this, can you take a picture for me and send to my email? :)

[@Just5mins]

[e-mail]

[@aananahmed453]

Wow...............

[@azezeaziz9533]

No wonder my mom's hanger keep on missing 😆😆😆

[@javiersaiya4923]

you can use coper wire instead of nicrom

[@harrietjameson]

Javier Saiya nah fam nichrome gang

[@energyfikocz8203]

Hello, could you please tell me the values on your portable charger ? (output and input) I think I am doing something wrong... If I use my portable charger the wire is not even warming, but when I made a new cutter with connection to the outlet then the wire is gone in just fucking flash (literally burned the wire) - Do I have a bad type of wire or am I doing something wrong with Cu wires ? Could you please explain me with more details ?

[@walkysworkshop1024]

i dont understand the "smart" part of this.

[@junherrera9343]

JUST TO BE SAFE, I RATHER USE A POWER BANK THAN CONNECTING IT DIRECTLY TO THE OUTLET.. ITS LESS DANGEROUS IF SOMETHING HAPPEN... OR MORE SO, ILL JUST USE A NINE VOLTS BATTERY AND NOT A POWER BANK.. THAT WIL DO.. RIGHT>?

[@drippingwax]

"Loud noises!"

[@sariyuki3696]

Current nahi Marta kya ye

[@sonador7898]

you dont take the paper off! it only cuts through styrofoam not the paper

[@1кекк]

kann mir wer sagen wie des Lied heißt?

[@ЛеняМанан]

You connected at 5 V???

[@Just5mins]

Yes :)

[@ちゃん-l8j]

I cant try cut iron bars

[@faroukfarouk7506]

How giving volts

[@supercellgames436]

is it work on 9v battery

[@Just5mins]

It work :)

[@avengers8194]

It's nichrome wire not heater wire

[@giangnguyenquoc8182]

i need study with you...

[@shahabdmc7928]

It would ruin the charger battery after a few minute's use

[@laicongthanh3336]

What happens when your hand touches it

[@harrietjameson]

“F$@& oow I got burned!” Is what happens

[@ГлебЖевлаков-ь6ц]

Plz anyone just tell how to do the connection

[@DeyaaMuhammad]

give me music link please

[@youcandoit9326]

I made the same but it didn't work

[@Twk_186]

Don't put this in your computer it will break

[@Just5mins]

I usually put this in my computer, It's no problems. So, you can try it with your charger for safety :)

[@squidk5o451]

+Just5mins I agree

[@handmadeproduction5585]

Gatel jaran

[@AlekJoan]

it takes more than 5 mins

[@harrietjameson]

JH Inamine not if you’re good enough

[@BlackBeastWorkshop]

I just made this but it didn't work. The wire turned bright yellow and then back to normal after a second and it couldn't cut through the foam :/

[@Just5mins]

How much power did you use? Make sure that two terminal of nichrome wire don't touch together. If everything ok, you can try to change the other nichrome wire

[@BlackBeastWorkshop]

+Just5mins I used a portable charger since I had one lying around.

[@Just5mins]

I'm afraid that Portable charger is not enough power to supply for this Foam Cutter. You should you charger with 5V and (1~2)A or more :)

[@BlackBeastWorkshop]

+Just5mins Oh, okay. Thank you. Would it also work if I plugged it into an outlet or would that be dangerous?

[@Just5mins]

How much power an outlet supply?

[@b3lly123]

man, accidentally touch the hanger when it is plugged, electrocution ensures :o

[@lycantrophe2]

it's 5 volts. Will not electrocute you

[@keirus69]

5v at usually 0.5A.. usb3.0 runs at 0.9A.. more than enough to fuck you up.. this is a bad build.. need to insulate the whole hanger

[@MyBigThing2010]

keirus69 it's dc it wouldnt do shit. Don't talk about crap you know nothing about

[@keirus69]

MyBigThing2010 yeah.. righto mate.. go grab a 5v output with 0.9A running through it and come back here with your results.. i wont wait for your reply because you'll be cooked.. Btw, I'll talk 'shit' about the topic that I work in for a living.. which is electrical/electronics..

[@MyBigThing2010]

keirus69 here ya go genius kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ_OZHZqoplnibs

[@kristenbrandon4119]

for those of us without spare soldering irons lying around for us to ruin, what should we use? xD

[@blabla33333]

Kristen Brandon guitar wire

[@MyBigThing2010]

Kristen Brandon nicrome wire. It's cheap, order it on Amazon...aka kanthal...aka any stainless steel wire, or wire from a hair dryer, toaster or those kinds of alliances that heat up...it's in EVERYTHING including vape coils...but this is a great way to short you're battery out and cause injury...this is not the smartest easy of doing things...especially with a Lipo

[@markdaniel8740]

A) Wrong tool to cut hangar B) The wire in the soldering iron is not what makes the top hit C) Current will follow through the hangar, which will greatly reduce the efficiency D) A USB cannot apply enough current. This video is a joke.

[@mokekr]

I do better with a box cutter 0 minutes >5 minutes

[@shaunjermyn653]

it dont fucking work

[@jamesh1017]

Destroy soldering iron, USB cable, a hard to find heavy gauge wire hanger and never borrow nor lend him, think it's male, unsure from cutout images, never lend anything to him/her... Such waste and how does the whole metal hanger and heating wire work??? They both conduct electricity, one better than the other. Most of those persons incarcerated are much more intelligent than the rest of the humans, just put that intellect to wrong use and got caught, much like this hot wire act. Wink. Hot wire act, hooded while restrained to a wooden chair. Get your mind out of the gutter, it's already standing room only, for this capital punishment, green mile, screw up.

[@kitkatxk2814]

This is super unsafe, and could end up killing you dont do this people. PS it takes longer then 5 minutes to do what is done here. But regardless dont be stupid enough to try this ever. My dad works with stuff like this all the time and its freakign dangerous.

[@extrem2497]

IdreamofKPOP Why? 5 Volts cannot even damage a human.

[@philipgwyn8091]

Nothing stopping someone from using a badly made USB wall wart and end up dead.

[@bryannoyce]

only if they strangle themselves with the cord. You really can't hurt yourself with 5 volts.

[@robertmedina3195]

Even if you stick TWO WIRES into a residential wall outlet and grab the wires odds of you ending up dead. Electrocuted? Sure but it's not even that bad, 110 isn't going to kill people in most cases.

[@bryannoyce]

Well, yes, you're right Robert, BUT... what if they strangle themselves with the wire? what then?

[@plussizeriderlifeshardbike9318]

Very cool