This a fast and simple method for fabricating a lost foam pattern using a hot wire cutter. The part happens to be a kick up rudder head for a Sunfish Sail Boat. The purpose of this exercise for those interested in lost foam casting was to make one piece and show the pattern work could be done without complex software or equipment, with merely a hot wire and simple methods.

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Best,
Kelly