Foam Rubber Cutting Knife

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Foam rubber cutting knife.

Having no money i cut through five inch thick foam sections by making repeated swipes with a cheapie utility knife like the one above. Cuts foam eifs icf nylon rope webbing synthetic fabric and plastic. Hercules 8 foam rubber cutter kit heavy duty cutting tool designed for fast production cutting of all densities of foam rubber flexible plastic foam model 1575h 3 5 out of 5 stars 4 519 00 519. And for a really large foam rubber piece a band saw or foam cutting saw is your ideal choice.

It was time consuming messy far from accurate and doing the curves was a real pain. Our upholstery manager bernie shows you how to cut foam with a bread knife. The blade slides back into the handle and adjusts to the cutting length you prefer. The way the pros cut foam is using one of these bad boys.

For thicker pieces of foam rubber which is more than 3 or 4 inches in thickness go for electric carving knife. Since cutting foam is a lot like cutting bread many people go with a nice serrated bread knife. Carving knives also tend to work well. Rubber foam has a similar consistency to bread so your best bet is to pick a serrated blade that is easy to control.

Lock it in place with the set screw in the handle. Instead choose the best kitchen knife you have available. Style a blade can be positioned to expose 1 4 to 5 of blade. It s the dumb way to cut foam.

Hercules 12 foam rubber cutter kit heavy duty cutting tool designed for fast production cutting of all densities of foam rubber flexible plastic foam model 1575h 4 1 out of 5 stars 6 529 00 529. At certain lengths the blade will extend through the end of the handle. The hot knife comes with a depth adjusting sled to make repeat cuts or long cuts at a precise depth. Amazon if you are going to be cutting a lot of foam and don t want to have to deal with a mess then the best option for your use is a hot wire knife this knife will either run on batteries or plug into the wall and it can quickly heat up to very high temperatures allowing you to use the blade to slice easily through foam without any problems.

Blade on this hot knife quickly heats to 975 f to make fast clean cuts in foam and plastic materials.