Foam Rubber Cutting Knife

Lock it in place with the set screw in the handle.

Foam rubber cutting knife.

If you cut thin foam rubber which has a thickness of around 1 inch or less you can make use of a utility knife. Combine a handle and blade that best fit your needs and replace the blade when it dulls. It s the dumb way to cut foam. Carving knives also tend to work well.

The way the pros cut foam is using one of these bad boys. Rubber foam has a similar consistency to bread so your best bet is to pick a serrated blade that is easy to control. 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. It was time consuming messy far from accurate and doing the curves was a real pain.

The blade slides back into the handle and adjusts to the cutting length you prefer. 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. The hot knife comes with a depth adjusting sled to make repeat cuts or long cuts at a precise depth.

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. Instead choose the best kitchen knife you have available. Blade on this hot knife quickly heats to 975 f to make fast clean cuts in foam and plastic materials.

Easy push button activation auto off for safety. 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. Our upholstery manager bernie shows you how to cut foam with a bread knife. At certain lengths the blade will extend through the end of the handle.

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