Will Poon Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 To cut a very long story short I've finally got my self a peli case for 2 shotguns broken down. Can any one give me tips or equipment to cut the foam neatly , I've already got craft knives, hobby drill and lots of sharp kitchen knives at my disposal, I've been told an electric bread knife is good at the job but in not wanting to spend any more money on a utensil that I will use once. So advice and tips on what to use and how to do it would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgreco Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Car boot sale for the electric bread knife as it cuts foam wonderfully Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 get a piece of wire,thin single strand, Bend it like a bow, with a cane or plastic, (Depends on width etc) connect a car charger to it, it will glow, pass it through the foam, you will be amazed how it cuts, try it.. I have a small Bow and a large BOW.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Do you know anyone with a bandsaw.They cut foam very neatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 I've got a jigsaw cutter, not sure if that would be any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Borrow a electric bread knife it's the best way really . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeceknight Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I used my die grinder and a flat wheel and it looked like it came from the factory, I made the 4 gun slots for my cabinet and they look and do the job spot on! and I delivered my aya to a bloke off here and I literally placed the stock etc on the foam, draw round it with a marker then using a flat wheel and grinder just cut it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Look on youtube for how to vids,the lekky breadknife is the tool did mine beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 get a piece of wire,thin single strand, Bend it like a bow, with a cane or plastic, (Depends on width etc) connect a car charger to it, it will glow, pass it through the foam, you will be amazed how it cuts, try it.. I have a small Bow and a large BOW.. A professional method of this system is commonly employed commercially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I used a manual breadknife - and worked pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbust Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 get a piece of wire,thin single strand, Bend it like a bow, with a cane or plastic, (Depends on width etc) connect a car charger to it, it will glow, pass it through the foam, you will be amazed how it cuts, try it.. I have a small Bow and a large BOW.. You can buy these on Ebay, sorry cant remember who it was that was selling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 A professional method of this system is commonly employed commercially. Hot wire cutter is easy to make and makes an excellent job. Using a template of thin ply or even stiff cardboard and a battery charger - for a thin stainless (high resistance) wire a guitar string works well. You will need a bit of spring in the bow as the wire will stretch as it gets hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 You can buy these on Ebay, sorry cant remember who it was that was selling them. I would say the hot wire was more for cutting Polystyrene, foam would have a burned edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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