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.

Foam rubber cutting knife.

Purchase your foam here. Combine a handle and blade that best fit your needs and replace the blade when it dulls. Blade on this hot knife quickly heats to 975 f to make fast clean cuts in foam and plastic materials. Since cutting foam is a lot like cutting bread many people go with a nice serrated bread knife.

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. Instead choose the best kitchen knife you have available. The way the pros cut foam is using one of these bad boys. 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. Carving knives also tend to work well. If you cut thin foam rubber which has a thickness of around 1 inch or less you can make use of a utility knife. Easy push button activation auto off for safety.

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. It was time consuming messy far from accurate and doing the curves was a real pain. For thicker pieces of foam rubber which is more than 3 or 4 inches in thickness go for electric carving knife.

Lock it in place with the set screw in the handle. It s the dumb way to cut foam. Rubber foam has a similar consistency to bread so your best bet is to pick a serrated blade that is easy to control. And for a really large foam rubber piece a band saw or foam cutting saw is your ideal choice.

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.