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Re: Material: cutting minicell foam
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 1/28/2002, 6:31 pm
In Response To: Material: cutting minicell foam (Bert)

Congratulations on a cheap find!

I love Myrl's 2" guide frame idea---use it!!!!!! I haven't tried it, but I guarantee you it will work.

Instead of a saw, a kitchen bread knife or electric carving knife works great. Use a serrated knife that has smooth "scallop" serrations, rather than jagged "sawtooth" serrations for the smoothest cut. With a knife, you're not removing any material, just slicing it, and it works like a hot knife through buttah. After you bury the blade in the foam, it helps to slip a small block or scrap of foam into the cut to spread it, so the friction on the blade is less and you will cut quicker.
: I was at a yard sale the other day and scored some minicell foam for $2.00 ,
: the only drawback is that it is 4" thick 6" wide and 2' long .
: is there any way to slice it so it would be 2" thick by 6"X 2' ?
: I was sort if thinking about a hot wire cutter I remember from science
: class some way to hook up a wire to a 9v. battery , have the wire streched
: between two posts . I am thinking about then slicing the foam similar to a
: bandsaw but with no waste ?I'd use a bandsaw but I don't have one . Any
: help would be appreciated Thanks again

Messages In This Thread

Material: cutting minicell foam
Bert -- 1/28/2002, 2:59 pm
Re: Material: cutting minicell foam
Jay Babina -- 1/30/2002, 9:34 am
Re: Material: cutting minicell foam
Shawn Baker -- 1/28/2002, 6:31 pm
Re: Material: cutting minicell foam
Myrl Tanton -- 1/28/2002, 6:00 pm
Re: Material: cutting minicell foam
Sam McFadden -- 1/28/2002, 10:02 pm
Re: Material: cutting minicell foam
Chris Menard -- 1/28/2002, 3:45 pm