Best Way To Cut Thick Craft Foam

Alternatively use a large razor.

Best way to cut thick craft foam.

Push the edge of the foam against the ridge of the cutter at the top so the foam sheet is even and then run the blade along the section to be cut. Cut the foam with cookie cutters. Having no money i cut through five inch thick foam sections by making repeated swipes with a cheapie utility knife like the one above. Ways to cut craft foam by jeanne paglio.

Foam sheets aren t thick and will fit within the parameters of the cutter. Cut the foam with an electric knife the type used for carving turkeys. Purchase your foam here. Select a metal cookie cutter in the shape you want to cut and press it down evenly through the foam.

It was time consuming messy far from accurate and doing the curves was a real pain. To cut soft or rigid foam that s 1 2 inch 12 mm thick or less lay the foam flat on your work surface. This technique offers a better cut than straight edge scissors can provide. It s the dumb way to cut foam.

Start cutting the foam place the foam on the floor or onto a hard level surface and use an electric knife to cut along the lines you marked if the foam is not so thin. For thick foam cut about halfway through the foam. Our upholstery manager bernie shows you how to cut foam with a bread knife.