fleabag Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I'm going to refit my pedal board with High Density foam, rather than what it came with. But i want my 3 pedals to sit IN the foam and not ON the foam, so i need to shape it. I've looked at hot knives but they seem to be more for cutting easy shapes for cushions or whatnot, but i need some kind of hot knife that can cut the foam down to half its depth and scoop out the shape of the pedal. I will not be cutting all the way through the foam, so i;m struggling to know what kind of tool this is called or if they exist. Anyone know what i'm talking about ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Get 2 layers of foam that are half thickness and cut right through one then put it on top of the uncut one... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Great idea - cheers Unfortunately, the foam has been ordered already, and i dont have that luxury now. Should have waited i suppose and now i;m doing it the hard way. So a hot knife - do any of them have a kind of wire loop on them so that can cut down to a certain depth and then scoop along to cut the bottom ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Hot knives , wow , that takes me back a bit 😉 A multitool might work , it's effectively a tool which will cut by vibrating a blade , though if you haven't got one or access to one with the relevant blades , it would be cheaper to buy new foam ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) Cut through completely, then, then cut the cut-out pieces in half in thickness. A hot wire can do that pretty easily. There may be modellers near you that do foam 'planes..? They may well have hot wire equipment (although it's easily cobbled up, too; search t'web for 'diy hot wire foam')... Edited June 14, 2018 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) That sounds like a great compromise, ( and based on the what onehandloose said ) now that i've done it all back to front. yes, cut through the whole foam in the shape i want, then slice the bit i've cut out in half, longways. I can then ' plug ' the hole with half of the shape i just cut. Nice work daddy o. It means i dont need a specialist cutter, just a plain old sharp knife Edited June 14, 2018 by fleabag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I have one of these. They’re brilliant... https://www.zoro.co.uk/shop/welding--brazing-and-soldering/soldering-irons-and-stations/8100udk-expert-soldering-kit/p/ZT1000919X?utm_campaign=pla-Welding%2c+Brazing+%26+Soldering+-+&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping-pla&utm_keyword=ZT1000919X&istCompanyId=6aa6787b-063e-4414-802d-129f235df603&istItemId=wtqiiqqapm&istBid=tztx&gclid=CjwKCAjwpIjZBRBsEiwA0TN1r_QHzI0nyvV2mp1Fw8lTt4RtDR8n6eP8BwbluRR50aAwsY5iiVweEhoCZy0QAvD_BwE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Electric bread cutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Thats the one Trevor.. with a heated loop rather than just a hot blade - well found 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Had mine 20+ years. Still going strong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Its actually a soldering station but it should do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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