Is there a way to cleanly cut Styrofoam? - Arts & Crafts Stack …
2022年10月26日 · An X-Acto knife is probably going to be your best bet for the least cleanup of loose Styrofoam. Cut firmly but not so deep as to tear the Styrofoam. Basically just the tip …
How to avoid bubbles in castings using dissolved Styrofoam?
2023年3月2日 · Recycling Styrofoam (EPS) Into Useable Castable Styrene Plastic at Home describes that author's experiments. They came up with a similar solution as their best way to …
How to cut out notches and holes in foam semi-precisely?
2020年10月7日 · The "aircraft" you reference is made of expanded polystyrene foam, also known as Styrofoam™. It is sensitive to heat to the point that there are high-temperature-based tools …
Is there a specific type of pen/marker that won't rub off on EVA …
2022年11月2日 · Sharpies can be good on plastic (including foamed plastic like EVA craft foam) but they're not always the best choice. Here I've tested (top row, blue) a Schwan Stabilo …
What tool or technique is best for cutting circles in matte board?
2020年8月2日 · Hardwood end grain is best, also more difficult to source, but for a 35 mm hole, not as bad as a 200 mm hole. Rap the wood with a mallet until the hole is created. This …
plastic - How to cut a hole in a globe without breaking it? - Arts ...
Now we want to cut a clean, rectangular hole (roughly 8 cm x 1-2 cm) in it in order to put envelopes in it but, of course, we don't want to break it. The plastic is ~ 1-2 mm thick. What is …
Are there certain types of foams I should not be cutting?
A hot-wire foam cutter is a tool used to cut polystyrene foam and similar materials. Emphasis mine. Standard pink crafting foams appear to be made from polystyrene as well. Polystyrene …
How to cut a small cylinder out of a chunk of foam with some …
What is the best way to cut 5mm long, 2mm diameter cylinders out of this parallelogram chunk? I need to do it with reasonable precision. I have no special tools but can buy something …
What safety precautions should I observe while using a hot wire …
2016年5月29日 · Use caution near the wire. It is hot and can burn you. Keep fingers and hands out of the way. (I was once stupidly holding the wire section of my hot wire cutter while …
adhesives - Paint or glue porous floral Styrofoam? - Arts & Crafts ...
2016年5月20日 · Styrofoam safe paints: I don't have any specific suggestion here. You will have a hard time using a brush given the rough surface. You will have a hard time using a brush given …