a cutting tool for furniture foam as puppet heads
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Ok, so first off I'm the kind of weird guy interested in making his own DIY puppets. I've talked to lots of people, but still haven't come into a satisfying answer. I have a load of furniture foam that I can stack and glue into the proper shapes, and I'm a relatively skilled artist. I've had, interestingly enough, the electric turkey carver a la Rocky Horror Picture Show highly recommended, but I hoping there is something non-plug-in-ish that I can pick up. I'm pretty sure the hot wire tools used for cheap styrofoam projects just melt furniture foam. I spent about 30 minutes at Home Depot this weekend debating the merits of various pull-cut PVC saws. Greatly appreciated. |
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The best thing ever for cutting furniture foam is an electric carving knife. Very little mess and the phrase "hot knife through butter" has never been more aptly applied. |
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How about a coping saw? Thin blade, lots of teeth, no plug. |
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Foam and fabric stores use a variation on an electric carving knife for their cutting. I have picked up a number of electric carving knives at flea markets for about $3 each, as I cut scraps of foam into cubes for foam pits (for gymnastics). They work better tan anything I have tried on all kinds of soft foam. Not well suited for spherical cuts however.... |
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I use the fine tooth side of a japanese Ryobi saw, but it doesn't work as well as I'd like and requires a bit of skill. Pretty bad for everything but straight cuts, so I use a fresh single edge razor blade for anything complex. It's not a satisfactory system at all! |
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