You may never have a need to cut any ridged foam
for your Stovebolt, unless you're going to use it in
the roof, doors or behind the seat. But if you're
getting your shop ready for winter and need to cut
some to shape you will probably run into the problem
of cutting it cleanly.
Of course the absolute best way has always been with a
hot wire but most of us don't want to go to the
trouble of making a hot wire saw so we are left with
using a saw or razor. The saw and it's dust makes a
real mess and most razors are way to small for an
inch or two of ridged foam and most of the time you
end up with the foam balling up in front of the razor
bladed.
Somewhere along the way I decided to try a BIGGER razor
and having an extra 4" Red Devil putty knife laying
around, tried sharpening the edge. I have an 8" Nylon
mesh deburring wheel mounted on one of my stationary
grinders that was ideal for lapping in a razor sharp
edge. I sprayed the blade with some dry lube
http://www.blastergroup.com.au/dry-teflon-lube.html and low and behold, a couple of swipes and I had the
cleanest cut I'd ever seen on ridged foam. And it
stayed sharp thru the entire 4'x 8' sheet of 1" cut
in 6" wide sections.
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/152778351http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/152778350Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
