Question about hot knifes for foam

[Blondiebot]

For those of you who build in foam and use hot knifes, any that you prefer to use? I used one for the first time last week and I liked some of the results, just wondering if there are some that have better handles and grip fro control. I've been used to using xactos and utility knifes, so that hot knife was whole different grip. Thank you for your input!

 

[Benton188]

I got mine from Michaels. Came with a whole wood burning kit and it works good. I've gone through about 4 knife blades so far in 3 years of using it, but it's still working.

 

[nerdman234]

Mine is just an adapter for a #1 exacto-blade with threaded end for a soldering iron. Works fairly well, but after a few cuts in a row the blade begins to cool off. A beefier soldering iron would give you more cutting power.