Someone help me!

[commanderwyro]

so i wanna make a chest piece out of foam, but i have a problem. What kind of foam do i want? the EVA foam i have is way to thick, does not bend, and does not cut very well. can anyone help!?

 

[colbs]

You need sharp blades ie fresh bladestart as for bending you need to heat up the Eva Foam to bend it

 

[commanderwyro]

ok, im guessing your right because your probably way better than me, but does it need to be a certain width of foam? like 2mm or 6mm and on?

 

[colbs]

It can be any thickness you want how ever the 2mm are mainly used for detail work

 

[Benton188]

I usually pick up the Harbor Freight brand foam mats which are 1/2' (12mm) thick. It's quite a bit thick, but it makes it easier to put relief cuts in the back for folding and bending and adds a lot to the over-all rigidness of the piece. Then use the smaller mm foam for details like Colbs said. A hot knife will cut throught the foam like......well a hot knife through butter lol. Also, a sharp pair of scissors can also cut through it very well.

 

[ppapared]

Anti-Fatigue Foam Mat Set 4 Pc

This is what you are looking for. You would use this as the bulk of the form and then use the thinner stuff to add detail.

 

[BuildsByBaz]

Sharp blades and plenty of them is the absolute key to success! Change them often and never keep using a blunt blade.

 

[commanderwyro]

ok, thank you guys for helping!

 

[Kusak3]

Lots and lots of sharp blades. You can also pick up a hot knife which uses exacto blades from places like lowes/home depot and the hobby lobby and what not. In my case well I have a band saw so life is good.

can get a heat gun for about 15 dollars from harbor freight which you can use to heat the 1/2 inch mats up and then bend them and hold them till they cool down again and they will take a set.

And if you havent seen them yet. good set of video's/
http://www.405th.com/f19/spacemeats-guide-foam-armor-42193/?highlight=spacemeat