Word to the wise, when going to cut foam using a hot knife - do not buy a 5 in 1 tool with blade attachement unless the blade is secured extra strongly to the heating wand.
I bought a 5-in-1 tool (solder, wood burning, hot knife, etc) from Harbor Freight and assembled the cutting blade like "that... doesn't look sturdy" but sure enough it was the only way to do it so I thought, 'let's give it a try'
Yeah... it won't cut - any pressure to the blade and it shifts in it's housing, cuasing very dangerously HOT metal to potientially fall out of the socketing.
Get a nice one... this thing is trash.
It has a screw in bit with a slit in it that you basically force the blade into. It won't hold though, I thought maybe "it gets hot enough to cut with the heat" so It wouldnt need a lot of pressure - but it doesn't even heat up as much as the bit.
Stay clear!
On a related note - anyone got a recommended hot knife for foam/etc cutting?
I bought a 5-in-1 tool (solder, wood burning, hot knife, etc) from Harbor Freight and assembled the cutting blade like "that... doesn't look sturdy" but sure enough it was the only way to do it so I thought, 'let's give it a try'
Yeah... it won't cut - any pressure to the blade and it shifts in it's housing, cuasing very dangerously HOT metal to potientially fall out of the socketing.
Get a nice one... this thing is trash.
It has a screw in bit with a slit in it that you basically force the blade into. It won't hold though, I thought maybe "it gets hot enough to cut with the heat" so It wouldnt need a lot of pressure - but it doesn't even heat up as much as the bit.
Stay clear!
On a related note - anyone got a recommended hot knife for foam/etc cutting?