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cutting foamex board – best way?
hi all,
had a bit of a nightmare today, had to cut some A2 foamex panels then mount digital printed graphics onto the panels. client s has come back saying edges are nto perfect, to be fair I do agree now. I dot have a cutting device and used a sharp knife and ruler to cut the "staraight" lines.
Is there a better way to do this or should I invest in a keencut type device? if so how much are they? would need one to cope with 8 x 4 foamex sheets up to around 10mm.
many thanks
graeme -
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have them cut when you buy the foamex in.
see demo in members area for doing it by hand.
keenkut i have, costs about £1200 i think… not perfect but very good.
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What about a table/circular saw? I know the dust is a pain, but it is the best way to cut perfect cuts. As for cutting by hand, up to 5mm is OK, you can get a good cut, but 10mm thick is always going to be a bit iffy I reckon.
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quote Robert Lambie:have them cut when you buy the foamex in.see demo in members area for doing it by hand.
keenkut i have, costs about £1200 i think… not perfect but very good.
Rob: have you changed the blade! buy the heavy duty ones, what a difference.
L J
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hi john
sorry mate, i never elaborated….i find the cutter restrictive in "some" ways….
by that i mean Length. as you will be aware it cuts the depth of the board but not the Length. -
quote Robert Lambie:hi john
sorry mate, i never elaborated….i find the cutter restrictive in “some” ways….
by that i mean Length. as you will be aware it cuts the depth of the board but not the Length.Quite agree, that’s why i bought the 3mt flat one as well (more bl**dy expense)
L J
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to be honest i kinda preferred the table top one mate, but i wasnt present when this was bought. i was at the bar trying to get my round in for everyone :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:
my father and andrew done the deciding/buying at the show this year. i really do like the keencut one they bought, but restrictive on cuts is my only gripe just now.
is the bench one more expensive?
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£400 i think. we use it on the wooden floor.
L J
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im guessing thats just the javelin (maybe name wrong)
but how is it clamped mate or is that done by knee on floor if not using the table? -
curved part to rest your knee on, cuts fine with heavy duty blade, one man or women operation over a 10 x 5′ sheet.
Couldn’t get the one for the edge of bench even though the bench is 20′ x 6′ as there is only 2′ walk around space between bench & wall.
L J
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Hi All,
This topic is of great interest to me as I am in the midst of planning to make a very large cutting table (5.2m x 2m). We often have to work on very large posters etc., hence the enormous size. Concerning the cutting bar which several of you refer to, we purchased the Keencut 5m cutting bar and from what we understood the bar (hightwise) should only rest lightly on the material to be cut (and not forced down with the knee!).
Any detailed comments regarding the use…fitting of these bars would be much appreciated.
A tip for you all for your next cutting mat…we were not able to find a large cutting mat and on top of that they are horrendously expensive…so we located a supplier of plastic sheets and purchased a large sheet of Rigid PVC 3mm thick (usually comes in grey, black or white). We used our Excelam laminating mchine (but it can also be applied manually) to apply double sided adhesive transparent sheeting to the PVC and then applied a sheet of soft PVC (2mm thick) to the ahesive. Its the best cutting mat we’ve ever had, measures 2m x 1m and cost less than £70.
If any of you want more details please don’t hesitate… (hot)
Tony
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