Cutting foam

ghostlymoron

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Just found a useful tip on cutting upholstery foam - use an electric carving knife. Much better than the bread knife I've used previously.
 

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Other half actually uses one, I thought that they were just to push the cleaning things to the front of the cupboard. :D
Mine gets more use cutting foam than it ever did meat. Had a "proper" foam/cloth cutter from Bosch, but it never performed as well as the carver
 

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Using an electric carving knife to cut foam is a well-known technique. Works brilliantly.

Only thing they're useful for really - if you can't carve a joint of meat without a kind of culinary hedgetrimmer, something's gone wrong with the cooking :)

Pete
 

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Only thing they're useful for really - if you can't carve a joint of meat without a kind of culinary hedgetrimmer, something's gone wrong with the cooking :)

Pete
Agreed - I think the ambiance of the occasion is spoiled by firing up a power tool. I realised that my brilliant tip would be known to many of you old sea dogs but thought it would be useful to others - like me who were ignorant.
 

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I was advised to spray the electric knife and foam (along the cut line) with silicon spray. I understand this is not a good idea if you need to glue the foam at a later date.
 

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Now this would not go down well with the sunday roast!

It would help any gristly bits slip down easily. :)

I have just been cutting some new boat cushions and made a mistake on one of them. I was short of foam so I had to stick a piece back on. The silicone didn't seem to have any adverse effects.
 

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We made new cushions throughout for my mate's boat. To save money, we stuck together slabs of hard packaging foam and then carved to shape with the electric carving knife. Yes it does a beautiful job. What surprised me was just how comfortable the almost ungiving foam was, both to sit on and to sleep on. I find most upholstery foam far too soft to be comfortable.

Rob
 

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I find most upholstery foam far too soft to be comfortable
It ceratinly can be for sleeping on. So much so that I have upgraded the foam to a firmer version in the crucial cushions in my boat

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