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I'm posting this to the several relevant RC and CNC forums where I've started foam cutter threads, to acknowledge and express my appreciation for all the nice folks who've commented,...

Shurakair shared an updated video of his foam needle cutter with us in my thread over on the FT forum

Cutting foam sheets... with a needle! - Page 42

His foam cutter was built with the help of...

Harryn, I really don't see why not. There has been mention of a handheld version numerous times but nobody's been ambitious enough yet to make one specifically for hand use. It has been *tested* that...

FFM2012,

In the "idea" category, here's a method of cutting sheet foam for RC airplanes with a reciprocating needle. Currently, it handles up to 1/2" sheet foam material but, being DIY, the stroke...

Rotarypower101,

Not in Portland OR but in the "inexpensive machines/DIY" category, please check out the latest developments of the home RC hobbyist's version of my reciprocating-needle foam cutter...

Please check out the latest developments of the home RC hobbyist's version of my foam cutter at Cutting foam sheets... with a needle!.

This is a beefier, production-quality version of my foam...

Here's my current MPCNC hard-mount foam cutter now outfitted with a "floating" guide tip holder with 0.035" copper welding-tip. The "floating" tip holder uses a short section of carbon arrow shaft...

Shurakair over on the FT forum posted this great version of the needle cutter... very rigid and precise. -- David

https://youtu.be/MEkAsG_wmRs

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If you are interested in the active design/development of this foam cutter, Mostly Printed CNC, and/or building one (or all) for yourself, please check out the following:

Foam Cutter...

Thanks for your interest. No, I'm not selling anything... though I'm sold on the method and am frankly quite amazed there's no one else (to my knowledge) out there using it on a conventional 3-axis...

Having seen several mentions of foam cutting machines/methods in this forum, this might be of interest to some of you... especially RC folks. I have published a couple of versions my CNC sheet foam...