Thread: foam cutting

Originally Posted by Tonto

interesting idea...wonder what the hire place would say on a monday morning?


far out hows this for crap luck. Go into hire place this morning and ask about a hedge trimmer and he asks...." you cutting hedge down or coolroom foam panels?" "what"? "Saw your post last nite on ford forum..... " mutter mutter mutter,

. I had better PM you with suggestions next time!

So did he agree to hire the trimmer? I don't think it would affect the machine at all.

I told SWMBO obeyed about this escapade and she laughed and then suggested a large crosscut saw. The two man type. I don't know if that would work as the teeth may be too big and you have to find somebody with one. I quickly experimented with a rip saw (5ppi) and a crosscut saw (8ppi) They both cut relatively easily with the rip being marginally better. I then tried my small bandsaw and it flew through the stuff.

So if you can find somebody with a wide bandsaw that would be your best bet as hiroller suggested. My own sawmill can only cut up to 800mm wide and that is at 25mm thick. At 90mm thick it would be back to 700mm (because of the wheels getting in the way.) The biggest problem is the wretched swarf from polystyrene. Although not a lot would be created from a bandsaw, what there was would blow everywhere.

Regards
Paul