Originally Posted by
Flinthills
I have a friend that buys 1" thick Styrofoam sheets from Home Depot for packing some
Ebay sales. BTW - If you ever need to cut the spongy type of foam, I've never found anything that beats an electric kitchen carving knife.
After pricing the foam insulation I went to craigslist to see what I could find. I ended up buying about 50 sq ft of 2" thick dense upholstery foam for $30. The woman I bought it from keeps a really sharp knife just for cutting that foam.
So I may not be using my new toy much after all.
Metalbestos, when I do use it, I will use it outside and will never cut very much at a time.
Its kind of crazy how safety conscious we have become in the last few years. When I was a kid, I remember pouring gasoline on styrofoam which created a sort of slime. Then working around asbestos in the late 80's/early 90s without a care. But just a couple years ago I saw one of these styrofoam cutters being used in a local factory. While the building had tall ceilings, no other safety or PPE was being used by the operator. I'm sure you are right though about the dangers.
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