It is quite often possible to meet council that foam rubber should be cut the heated nikhromovy wire connected to voltage of 12 V and also the warmed soldering iron. However in house conditions of it it is not recommended to do as foam rubber at the same time emits hazardous substances which even in small doses are highly toxic in air and strike the respiratory and nervous systems of the person. Let's not risk health especially as foam rubber is well knifed by normal.
It is required to you
- Construction knife with replaceable edges, ruler, curve, scrap of board (piece of plywood, chipboard)
Instruction
1. Mark piece of foam rubber marker or felt-tip pen, putting at the same time small tags. Connect tags among themselves on ruler (it is possible to use equal level).
2. Under the place of future section enclose piece of board, plywood, chipboard or just dense cardboard. It will protect floor from damages when cutting.
3. It is recommended to cut foam rubber without ruler. The strong and exact movement carry out by knife on the marking made by you. At the same time you hold knife vertically.
4. If foam rubber was not cut through up to the end, fingers move apart the cut-through part and the second machine cut cut through foam rubber up to the end.
5. If when cutting edge fins turn out, it means that the knife blade has become blunted. Break off tip of edge or replace it with new.
6. Curvilinear cuts become on just the same technology. Make marking on curve, then cut foam rubber on the line, watching that the knife was not filled up, and was located vertically. The quality of the machine cut will not be ideal, but will quite fit in case you need to find pillow for upholstered furniture which then will be fitted by fabric.