Foam Board Cutter
The board cutter is quite versatile and needed in industry and many different types of working environments. They are so coveted and in such high demand, there is credible competition in this realm.
They are irreplaceable in terms of working with foam board. They are the top tool for model makers and display workers. There is a board cutter called the Rabbet cutter that has a curvature to it. It can cut a perfect 3/16” groove out of the rear surface. This is a replaceable, single cut edge. No tape is allowed to make an exact 90 degree angle if a skilled craftsman uses another foam board as a model. This cutter molds to your hand like it was meant to be there. You can carry it around in your pocket without any danger or discomfort.
Have you ever used a mattercutter before? This is with the Logan cutter designed to cut foam board. It is also very easy to form a strong grip around. The contours of your hand adapt to this tool in a nanosecond. The blade is long which enables you to pierce through thick materials used in the art world, up to 10mm thick. You can use a straight or a cut that is beveled. Replacement blades accompany this powerful and indispensable too.
Some of these products come in reversible molds, which enables you to cleanly and easily slide away in either a straight and monotone line or also at the bevel. The blade length can be adjusted too. This is important since sometimes the item you are cutting is at different thicknesses. The blade can be extended at different intervals. The thickest foam board that some of these utensils can cut is up to 3/8” thick. This is rather easy with and adjustable blade.
That advantage of this tool is that you can slice and trim massive board, signs, boxes, posters and other sheet items. This one tool can be used in so many applications. Just do not try to take one on a plane, you may have to spend more time in the airport than you expected and your experience will be even more frustrating than traveling already is today. Do you think you can replace a board cutter with a pocket knife? You are not cleaning a fish; you are cutting a board or poster with accuracy and precision. A knife is not made for this nor is it up to par. There is no way a common Swiss Army knife can replace a board cutter on a full time basis. Not even on a part time basis, to think this is just foolhardiness.
Board cutters can be used for cuts only ten inches long for extensive cuts than run the gambit at 10 feet. Some of the items that can be cut with a solid tool such as this are:
• Honeycomb
• Vinyl
• Film that is laminated
• Corrugated plastics
• Foam board
• Foam core board
• PVC foam board
• And certainly card board
This tool can be used to cut at different angles as well. Industry often needs cuts at right angles. A foam cutter is usually designed to handle 90 degree cuts without any issues and there is a specific foam cutter that has already been described and named. What happens when the blade becomes dull? The blade does not last forever. That is why the blade is easy to replace with a new sharper one or if you accidently break off a blade. In fact, that is one reason these tools usually are accompanied with extra blades. This tool is not a toy, is long lasting if you take care of it and is made to facilitate your job. Respect it and it will act in kind.