Kaizen Foam Hot Knife

[@EvoKeremidarov]

So basically a soldering iron with a flat tip. I will turn one on my lathe... thank you for the idea and your foam is great by the way

[@philipbyrnes7501]

And thank you for the great tip

[@cggrafix]

Or you could buy the $12 "wood-burning kit" from walmart for the same exact iron.

[@EvoKeremidarov]

@chris golchert no Walmart in my part of the woods 😆... but I happen to have a lathe so I turned one myself out of bronze, in fact I made two different sizes and it worked great 👍🏻

[@MrCarrera28]

An alternative is thinly slice the top two or three layers from the foam that you have cut out and put this into the hole. It will fit perfectly since it was cut out of the hole. You can also spray paint this thin layer a different colour for great visual management.

[@ZeroEntropy.]

Anybody else bothered by the fact that he made a cutout for the tag you're suppose to remove from that hard case and it didn't even sit deep enough in the foam to need it?

[@edrcozonoking]

Zero Entropy it’s just a demo so...

[@mtk1475]

Actually yes my ocd acted up a bit there too😀

[@shackleton274]

i bet that would smell amazing :D

[@2brazy4ubitch]

Shackleton on the ones and twos!

[@seeitpickitbinit2510]

or, get a soldering iron and adapt a bolt for the heat head.🤣🤣🤣♥️

[@alec1115]

I just ordered mine!

[@christopherkennedy314]

This looks great 👍

[@__-pl3jg]

Whats the melting temperature of this foam? I want to remove some from a hardcase by filling the case with boiling water to possibly weaken the hot glue holding it in place on the bottom. Im hoping the boiling water wont harm the foam. I've already used a hack saw blade to separate the foam from the case walls. Now I just need to defeat the hot glue on the bottom side. I tried pouring a few quarts of isopropyl alcohol and letting it sit for an hour but it didnt work. The damn foam wont budge.

[@FastCapLLC]

@_ Please contact us at [e-mail] or call us at 888-443-3748 to help you further with your Kaizen Foam inquiry.

[@__-pl3jg]

@@FastCapLLC - Thanks anyway. I went ahead and tried boiling water which worked perfectly. For about 3min after pouring the water, the glue became soft and malleable. I was able to pull the entire foam insert out in one piece. Some of the foam layers also separated from one another but thats an easy problem to solve later by simply regluing them together. The hard part was removing the insane amount of glue left in the bottom by the manufacturer. To get it all out I had to pour more boiling water into the now empty plastic case. Then, use a paint scraper to lift the bulk of the glue out. This took 3 different changes of boiling water. After that I was left with a very thin film of glue on the surface of the plastic. Finally, with that thin amount of glue I was able to wipe it out using 70% isopropyl alcohol. It took some elbow grease but I finally got it ultra clean.

[@TheNefastor]

Interesting. In terms of fumes, how toxic is it ? Do I need fume extraction ?

[@midwestengimaker8443]

My exact thought. I can't imagine breathing those fumes is good for you. I would wear a respirator.

[@Twin_Flyer]

Do the work outside or have a fan going to keep the air moving and the fumes away from your face.

[@yohkodevilhunter8292]

open your garage door and run a fan or two.

[@Maplesyrup416]

check the msds for the foam theres some dangerous foams. . .

[@MichaelGa]

Every hot knife demo I see is with the all black foam. I'm assuming that is because it doesn't look good with the two color foams.

[@FastCapLLC]

@Michael Ga It does look good with all our colored Kaizen Foam. I can forward this on to our marketing crew to make some videos with our colored Kaizen Foam. I do know when our Kaizen Hot Knife videos were created we had some Black Kaizen Foam pieces left over from a project. Thanks for the feeback!

[@MichaelGa]

@@FastCapLLC My 5 sheets came today. I'm actively planning out my layout.

[@birdsculptures]

Where do you get the foam?

[@FastCapLLC]

@Data Lex Here is a link to our Kaizen Foam on our website: www.fastcap.com/product/kaizen-foam We do have some distributors that sell our Kaizen Foam, here is a link to our Distributors to see if you have anyone local that's selling it: www.fastcap.com/content/locate-a-distributor

[@damnitdang]

What happens if it's the color foam? Discolors it?

[@FastCapLLC]

@What the phuck When you use the Hot Knife on our colored Kaizen foam it does darken the color but it doesn't discolor it.

[@chewsuperfour9514]

Want an easier way? Heat the end of a hammer with a torch and use that. Or bend a piec of flate plate and hold it with a pliers

[@gb76231]

i wouldn't use that hammer again

[@chewsuperfour9514]

@@gb76231 use a cheap hammer 😂

[@northeastcorals]

easier?

[@seandavis884]

How does it look on white, red or Yellow?

[@FastCapLLC]

good.

[@seandavis884]

@@FastCapLLC cool.

[@EvoKeremidarov]

It probably looks like melted plastic

[@seandavis884]

@@EvoKeremidarov black and burnt discolored?

[@EvoKeremidarov]

@@seandavis884 probably slightly... I think the black foam will hide a lot of the burnt marks and imperfections which will definitely be visible in lighter colors.

[@amaliadafina8275]

Hi, do you know how to order one from România?

[@guadarramarichard]

price?

[@FastCapLLC]

$32.99

[@PolarBearVolcano]

Toxic fumes to poison the customer

[@johnathan133]

Use the appropriate respirator in a well ventilated area. Not that complicated...

[@pfoxhound]

Just modify your soldering iron and you will feel like a hacker!

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Not really a "Knife"

[@Arch1301]

melted foam no good for health.What blade are you using ?

[@FastCapLLC]

@Arch1301 It is our Kaizen Knife Thin. Here is a link to our website: www.fastcap.com/product/knife

[@Arch1301]

@@FastCapLLC thank you