The Commander Series Forum

I've been tinkering with some ceiling insulating board from B+Q - anyone had any experience of working with this stuff- anythig to watch out for?
I used a knife to cut it up and it was hard going - I'm thinking of getting a hot wire cutter.

I use a cheap disposable extendable knife.
I exteend the blade fully and use that.

I got through a lot as they blunt quickly, but cheapo shops do them at next to nothing.

Still considering getting a wire cutter.
Trick is its pretty cheap from B+Q but you can order it precut into 2ft square pieces but is much more expensive

oooh do B&Q do the 2` ready cut squares?

Be aware that the foam insulation you are talking about will give off some fairly toxic fumes if you use a foam cutter on it. You should wear a protective mask like the one pottery guys do when they are working with their kiln.

Dave

nahhhh, hold ya breath!!

Depends on what you are going to do with the foam. I used the large 8'x 2'x 1" foam boards from Wickes for my 14' x 6' wargames table. I needed straight edges and a hand-held hot wire is quite difficult to use to get a straight edge. In the end, I used a piece of 2' wood as a guide. It worked fairly well.

However, if you are going to use the foam for creating contours etc, the hot wire cutter is ideal. Using a knife just makes a mess and small pieces of foam keep turning up for weeks afterwards.

No problem with the fumes, as I did the cutting in the garage.