Cutting Foam?

[ursulasmith]

Hi all! I am not sure whether this is the correct category for my question, but here goes... Has anyone tried to cut the fun foam, like the kids use, on the Cougar? I like making stamps with it, and with the Cougar I would have a lot more flexibility with my designs! I am thinking I would need the deeper blade and need to tape down the foam like the chipboard directions indicate. Any thoughts, tips?

[Suzan]

You can try but I would recommend not having the pinch wheels go across it as you cut, and you might have to make more than pass.

[Tyler]

Make sure you use a long 60 plus blade, tape it down just to be sure it doesn't move, and like Suzan said, make sure your pinch wheels are not running over the foam.

[Thyme]

I have.
Tape the foam down and make sure mat is plenty sticky.
Use the 60 plus blade and keep your speed at 10 to 20. One pass will cut fine

[ursulasmith]

Thanks all! I will give it a try and report back. Just curious, tho- can you cut without the pinch rollers? What would those do, mar the foam?

[Suzan]

Squish it like a bug all flat
LOL

[LisaH]

Just make sure the rollers are rolling on the mat and not on the foam. They have to be engaged for the mat to move.

[ursulasmith]

Got it-that's what I thought. Thanks all!

[ursulasmith]

Well, hey now- that is just about the coolest thing ever!! With all your tips, I set up the long blade, taped the foam to the mat, used only 2 pf the pinch roolers, set up for a knife point cut and voila! First time, the foam cut like a dream! I chose 20mm speed and 80 for force. It cut like buttah Thanks again!

[Gigi]

Way to go!!! Good for you. Eager to see what you are creating - love getting ideas from everyone (especially when my creativity is MIA!!)

[Phyllis]

Woo hoo, glad it worked.

[pezadoodle]

awwwww man! wish i had seen this sooner - i am making a little craft kit with fun foam to go in pezza's goodies bags at her party sunday but i don't have that 60 long blade. i figured i would cut them with sizzix dies. the black cat would be SO much more flexible

[Retta]

way to go!

[kim]

Great thing to know. I always hated cutting that stuff with scissors...it never cut pretty.

[riogirl71]

how thick was the foam? tx!

[Thyme]

The foam I cut is 2mm thick