Thread: hot wire styrofoam cutter question

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will these work on the type of foam that is made up of the little beads?

this type is cheaper and thinner (better for my application.)
Never used this type cause it dosent cut well. But I never had a hot wire cutter before either.


also, does anyone know if you could paint it with latex paint and THEN cut it with the hot wire?

I don't know about the painting part but I use mine on the beaded styrofoam.

Yes to both questions.
I made my last few tombstones out of the beaded kind of foam.
This stuff usually takes less heat to cut through than the other kind, so don't linger too long in any one place.