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Posted: 8/23/2003 11:07:37 AM EDT
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Pellican cases and the like. They have three layers of foam. The center foam piece is to be cutout to fit the firearm/accessories. Does anyone have a method to do this neetly? |
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what i did was place firearm on center foam, get a Sharpie marker and draw outline of firearm. Pull center foam out of case and place on cutable surface ( i jus used cardboard) I used a 4" benchmade knife , what ever ya use it has to be razor sharp, the foam in the pelican case is kinda hard (texture) so with a sharp knife it cuts easily, the trick is to make sure ya cut ALL the way to the bottom, the foam is pretty thick, and i jus use a delicate sawing action, try not to PULL the foam with the knife or it will tear and look like ass. 
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Three options that I know of to make it easier 1. Freeze the foam. Kinda hard if you're trying to do a rifle and don't have a big freezer. 2. Electric knife. You know, the carving knife you got as a wedding present? 3. Build a "hot knife". There's instructions on the web how to make a knife out of a battery and some stiff wire. for example, this one: wolfstone.halloweenhost.com/HalloweenTech/fotmak_MakingFoamTools.html#AssortedTools |
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