Thick foam?
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Thick foam?
Has anyone ever had any success in using those thick foam mats that you cut to fit the outline of tools to organize them in your took box? I saw them at Sears and if I could get the outlines to be nice and neat and tight fitting to the tool I would love to use them. Any advice on what would make this possible? I have a dremel, exacto knives, razor blades, ect.
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use two layers of foam. Place the first down as a backer, then cut the otehr one to shape and glue the two together. The exacto knives or razor blades would probly work best for this. Just lay out your tools how you want them then either trace around them with a marker or something or simply cut around them. Sounds like a great idea for organization, I wish I thought of it.
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I use them in mine. They can be pretty nice if you do it right. They come with a piece of paper that you trace the outline of the tools onto and then cut out both the paper and the foam. Spend some time and do it right and they're nice and tight fitting and work very well. I just used a razor blade, though I think and exacto type knife would probably be better for the curves. It comes with a knife that works ok too.
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The foam will cut best if compressed real thin. Take a piece of plywood and clamp it tight over the foam. Draw the desired shape on the plywood, Then take your dremel or a jig saw and cut out both the wood and the foam below it.
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Originally Posted by wickymustang
Has anyone ever had any success in using those thick foam mats that you cut to fit the outline of tools to organize them in your took box? I saw them at Sears and if I could get the outlines to be nice and neat and tight fitting to the tool I would love to use them. Any advice on what would make this possible? I have a dremel, exacto knives, razor blades, ect.
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And this way, I can always pull it out and rearrange what drawer holds what. So a sharp exacto knife and a lot of time will result in tight fitting cuts that are smooth? I saw a kid who tried this and it looked like he chewed out the shapes with his teeth.
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cfordaz called it with the electric carving knife. Works great for larger cuts.
I made a pistol case using foam, but the shapes were too small for the carving knife idea so I just made 1/4" thick plywood templates on my scroll saw. Press the template down hard to compress the foam and trace the outline with an X-acto knife. Bingo, perfect.
I made a pistol case using foam, but the shapes were too small for the carving knife idea so I just made 1/4" thick plywood templates on my scroll saw. Press the template down hard to compress the foam and trace the outline with an X-acto knife. Bingo, perfect.
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I have them in my tool box at work. We used 1/4" red on the bottom then 1/2 black on top. So it is easy to see if there is a tool missing at the end of the job. Looks nice and helps to keep a good inventory of your tools.
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Instead of buying the foam in the tool section, go look around in the camping section and look for a foam bed roll pad. You can usually find the same foam for much less and select colors if you want. I think I bought one roll for $5 or so (for sure les than $10), and I did my entire box (6 on top, 3 middle, 1 bottom) and still have some left over. I bought my foam at Bass Pro Shops and not Sears, though. There are different types of foam in that section, though, so make sure you look closely.
Oh, yeah, I cut it with and X-acto with no problem.
Oh, yeah, I cut it with and X-acto with no problem.
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I got to thinking and some of the tools came with cheap plastic cases, mainly to hold them in the shrinkwrap with the label, but they are hollow on the backside. Would it be possible to turn these over, and fill them with Great Stuff gap filler and then cut it flush. Would that hold up or no?
