Matt Carlton Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Hello, I'm looking to get some cores cut for a project, but don't really need them to be ready veneered and whatnot, just a basic set of white foam cores. Does anyone have the facility to cut cores, and what do you charge? Many thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Try Billkits.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Its pretty easy and cost effective to cut your own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Where do you source the white foam from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Builders merchant, better still surplus from a building site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) B & Q do 8ft x 4ft x 2in thick polystyrene sheet (EPS) for £21 (£17 only a few months ago!). I cut it up into four blocks (4ft by 2ft) in the car park to get it in the car. An alternative is to use extruded polystyrene sheet (XPS). Edited March 11, 2022 by Piers Bowlan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Carlton Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) I'd cut my own, but I don't have a cutter. I should probably change that, but for a one off, it'll probably cost more to build a cutting bow, get a power supply etc etc. I'll think of something. Edited March 11, 2022 by Matt Carlton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Have a look at the bmfa webinar on foam cutting, there is also a fact sheet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Minchell Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Try Cloud Models https://www.cloudmodels.co.uk/contact they cut foam wing one-offs. John M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Like you say Matt, for a one off probably best to have your cores professionally cut (another vote for Cloud Models). A hot- wire cutter is not too difficult to make but a bit of a faff. You also need to make a cutting guide to chop the foam into blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Latest project:- Blackburn Firebrand in build… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Carlton Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Firebrand looks great so far. I think that getting a set cut as a one off is probably the way to go, but I have been a bit surprised at the cost I have been quoted so far. It might be that my brain is still stuck somewhere in about 1992. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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