Cutting Fun Foam...

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Meggers
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Cutting Fun Foam...

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Has anyone cut fun foam? I saw a card made with some fun foam... and I thought huh? I wonder... so here I am posting to find out... Can I? Can I?

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Re: Cutting Fun Foam...

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Yes you can but you need a very very sticky mat.. Also you need to remove the rollers off to the side on your cricut or it leaves a dent in the foam.. and tape the edges of the foam down..
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Re: Cutting Fun Foam...

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Here are 3 different methods. I usually stick to the the really thin kind from the dollar store and get decent results.

Glide spray method
http://kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/2010 ... puffy.html

Sanding block method
http://joyslife.com/how-to-cut-foam-in- ... nt-magnet/

Release point method
http://www.creativecutter.org/2011/01/c ... ricut.html
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Re: Cutting Fun Foam...

Post by ScattyCardCrafter »

I just cut some the other day trying to make a golf green, I passed it through twice, DON't UNLOAD it between cuts
even then you may need to snip with scissors . I also put my blade on 6 but kept the pressure at 3 .
maybe a third pass would cut it cleanly through,
try on a spare piece if you have some.
My rule is always cut from scrap paper or scraps if you have it of whatever I am using so you get the settings right.
Hope this helps



OH How do you get the rollers out of the way?
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