Board cutters

What would y'all recommend for cutting utensils to get backing boards to right
size?

Foam board is too thick for the scissors I've got on hand; ditto for the
adhesive boards. My el cheapo exacto knive can score a straight line but it
doesn't go all the way through.

HELP!!

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anne wrote:

What would y'all recommend for cutting utensils to get backing boards to right
size?

Foam board is too thick for the scissors I've got on hand; ditto for the
adhesive boards. My el cheapo exacto knive can score a straight line but it
doesn't go all the way through.

I use a razor knife with an adjustable, snap off blade (Olfa makes
one, as does just about every one else). The ones I've got in the
kitchen came from the dollar store--3 to a pack.

You shouldn't try to make the cut in one pass, anyway (you have to
press too hard on the knife to make the cut in one pass, and that
makes it a lot easier to go off track) . I usually take three passes
to cut foam core.

You could probably use the exacto, if you make more than one pass.
Score it on one side, cut again on the same line to cut deeper, flip
the board over and cut on the same line again. You *might* have to
make a fourth pass, depending on how long the blade is and how thick
your foamcore is.

jenn
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Jenn Ridley

WIP: Art Stitch Rose Trio, Emperor's Coat, FrankenFlora, Halloween Circle
Most recently Finished: Santa Christmas Stocking, Will Work for Freezer Space, Turnberry Ridge

I use a box cutter/utility knife. Mine has no brand name printed on it
but I know it cost about six dollars. The handle is about six inches
long and one inch thick. The blade fully retracts into the handle and
can be extended and locked at various increments. There is a screw in
the middle of the device so it can be disassembled for blade
replacement. I am thinking of getting a second to use only for foam
core so I don't have to worry about the blade being fouled with adhesive
from opening boxes. I usually take three passes so I don't compress the
foamcore any more than necessary.

anne wrote:
What would y'all recommend for cutting utensils to get backing boards to right
size?

Foam board is too thick for the scissors I've got on hand; ditto for the
adhesive boards. My el cheapo exacto knive can score a straight line but it
doesn't go all the way through.

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Brenda
"Sometimes I'd sit and gaze for days through sleepless dreams all alone
and trapped in time." Tommy Shaw

thanks Jenn and Brenda. I bought a cheap box cutter and will try it out
tomorrow.

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