Best products from r/foamcore
We found 26 comments on r/foamcore discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 27 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. OLFA 9911 CMP-1 Compass Circle Cutter
- RAZOR SHARP BLADE - Our cutter is preloaded with a COB-1 Compass Circle Cutter Blade made from high-quality carbon tool steel for unparalleled sharpness and superior edge retention. The blades allow you to work longer uninterrupted.
- ADJUSTABLE CIRCLE DIAMETER - The cutter has an adjustable slide mechanism that easily changes the circle diameter you wish to cut. You're able to cut circles up to 6 inches in diameter with this tool.
- TOOL FREE BLADE REPLACEMENT - The circle cutter provides safe and easy tool-free blade replacement. When the cutting edge becomes dull, the screw-fixed blade can be removed and replaced by untightening the large knurled knob. You can switch from right to left-hand use with this also.
- MAKES PERFECT CIRCLES - Our cutter is designed for crafts, model building, photography, scrapbooks, sign making, and more. It's great at cutting paper, vinyl, leather, film, fabric, acetates, cardboard, light wood, and more.
- OLFA STANDARD - OLFA maintains a standard of cutting excellence regarded by professional tradespeople worldwide for quality and durability. OLFA only uses the highest quality materials to deliver superior blade life in comfortable, sturdy handles.
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2. Irwin Tools Combination Square, Metal-Body, 12", 1794469
Black precision-etched scalesDurable cast zinc bodyRust proof stainless steel bladePerfect for 90° and 45° markingCan be used as a gauge for transferring measurements
3. Stanley 10-099 6 in Classic 99® Retractable Utility Knife, 1-Pack
Interlocking nose to hold blade securelyThree-position retractable bladeBlade storage in handle,Blade is stored inside the the body of the knife.Multi-position blade slideIncludes three 11-921 Heavy Duty utility bladesStarts sharper and stays sharper than standard heavy-duty blades3-position, retrac...
4. OLFA 9149 ABB-50B 9mm UltraSharp Black Snap-Off Blade, 50-Pack
Ultra sharp Black Snap-BladeLong Lasting, Durable Snap-Off Blade - A New Sharp Edge With Just A SnapBlade Container Locks For SafetyFits OLFA 9mm handles13 cutting edges per blade
5. LETION A4 Paper Cutter,Paper Trimmer Guillotine with Automatic Security Safeguard Scrapbooking Tool for Cutting Paper Photographs or Labels Office Home Manual, Black (Black)
►【Precise Cutting】The paper cutter not only has a centimeter size on the transparent rod, but the base board also has angle and inch measurement, which allows you to cut out accurate paper, labels and photographs.►【Sliding Sharp Blades】Paper cutters have sharp triangular blades, capable ...
6. Logan Graphic Products Foamwerks Foamboard Rabbet Cutter, 2 Blades and Storage, Cuts 5mm Board (WC4010)
ergonomic constructiondual blade actionone-stroke finished resultsFOR USE ON STANDARD FOAMBOARD ONLYMUST USE FOAMBAORD UNDERLAYMENT WHILE CUTTING
7. Lineco Books by Hand pH Neutral Adhesive, Archival Quality Acid-Free Dries Clear and Quick Water Soluble Lay-Flat Property, 16 Ounces
High quality: Archival material created and made in USA. Lineco is a leading and trusted brand for archival and high quality art, photography, and framing supplies.Easy To Use: Professional quality adhesive is water soluble when wet so it can be thinned with water to extend drying time if desired.Fa...
8. 3 Pk, BAZIC Jumbo & Mini Multipurpose Cutter, 12 Cutters in Total (Assorted Colors)
9. Logan 701-1 Straight Cutter Elite Straight Matboard and Foamboard Cutter For Framing and Matting
Perfect for cutting matboard, foam board and other boards and creative materials.Durable, solid and made in USA. Excellent for straight cutting and trimming but will not cut a bevel edgeWorks with many Logan products including the Straight Cutter Elite, Logan Adapt-A-Rule, Logan Team System, Logan C...
10. Aleene's 17843 Quick Dry Tacky Glue 8oz
Quick dry tackyAleene's glueThis product is manufactured in united statesSafe, nontoxic forumla to give you superior performanceApplies white, dries clear and flexibleAvailable in 8oz squeeze bottleFind inspiration and techniques at ilovetocreate.com!
11. Stanley 11-921L 50-Pack Heavy Duty Utility Blades with Dispenser
- Engineered for general-purpose cutting
- Precision-honed edge for consistent and extended cutting life
- Fits most standard utility knives
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
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12. Grafix Medium Weight Chipboard Sheets, 8.5 X 11 Inches, Natural, 25-Pack
- BLANK SLATE – Grafix chipboard is a blank slate just waiting to be dressed up! It is perfect for creating die cuts, book or journal covers, three-dimensional embellishments, home décor, and much more.
- MEDIUM WEIGHT – This 0.057” chipboard is the best of both worlds! It is thin enough to be used with most cutting systems, but sturdy enough to be painted, stamped and sanded.
- ACID FREE – Grafix Chipboard is acid-free making it perfect for book and journal making and framing. It is also safe to use around your artwork and photos.
- RECYCLED MATERIALS – This chipboard is made of 100% recycled paper materials here in the USA.
- IDEAL SIZE – This pack contains 25 sheets of natural chipboard. Each sheet is 8.5 x 11” and .057” thick.
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13. Aleene's All Purpose Tacky Glue, 8-Ounce
Aleene's Original Tacky Glue dries clean and flexibleCleans up fast and easy with waterThe nontoxic formula makes it your best choice for a variety of surfacesFind inspiration and techniques at ilovetocreate
14. Logan Foam Werks Foam Cutting Tool, Straight/Bevel
- Economy and versatility combined in the Foam Werks Foam board Straight/Bevel Cutter
- Simply rotate the angled base block and it transforms from a straight cutter to a bevel cutter
- Features include adjustable blade depth ergonomic handle and on-board blade storage
- The Straight/Bevel Cutter includes two blades and can be used with any suitable straight edge
- Constructed of blue plastic
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15. T-Square Stainless Steel 24in
- Spring-tempered stainless steel blade
- Graduations are calibrated in 8th and 16ths
- Blade is 1.2mm thick
- Precision made
- Size:24 inches
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16. Stainless Steel Corkback Ruler 18 Inch
- Compatible with all stove tops (gas, electric, ceramic) except induction.
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17. Dritz 126 Dressmaker Pins, 1-1/16-Inch (750-Count)
General purpose sewing pinsFor medium to medium weight fabricsNickel-Plated SteelReusable plastic storage box with curved side for easy pin removalSize 17 (1-1/16"), 750 Ct.
18. Ludwig Precision 18" Standard T-Square for Art Framing and Drafting, 82018
18” LENGTH – Aluminum metal T-Square is a straight edge with durable plastic head that is a tool for measuring, cutting, picture framing and draftingSTANDARD-DUTY CONSTRUCTION – Drafting T-Square features a 1.5” x 1.66mm extruded aluminum blade, durable plastic headEXTRUDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUC...
19. Logan Graphic Products Inc. 450-1 Artist Elite Mat Cutter for Framing, Art, and Design or Creative Signage Projects-best for At-Home Framers
Cut Easily with Straight Cutter Elite & Pull Style Bevel Cutters, includes both bevel and straight cutting headsFully Adjustable to Suit your Professional or at-home framing needs up to 40" cutsEquipped with Parallel Mat Guide, Scaled measuring bar, Hinging Guide Rail & Production Stops for Precisio...
I'll give you some practical suggestions. Start with a box knife or xacto knife. You'll want several blades because the sharpness really matters to get a clean cut. You'll also want a metal ruler for measuring and to help cut straight lines. But even better IMO is to add a paper trimmer and break off the blade track from the bottom. It won't cut all the way through but it's way easier to cut straight pieces if you use it to do an initial cut.
Next, get some pins with plastic caps on the end (so you can pull them out). In addition to holding pieces together while they dry, I use them to test everything for fit before I commit to gluing. The glue I use it just some craft glue.
I got all of this and the foam board in one trip to Walmart. It's super easy to get into.
One more piece of advice: it might be attractive to make your first insert for the game that gives you the most organizational trouble. But you should really start small. You'll learn a lot your first few times and making a big game with a lot of pieces fit back in the box with an insert can be hard. I did Merchants and Marauders first. I forgot to leave room for the board so now it doesn't close all the way. Whoops.
I've become a bit of a foamcore junkie, and my designs have gotten much more complex as time has gone on. I keep meaning to post here, but always forget until my design philosophy changes again and I think "I need to wait until I get more pictures of X", then the cycle repeats.
Part of my evolution has been changing how I do joints. I want to start off by saying this -- unless you are a perpetually unsatisfied perfectionist like me, pinning and gluing is more than enough. In fact, I rarely find pinning necessary if you have a good triangle set in several sizes.
For the love of God, don't dove-tail. It is not worth the time you will spend on it and you will hate yourself after a while. I'm not saying this from direct experience, but given the experimenting I have done, just the thought of cutting dovetails makes me break out in hives.
The middle ground that I have found in both increasing attachment surface while maintaining efficiency is making rabbet cuts with the FoamWerks rabbet tool. Rabbets cut part of the foam board away, leaving an extension that consists of one papered side and a small amount of actual foam. You can glue each joint on two surfaces, so it's much stronger, and has the side benefit of hiding foam edges on all but the top surface.
The rabbet is not perfectly calibrated, so there is always 1-2 mm of excess that needs to be trimmed away, and it changes the way pieces fit together by a few mm, but once you get used to that the process of rabbet cutting your joints only takes an extra minute or so per joint. To me, the aesthetics of it make it worth doing.
ALL OF THAT said, if you just want something functional, and are not using it as some kind of twisted art/engineering project, then square cutting and gluing joints is perfectly fine.
When I papercraft, including foamcore, I always use acid-free PVA glue. These glues are designed with archival use in mind. They are water soluble and super easy to clean up while also protecting the paper over time. I do not paint my foamcore - I am satisfied with black.
honestly I got this from Amazon and they worked out perfectly and I was kind of surprised at the quality as well. Sure the blades are slightly loose but it doesn't seem to affect the cutting of the lines since when you push down they lock in place. Plus they are super cheap!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KY5KKHO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is what I have been using and it is great - perfect 90 degree corners and straight lines
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005XUHIBG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Q0YfzbMQW2PYX
Not cheaper bit I think better.
The Logan stright cutter
I use it with my mat cutter but it works with a good metal ruler as well.
I used this. Took a few tries on scrap foamcore to get the hang of it, but really happy in the end.
OLFA 9911 CMP-1 Compass Circle Cutter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BK7NWC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_n3nwDbMEMY3MJ
This is what I use as it was suggested here: Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue 8oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001145496/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_rq8W2KUeR31EB
You don't need the quick dry and some people suggest not using the quick dry because without it it gives you more time to fix mistakes or reposition pieces. That's probably true and I have made a few mistakes that I'm sure would look better and been easier to fix if I wasn't using the quick dry but I do like the speed.
I use a basic retractable utility knife and stand directly over the foamcore which makes it pretty easy to keep the blade straight up over the cut I'm making and deal with the gap. Your mileage may vary though.
My non-slip ruler is a T-square but the square doesn't seem to be 100% perpendicular, so I'm going to return it and just get a basic non-slip ruler. I've had good results just by measuring a couple points, marking them with a pen and cutting from point to point.
Here's some that I bought. Admittedly, I have built anything, yet, but it seems like it will work well.
I use this with a metal ruler and a scrap piece of foamboard underneath. Works pretty good and can even do bevel cuts!
I use Olfa craft knives and blades, I use the super sharp blades. 50 pack, 13 segments per blade, they last for quite a while.
https://www.amazon.com/OLFA-9149-ABB-50B-UltraSharp-Snap-Off/dp/B0006SJAQ6/
That's 9mm, I just picked up an 18mm version as well for my next attempt. The 9mm blade can get a little wobbly on long cuts.
Aluminum is softer than steel and you are likely to scrape some off every cut, making the edge untrue after a while (but not as quickly as plastic of course)
I would recommend stainless steel with a non-slip cork back, about 18" in length, with both inches and centimeters. Example
The T-square will be good to get straight cuts. They come in steel too, but are more expensive. I guess if it's only used occasionally, and carefully, the aluminum model might be fine.
I use and like this one. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BGSTICG
I hook it over the edge the cutting mat and table edge.
You can not use a paper cutter but if you want to use a Mat cutter that works. But they are fairly expensive. I actually have one and use it the Logan Artist Elite
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004V8YA5S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have an Xacto circle cutter.... https://www.amazon.com/X-ACTO-X2020-Designer-Circle-Cutter/dp/B004DNX71E
I switched to this glue which dries fast enough that you only have to hold it on for 30 seconds or so before letting it sit (though don't bump it afterwards for another hour or so). Since I switched, I haven't needed to use pins at all.