ROMECH Foam Cutter Pro Electric Hot Knife, 200W Air Cooled Styrofoam Cutting Tool Kit- with Heavy-duty Case Blades & Accessories RM-009 (200W Air Cooled)

If you need to cut through anything that can melt, this is the tool to use. It cuts through styrofoam like butter and through anything else that has the potential to melt. It comes with 2 different sizes of blades. One longer blade and a shorter blade. It also comes in a very nice box for storage. You could throw this thing down 10 flights of cement stairs and it wouldn’t hurt it. I highly recommend this product. It is built with quality in mind. It’s very durable and a great value product for your money. It also has a little thingy to put down when you’re not using it. So that it won’t fall over or hurt someone. So safety is involved in this particular item.

This item works great. Adjustable heat settings, follows and melts a good line either by jig or freehand. I cut 2" styrofoam board with ease, also 1/4" insulation with no problem. It does smoke alot if the heat is too high, which is easily adjustable. It smokes regardless, but you'll know when to turn it down.

Decent knife, cuts okay. The adjusting wheel doesn't seem to do much, other than control the amount of smoke that pours off the blade. I couldn't find the "sweet spot", that would both cut, and not smoke. (the directions say to set it to cut, without smoking)The realistic, you're melting the foam, not cutting it, so you're gonna get smoke. I would have lived one shoirt blade and one long one, but i knew going in they were both long. It cuts great, just be sure to gave a steady hand and hold the knife vertically, for best appearances. Do it outside, lest the smoke kills ye!

Effective, good size and head up well

Bought this for insulating my garage door. I bought some foam board insulation 1.5" from Lowes. Doesn't fit in my car without cutting up. Using a utility knife or razor blade causes tear out, which leaves a nasty edge that falls apart, which makes a huge mess everywhere. Bought this kit, and an additional 2" blade. (I bought Romech blade but generic blades fit too) Only wish the kit came with a 2" blade as well, as it seemed more practical then the much longer ones included. Also wish the kit had a dedicated slot for storing 2" Blade . I used a drywall square and used a piece of cardboard as a backer, this Hot Knife worked great and made short work of slicing up my foam board insulation into manageable sizes for my garage door. When i got home, i screwed a 2x4 into a scrap of MDF with a factory edge, made myself a straight edge that gripped the foam from 2 sides. This made a great guide for the 2" blade to run vertical and yielded a nice straight edge and 90 degree corners everytime. Make sure you use proper ventilation (i used a Milwaukee M18 Fan with this). Worked best when given 5 second heat up time before starting cut. Unit never got very hot (besides the obviously hot blade that worked great). 100% worth the investment for a project like this. Would recommend or buy again in a heartbeat.

I bought this so that I could get rid of all the styrofoam collected in packaging over the year. I didn't realize how much of a PITA getting rid of styrofoam packaging or shipping coolers was until I tried to cut them down with a razor knife... what a mess! After reading the reviews on the wire heating cutters, I decided those wouldn't last long (I had a LOT of this stuff to get rid of.). So I bought this because I could, and I like gadgets and tools. This DID NOT DISAPPOINT!First, make sure you use it in a well-ventilated area, as most foam products emit noxious/toxic vapors, so ventilation is a must. Keep positive control of this tool, and be careful where you set it down while using it. It becomes red-hot, and it will do some serious damage to the flesh (but it will also cauterize the wound so you probably won't bleed to death if you do something stupid.)It really does work well, I found myself playing with it as I was cutting down the big foam blocks, experimenting with it; getting creative, and carving alphabet letters and animal silhouettes out of the styrofoam, so I spent two days cutting all of my styrofoam down into little cubes that I can use for packing and shipping, and for use in potting plants in the big containers. It allows me to repurpose the foam instead of just sending it to the dump. Love the tool, it works, and I can pull it out and use it quickly when I have more foam to cut down. No styrofoam beads sticking to everything or to you with this thing.

I used this tool to cut some 2" foam. I cut well but created a lot of smoke. I one were to use this on regular foam I would recommend using it in a very well-ventilated area with a dust mask.I actually think, without trying it, that this tool is better suited for styrofoam

Bought this to cut 8 inch thick foam for some furniture we are making and needed to shorten the length.Cuts like butter.