Tek-Rep
Haskell,TX USA
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I used my bandsaw to cut foam. First marked it with a Sharpie pen.
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Jacksons
columbus,ohio
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professionals use a hot wire foam cutter... here is a link to build one yourself
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great for cutting foam for a camera case, or gun case
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Sunbird
Lizard Acres, Arizona
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If you don't want to go for an electric knife, use a serrated one. Wet it with soapy water as a lubricant.
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Lillyw
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We have a king bed, camping size, so we need to cut a mattress down.
Right now I have a memory foam topper, but it is not enough. I am thinking of getting the Wal-mart Spa Sensation 12" mattress, and cutting off the excess.
Has anyone tried that?
- Lilly Schermerhorn
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wolfman01
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Lillyw wrote:We have a king bed, camping size, so we need to cut a mattress down.
Right now I have a memory foam topper, but it is not enough. I am thinking of getting the Wal-mart Spa Sensation 12" mattress, and cutting off the excess.
Has anyone tried that?
- Lilly Schermerhorn
I tried that mattress in my old Safari. I hated it. To me, it felt like I was laying on a brick with a little bit of foam on top of it. If your bed is a standard size, and have a membershipt to Costco, Costco has a far better one available, or you can go whole hog on a Tempur Pedic. They are better than the Costco one, but MUCH more expensive.
For my Allegro Bay, I simply bought the pillow top mattress that Camping World sells, and put the topper I bought for the original mattress on top of that yesterday. It feels pretty good so far.
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Yellowboat.
Auburn, WA
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Lillyw wrote:We have a king bed, camping size, so we need to cut a mattress down.
Right now I have a memory foam topper, but it is not enough. I am thinking of getting the Wal-mart Spa Sensation 12" mattress, and cutting off the excess.
Has anyone tried that?
- Lilly Schermerhorn
I tried a Costco foam topper on my Winnebago mattress but it was still too hard. I found a site on the web and bought a 6" thick piece of foam that I used to replace the factory mattress.
So now I have a 3" foam topper on a 6" foam mattress. Works well for me. I haven't had a problem with my back since I got rid of the Winnebago mattress.
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sirdrakejr
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I have had to cut a smaller size of foam. Layed it between two C-clamped boards and used an NEW large X-acto knife to cut it. One smooth motion to cut and done!
Came out looking good.
Frank
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austinjenna
Columbus, Ohio
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Don't waste your time trying to cut it. It will just grow back. Its MEMORY foam!!!
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Brent and Gina
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It's super easy. Mark where you want to cut with whatever. Compress it between two hard items--wood, steel, hard plastic or whatever you don't mind scratching and use a box-cutter/razor-knife. Cuts like butter and a clean look.
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hitchup
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sirdrakejr wrote:I have had to cut a smaller size of foam. Layed it between two C-clamped boards and used an NEW large X-acto knife to cut it. One smooth motion to cut and done!
Came out looking good.
Frank
This is how DH does it - minus the clamps.
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