Thread: Hard case for transporting rifles

Originally Posted by Beetroot

How do folk cut the foam all nicely in there hard cases?
Ive heard of different ways of doing it, but they all ultimately look like crap.

You can make a hot wire cutter using a battery and fine stainless wire pretty easily. I personally wouldn't make a mains-power one unless I knew what I was doing (I don't). If you want it to last a bit longer gut an old toaster for the element wire - it's built to handle the heat. Had a big mains power guillotine style one (built by someone else) for doing hard foam insulation that was fantastic. Worked off a dimmer switch to control temperature and was made out of plywood and plumbing pipe. I suspect it was actually made from a toaster from the parts I could see. Ended up making the smaller hand cutter to cut the insulation to fit around oddball shapes like outlets, studs etc.
Edit - I stand corrected... mains power looks pretty easy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCbEeW_n7OU



On that note - where do people get their foam from? Para Rubber's prices suggest their foam is made from unicorns and pure platinum. There has to be a wholesaler or marine supply that does it for cheaper.