Reddit reviews X-ACTO Board Cutter
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Board CutterPrecision CuttingCuts foam board, mat board, and illustration boardFor precise, neat cuttingEasily cuts foam board, cardboard, and matsCuts both 90 and 45 angles up to 7/16" deepIncludes 2 #8R Retractable Utility Knife Blades
I highly recommend you order yourself one of these. You can find some tutorials on the net as well. Check out the tutorials from Esoteric Order of Gamers here. Some good tips there.
This needs to be higher up. While no doubt anyone can get good cut with a hobby knife or box cutter after some practice, getting the right tool is the best way to ensure even a novice gets nice clean cuts. FoamWerks tools are the Rolls Royce of foam cutting, but even a simple tool like this $8 xacto board cutter will greatly improve your cuts and will allow you to make easy tongue and groove joints. Here's a video tutorial on how to use the board cutter.
I used and Xacto foam core knife I bought off Amazon.
It was $19.99. I'm sure any hobby knife would work but people recommended this one in a foam core thread so I bit. I'm pretty happy with it, very smooth cuts. But I've never tried cutting foam core with anything else.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000HGK840/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Very nice.
I am currently working on some foamcore storage for TI3 as well. Basing mine off of a post on BGG from a guy using chitboard/cardstock.
To aid in 45 degree cuts, take a peek at this: Amazon linky
Thank you for the link. I do like how you cut the box size down. Very well executed.
on a side note, you might take a look at a Hobby Lobby if you have one near you. Usually, the foamboard is beside the framing section (at least at the 4 in my city they are, I assume they use a similar floor plan at each store) Well, there are some vertical storage bins that contain thick matboard, mostly used for framing. At my locations they have large sheets of 3mm foamboard (about HALF the size of the traditional foamboard) which is REALLY nice to work with.
I'll admit, two problems are they only come in LARGE boards (which I usually cut down when I get home for storage and so it doesn't warp) and that I have only seen it in white with white core.
I am a fan of the black/black core myself, but am learning to like this thin/white FB as it allows me a little more room when it comes to designing inserts. (as sometimes that 2mm difference is HUGE)