Crafters Hot Knife KitPlunge, slice, and dice foam like magic!Cut foam with surgical precision using the world's most accurate hand held foam cutter. The thin round steel blade cuts Styrofoam and white beaded EPS foam cleanly in any direction like magic. Always sweeping up those messy foam beads? Put that time back into your art and add this hot wire cutter to your foam craft supply tool box today. Cutting dense foams? Bigger projects? We also make a 6" Pro Hot Knife, an 8" Pro Hot Knife and an Industrial Hot Knife For a comparison of Hot Knives, Click here. To see foam projects made using this tool, Click Here. Includes:
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Yes, both the 4-Inch and 3-Inch Hot Knives will cut the polyethylene Noodle Foam very nicely. The 3-Inch Hot Knife will cut better because it gets hotter.
Many foams, especially polyurethane foams, give off toxic fumes when cut with heat, so always check with the manufacturer of the foam you want to cut to make sure there are no health or safety hazards when cutting their foam with heat.
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Bought this to build a custom cake stand. I'd been using an electric knife to cut custom cake drums but this is SO much faster and creates a much smoother edge. The knife would always bog down after a few inches into the cut. Very happy! Anna Kellogg
Terry Moore, 12-14-1994
Around 1987 we started to collect Dept. 56 porcelain houses and accessories and at Christmas made village displays on a 4 by 8 platform in our living room. Around 1990 (we do not know the exact year) we bought the Hot Wire Foam Factory cutting knife to carve out some platforms from Styrofoam for a few of the houses to set on and to create some small hills that we covered with white flannel and artificial snow to make it look like a snow scene. My wife also used it to carve out Styrofoam to insert artificial flowers in to make floral arrangements for our house decorations. She also used it a few times to cut Styrofoam to make platforms for some Easter decorations using Dept. 56 Easter village accessories. Just about every year my wife uses it to cut out Styrofoam to make or remake one or two floral decorations for our house. The 4 inch Hot Wire Foam Factory cutting knife finally broke a couple of years. It could have broken because the knife was not hot enough and was forced through the Styrofoam. This year she wanted to replace it so we went on line and to our surprise the Hot Wire Foam Factory was still being made so we contacted you to see if a new cutting knife could still be used with our old Hot Wire Foam Factory variable power supply. We were told that a new cutting knife would work with it. We still have the VCR tape that came with the original set but we no longer have a VCR that works.
Terry Moore, St. Louis, MO
Sean Gewecke, 02-21-2017
I recently ordered a hot wire short knife. At the same time I contacted your company about having some repairs done on my existing 4" hot knife.
When I received my package with the new short knife, I was surprised to see a refurbished 4" hot knife included in the package. I just thought I would send you a note to tell you how much I appreciated the replacement item and how quickly it was taken care of. Great customer service is more than rare these days. Thanks again.
Sean from Hickman, NB
Tucker Loper, 10-05-2016
The Crafter's Hot Knife Kit is the perfect addition to your Hot Wire Foam Factory arsenal! The straight filament allows you to carve those hard-to-reach places on your projects and core out the centers of thick pieces of foam.
I purchased this for a project where I would need to freeform carve windows, openings, doors, etc. This allowed me to get into all those hard to maneuver places in the project and create an outstanding product.
I would highly recommend the #K11-K11S Crafters Hot Knife Kit!
Brenda Ellis, 05-11-2017
This was great fun while it lasted! I loved using the knife for my first small project, but toward the end of the project, it began to short out. Off, On, off, on. There was no way to continue using it. I was very disappointed because I'd planned on recommending this to others that I teach and using them in classes. I went to the internet and found tons of people had the same or similar problems with this specific tool. I'd purchased it a good six months before I tried it, so I didn't feel that I could ask the company for a replacement. For my own use, I would just have tried the Pro- which I never did- but since I wanted to suggest the purchase for others in my classes, I felt that they would not be able to afford the Pro. I really wish that the tool had been made well enough to continue to work. It was incredible, short-lived fun! I bought this several years ago, so maybe the company has addressed this problem. You might talk to them about it before making your purchase.
Nicole Parker, 02-21-2018
I am using this knife to help build set for the local highschool in a small town. I am impressed so far. I makes a nice smooth cut and goes relatively fast. I will definitely consider adding more of the tools in years ahead.
Chris Yarborough, 05-11-2018
I used the 4" Hot Knife to carve foam for my Christmas Village. It worked great, and after I used it, I used a sanding block to smooth and curve edges in some areas. The Hot Knife was very effective and I watched your videos to see how to use the tool, which helped a lot.
gerald wiegler, 12-15-2018
Fantastic company and great product for cutting Styrofoam.
Note: Will not cut foam insert of pelican cases.
(Please Note: The 3-Inch Knife will reportedly cut Pelican Case Foam, which is a polyurethane, but the fumes are toxic)
