Freehand RouterReshapeable hot wire blades for freehand sculpting and carving!
Note: this listing DOES NOT include the required power supply.If you need a power supply, check out our money saving Pro Kits. Need a super versatile foam cutting tool? One that lets you bend the blades into any shape? The Freehand Router is to foam what the chisel is to stone. Need even stiffer yet reshapeable blades? Try our Industrial Hot Knife Kit. To see foam projects made using this tool, click here Includes:
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I will be carving large 4ftx8ft foam blocks and assume this is the one with the thicker wire. What power supply is needed. I placed one on the shopping cart but the description doesn't mention the Freehand Router, but am guessing it is the only one for the U.S.
The Freehand Router works well for carving. It's super versatile and cuts fairly fast. Go to the Pro Kits page where you will find the $99.95 Pro Freehand Router Kit with a single heat power supply, or go to the Starter Kit where you can choose the Freehand Router and then choose either the Pro Multi-Heat or Pro Variable-Heat Power.
https://hotwirefoamfactory.com/-Pro-Kits/
We also have an Industrial Hot Knife Kit that has not only a straight bladed knife, but a attachment cutting wires for doing freehand carving.This doesn't give you the same control as the Pro Freehand Router, but if you need more heat it blazes through the foam.
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Hi Shaina,
Thanks for the help. I’m not sure how I managed to mess up (I’m no stranger to messing up) but I really appreciate you getting it straightened out for me. Yes I do have the Pro Power supply, thanks for checking. You folks have a really great product line and REALLY GREAT customer service.
Thanks again,
Andy Howell - Pasco, Washington
Ken Shirley/Professional Display Artist and Teacher, Tulsa, OK, 02-09-2013
The Free Hand Router gives one the ability of a sculpting tool but with the rigid ability to make strong, authoritarian cuts and designs.
Ms. Elsie Daringer, 01-11-2016
This tool is used for all my insulation board carvings for my Dept 56 village displays. I love that I can bend the wire to make very intricate cuts. This is a must have for any hobbyist who collects and displays their Dept 56 pieces.
The only problem I have had with this and the other hand sculpting tools is the on and off switch tends to overheat and stop working and then needing replaced otherwise the tools are perfect.
Rebecca F. Pittman, 05-01-2017
I have nothing but praise for Hot Wire Foam Factory and its products. All work amazingly well, but I LOVE the Freehand Router! It's flexible nature allows me to custom make the shape of the cut. It's so fast and easy. You have a customer for life!
Egg Sisters Cosplay, 10-10-2016
We have been building props and costumes for about 4 years. We use a variety of materials including EVA foam and pink insulation foam on many of our projects.
After cutting out basic shapes in insulation foam with the 6" or 8" Pro Hot Knife, we use the Freehand Router to refine and sculpt the foam. The Router is perfect for both organic and precise shapes.
The ability to bend the wire allows you to make any shape you need. From large curves to tiny trenches, really anything you can think of! We've used it to make armor that resembled bone, dagger blades, a huge axe and even creature claws!
Kay Smith, 11-01-2017
Once I got the power source (I missed seeing that it didn't come with it) it was awesome. We were building Christmas village scenery, mountains, sled trail, etc. We love it!
Angela Hung, 11-20-2018
we ordered 5 of freehand routers and 5 sculpting tools for my 3D Design class. After one semester of used, all the sculpting tools are working fine, but all of freehand routers are not heating.
Timothy Taylor, 12-19-2018
Absolutely loved this tool! I was so happy that I could change the wire to make the form that I wanted, came very handy when sculpting my mountain.
