Cutting foam in Pelican case

[CoopsDad]

This is the thread that brought me here:

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=578808

[vinny_land]

I use an electric turkey cutting knife from Walmart. Traced the outline with a sharpie and followed the line - very happy how it turned out.

[ditchdigger]

Electric carving knife and a sharpie.

Put the rifle on the foam facing the opposite direction that you want. Hold the sharpie vertical and trace around the rifle.

Cut the foam on the inside of the sharpie mark.

Flip the foam over and put it in the case. Left over sharpie marks don't show and the rifle fits snug.

[d33pt]

I need some foam for a 1750...where's a cheap place to buy replacement? I won't be cutting it, just sandwiching the rifles in there.

[tigerpan]

I heard using elec bread knife is best way to do it.
Back in the day you can get one for 5buck at goodwill

[Fat Old Guy]

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Has anyone ever tried this or have any idea if this will work or just make a mess?[/QUOTE]

No matter how thin the hacksaw blade is, I feel like teeth will just snag on the foam.

I did mine with a scalpel and that made a nice clean edge. I'd like to see pictures of the finished product if you use the wire and transformer method.

[wurger]

Electric carving knife and a sharpie.

Put the rifle on the foam facing the opposite direction that you want. Hold the sharpie vertical and trace around the rifle.

Cut the foam on the inside of the sharpie mark.

Flip the foam over and put it in the case. Left over sharpie marks don't show and the rifle fits snug.

This.

[ditchdigger]

I need some foam for a 1750...where's a cheap place to buy replacement? I won't be cutting it, just sandwiching the rifles in there.

Amazon

[sbo80]

Electric carving knife and a sharpie.

hands down the easiest way. Fast and little mess. Tiny slots, like for magazines, might be difficult. But a full long gun is dummy simple.

[L84CABO]

Pro Tip: Ditch the foam altogether and pickup a soft case that fits inside the pelican.

This make your case infinitely more versatile since you can carry any rifle in it and not just the rifle your foam was cut for.

Pelican cases are also heavy, bulky, and overkill for most situations. A soft case allows you to leave the heavy hard case back at the hotel room once you get to your destination, and just use the soft case.

[bigboyshooter]

If you end messing it up and want some custom foam, hit these guys up. They’ll be doing my next case because they’re local in Escondido. https://www.gunfoam.com/

[MrFeetZ]

Ive tried several different tools and dozens of different methods. In the end, the best thing I found was a company to custom cut it themselves. I did electric carving knives and results were meh. I tried razor blades of several different types and lengths. I built a hot wire cutter and when that didn't work, I bought an extra large table-top hot wire foam cutter. But still wasn't able to achieve results I liked. It was very hard to keep cuts straight and not cantered. Plus the foam was all open cell, polyurethane. Closed cell polyethylene is much better. Easier to cut and doesn't absorb moisture or oils. There is also layered stuff called Fastcap Kaizen Foam that is even better. The foam isn't priced too bad but shipping SUKS! Best price I found on the Kaizen was home depot believe it or not. I then found this website called mycasebuilder.com and they have a pretty genius web based program that is very easy to custom design your cuts based on whatever case you want. It is more expensive than doing them your self but the results are stellar. Ill see if I can post a pic of it. My friend did one for his keltec from caseclub.com But i think it was premade, not specifically custom cut. It was lower cost than what I spent though and still looks pretty good.

[Robotron2k84]

https://mycasebuilder.com/

/thread (seriously)

Water-jet cut and glued to a G10 or similar backing. Can cut at multiple depths. Excellent fit and several types of foam to choose from.

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[five.five-six]

I need some foam for a 1750...where's a cheap place to buy replacement? I won't be cutting it, just sandwiching the rifles in there.

Cheep foam is cheap foam. Good foam is not cheep foam.

[five.five-six]

Feetz and robotron, your cases look awesome!!!

Here is one I did with pick-n-pluck and toothpicks. Not as awesome but finished in an hour.