What is Craft foam?
Craft foam tiles are packed into cartons for safe delivery to you. Each tile is 600mm x 600mm. Our tiles range in thickness from 10mm to 150mm. Craft foam is light, strong and moisture resistant. You would normally have to collect bulk Crafting foam from a distributor or craft supplies shop, but now you can order online and have it delivered to your door. BUY NOW and have it delivered to your door. 
I decided to make myself a Remote/Controlled model hovercraft as a spare time project, I was looking for a foam core material, suitable for easy cutting and shaping, with good strength, light construction and compatibility with fibreglass resins. I first tried casting expanding builders foam, the idea being it would expand to fill a mould. However this did not give an even consistency, full of large air bubbles and was weak. Common polystyrene foam was next – the sort you’d get in packing and insulation but this was prone to cracking and deformation, and was not suitable for sanding.
Then I came across a model aircraft site which mentioned a new material called ‘craft foam’ apparently this model enthusiast had used it to manufacture model aircraft wings using a hot wire. And so I found panel systems site, read a little more about the foam – and decided to give it a try. I ordered probably twice as much as I needed so that I could have a play with it and learn what it was capable of first. I made myself a simple hot wire cutter using a guitar string, chipboard and softwood frame and an old variable ac/dc transformer. The foam cuts really well with the hot wire, and with a little care you can cut dead straight sections precisely. With a little improvisation more complex cuts can also be made e.g. the lift-fan duct. Give it a try. (John Bull Craftfoam user)
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