What’s your technique on cutting foam in a gun case?

[texasnurse]

Traced and used a new sharp knife (long X-Acto type blade) on mine, looks like a boars ass.

I will be custom ordering a replacement eventually.

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[Wolfwood]

You Just Missed 'Em!

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this could work... maybe.

 

[deemus]

Fits snugly. Planning to cut out a couple slots for ammo boxes.

 

[Wolfwood]

Nice

 

[deemus]

I appreciate all the input and suggestions. A member loaned me his electric knife, and I supplemented in a couple areas with one of the large break away blades.

 

[rmantoo]

Sorry, can't get quotes to work for me. But yes, I am referring to the "turkey carving" knives.

Click "Reply" and it will pull the quote for you. When I have tried 'quote' over the years i'ts not always worked for me...probably because I have the Death Touch when it comes to computers, lol

 

[Dawico]

I appreciate all the input and suggestions. A member loaned me his electric knife, and I supplemented in a couple areas with one of the large break away blades.

Pictures?

Silver Sharpie and electric filet knife worked well for me. Flipped the foam so the marks were on the back and used Silicone to glue it together (because it's what I had).

 

[deemus]

Pictures?

Silver Sharpie and electric filet knife worked well for me. Flipped the foam so the marks were on the back and used Silicone to glue it together (because it's what I had).

Added a pic a bit above your post.

 

[Dawico]

Added a pic a bit above your post.

Ah, looks good.

Scrolled too fast to see it was you that posted it.

 

[gunrunnerx]

Sharpie outline and an electric knife with serrated edge. Works like a charm. Not much else to say!

Good luck.

+1 for this. Used it on several cases. Works perfect.

 

[deemus]

Bought another piece of foam last week and plan to do a cut out for another rifle.

 

[Spacecitysoldier]

My foams unfortunately always get butchered.

 

[deemus]

Got my second foam piece cut. Both came out pretty good, though not perfect.

Need to return that knife now.

 

[TheJWalk]

Sharpie outline and an electric knife with serrated edge. Works like a charm. Not much else to say!

Good luck.

This is the best way I’ve found of doing it with a clean outline and as close to precision cut for the dining room table custom job.

 

[satx78247]

To All,

WHERE can I buy pieces of closed cell foam?? - I looked in numerous places here in SATX & found ZILCH.
(I need at least 53x16x 4 inches in size, to fit the shotgun/boxes of shells into the hard case.)

Fwiw, I recently found (for <5 bucks) a NICE hard-case of some sort, that was evidently made for some sort of military equipment, though I don't know what sort of equipment that it was made to contain.

That case is JUST the correct size for my "new to me" ITHACA Model 37-T trap gun, including space for boxes of shotshells, but is EMPTY inside.

THANKS for reading this post.
yours, satx
San Antonio, 78208

 

[justmax]

Just bought a Rolling gun case that has the Solid foam. Tell me how you cut yours. I want actual stories of those who have done it.

thanks in advance.

I agree with the first reply (#2). That said, why commit the case to just one weapon? I use soft cases within the hard transport case. At my destination, soft cases were more practical in my applications.

 

[deemus]

To All,

WHERE can I buy pieces of closed cell foam?? - I looked in numerous places here in SATX & found ZILCH.
(I need at least 53x16x 4 inches in size, to fit the shotgun/boxes of shells into the hard case.)

Fwiw, I recently found (for <5 bucks) a NICE hard-case of some sort, that was evidently made for some sort of military equipment, though I don't know what sort of equipment that it was made to contain.

That case is JUST the correct size for my "new to me" ITHACA Model 37-T trap gun, including space for boxes of shotshells, but is EMPTY inside.

THANKS for reading this post.
yours, satx
San Antonio, 78208

Cabelas.

 

[Mike_from_Texas]

I agree with the first reply (#2). That said, why commit the case to just one weapon? I use soft cases within the hard transport case. At my destination, soft cases were more practical in my applications.

Same for me. I only have 2 pelican rifle cases but a lot of different rifle configurations. You can buy extra pieces of foam so it wouldn’t be married to a particular gun but I would probably end up with over a dozen extra pieces of foam if I bought an extra for each configuration.


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[Mike_from_Texas]

Cabelas.

Really? I didn’t realize they carried closed cell there.


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[Dred]

To All,

WHERE can I buy pieces of closed cell foam??

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kaizen+f...refix=kaizen,aps,247&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-da-p_1_6

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